Jessica Shannon is starting a brand new chapter, and she’s doing it in public. The 29-year-old daughter of Mama June hard-launched her new girlfriend on Instagram on September 17, sharing that a single Facebook message brought them together.“When one little Facebook message turns into something I wouldn’t change for the world,”she wrote, and honestly, that’s the kind of origin story people make movies about. The soft launch happened back in August when she posted a photo of her hand resting on another woman’s thigh, so fans had a feeling more was coming.
The timing is raising eyebrows because her divorce from Shyann McCant was only finalized on August 27. The couple married in February 2025 and split in June, with Mama June publicly claiming McCant cheated, something McCant has admitted to. Even with all that noise, Jessica is choosing to focus forward. She also shared that she remains close with McCant’s niece Harper, a signal that she’s not burning every bridge on her way out.
For the Shannon family’s reality TV fan base, this is the classic heartbreak-to-healing arc they’ve watched play out before. Jessica’s own words captured it best:“Doors will close throughout your life, but that just means new ones are waiting to open.”Now the question is whether fans think a less-than-a-month turnaround is fast or just how modern dating works.
Do you think there’s a“right”amount of time before going Instagram official after a divorce? Sound off in the comments.
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