‘Mama June: Family Crisis’ Stars Pumpkin Shannon & Josh Efird Had Been Separated for Months Before Divorce Filing; Both Already Dating New People (Exclusive Details!)
“Any chance I can buy that shirt off you, Josh? My new man will look great in it!”
Mama June: Family Crisis stars Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon and Josh Efird may have shocked their fans when news broke last week that Pumpkin had filed for divorce, but it appears that the split has been in the works for a while— long enough that both parties are already dating other people!
As The Ashley reported, Pumpkin claimed in her divorce filing that her marriage to Josh is “irretrievably broken.” By the time the news of the split surfaced online, Pumpkin and Josh had already figured out the bulk majority of the issues that come from a divorce, including how they will divide the costs for their four children. (The parents have agreed to share joint custody of their kids, and neither will pay the other alimony or child support.)
According to TMZ, Josh and Pumpkin have had plenty of time to hammer out the details of their divorce. On Tuesday, the site reported that the couple actually split up months ago— and both Pumpkin and Josh are dating new people already.
TMZ claims that Pumpkin and Josh waited to file for divorce until they had agreed on custody terms for the kids, as well as what will happen to their shared home. (As The Ashley reported, Josh and Pumpkin are currently leasing-to-own the home they live in. The couple has decided that Josh’s name is to be removed from the contract of the home and he will have 60 days to move out of the residence.
Pumpkin (whose lists herself as “single” on her personal Facebook page) is reportedly dating a man named Darrin, who lives local to her and appears to have several kids of his own, according to what The Ashley could sleuth out about him. Court documents obtained by The Ashley show that Darrin and his ex-wife have a very interesting history: they were married in 2017 but divorced in December 2020. The couple then got remarried so after their divorce, but divorced again in July 2021.
It gets crazier: Darrin and his ex-wife then got remarried for a third time in March 2023, only to separate again in December 2023. Their third divorce was finalized in February of this years…just months before he began seeing Pumpkin apparently.
Darrin is the father of several children by at least two women.
Josh is said to be dating a girl named Keely, who also appears to have kids of her own and live locally. According to TMZ, Josh and Pumpkin (and their new significant others) get along well.
“Both Pumpkin and Josh are openly dating … so their relationship status is no secret from one another,” the site reported. “We’re told the exes actually have a pretty friendly and cordial relationship following their breakup … though, there are no plans to double-date with their new significant others.”
While Pumpkin and Josh’s divorce will play out next season on their family’s WEtv reality show (since Mama June & the fam are currently filming for the show), it’s unlikely that Keely or Darrin will appear…as of now.
