
Pumpkin says each she and her ex did “fallacious” as she displays on their divorce, earlier than opening up about how they co-parent now … and Josh having one other child with another person.
Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird is opening up about her cut up from husband Josh Efird, as the tip of their marriage is ready to play out on the brand new season of Mama June: Household Disaster.
Kicking off tonight on WE television, the brand new episodes will present how issues fell aside for the longtime couple, who had been married for six years and had 4 youngsters collectively earlier than divorcing in 2024. The pair are dad and mom to youngsters Ella Grace 6, Bentley Jameson 3, and 2-year-old twins Sylus and Stella.
“In our relationship, I carried out issues that had been clearly fallacious. I can admit that as a girl, I can admit that as an grownup,” Pumpkin advised TooFab this week, earlier than including that he had lots to reply for as effectively.

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“Sadly, we did strive remedy, you may see that all through the season. We tried that collectively and individually,” she continued. “It wasn’t like I simply gave up on a 10-year marriage and 4 youngsters later. No, I genuinely did strive, I did attempt to do what I wanted to do as a spouse and issues simply did not work out for us.”
Lauryn’s mom, Mama June Shannon, additionally chimed in on the pair’s dynamic — agreeing that “they each did fallacious for my part.” Per June, the 2 actually “wanted to separate years in the past,” earlier than including that daughter Anna “Chikadee” Cardwell’s demise on the finish of 2023 from most cancers put issues in perspective.
“I believe Anna passing, made her get up and say, I do not need to dwell this life anymore,” mentioned June, to which Pumpkin agreed.

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At the moment, she mentioned, the pair has 50/50 custody with their youngsters, alternating weeks. Of their coparenting relationship, she added that it is “okay, relying on the day.”
The replace comes because the household confirmed Josh lately welcomed one other little one with one other lady. Although Pumpkin, June, and her sisters, Alana Thompson and Jessica Shannon, did not need to say way more about his new addition, Lauryn did say she is aware of her youngsters “are very excited.”
Ready for the brand new season of Mama June: Household Disaster to air has been tough for Pumpkin, as she could not say an excessive amount of in public about her divorce in public over the past 12 months, in order to not spoil the household’s actuality present. Now, she’s hoping followers can see a bit extra of the reality.
“It’s totally laborious, particularly my divorce. It has been a giant, massive factor over the past 12 months. The headlines have gone insane. The tales they’ve provide you with, the entire freaking cousin factor,” she mentioned, referring to allegations her new boyfriend is definitely associated to Josh.

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“I want generally folks would simply do their analysis and know what’s a reality and never reality. That is been the toughest factor, navigating by means of that, navigating by means of my actual relationships now that I do have,” she continued.
“I want folks would simply know the reality. It’s totally laborious. I do know the reality, however even when I got here out and say it, for the previous 12 months, media retailers have ran with no matter headline they will get away with,” mentioned Lauryn. “I am similar to, there isn’t any level I me defending myself anymore, you are going to consider what you need to consider.”
Discover out extra of Pumpkin’s reality when Mama June: Household Disaster returns tonight on WE television.

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