Honey Boo Boo and family have hung onto their fan base three years after the show's star, Alana, turned segments on "Toddlers and Tiaras" into a show of her own.

But is the family hanging together? Maybe not.

TMZ is out with heartbreaking news. Mama June and Sugar Bear might be splitsville. (By the way is it one word or two? Sugar Bear or Sugarbear? Someone set me straight).

On the hit TLC show detailing the antics of the first family of McIntyre, Ga., Mike Thompson comes across as a loving if long-suffering patriarch.

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He's Alana's dad and serves as the father figure to June's three other daughters.

So far June's official Twitter and Facebook accounts don't make mention of the supposed break-up so here's hoping they can keep the love alive.

Honey Boo Boo and her parents appeared together a month ago in her ALS ice-bucket challenge video:

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