Kate Gosselin
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{{short description|American television personality}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kate Gosselin
| image = Kate Gosselin.jpg
| caption = Gosselin in 2008
| birth_name = Katie Irene Kreider{{cite book |author1=Burgess, Michael |author2=Burgess, Mary Wickizer |title=The House of the Burgesses |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IqaCISRinEC&pg=PA416 |date=2009 |publisher=Wildside Press LLC |isbn=978-0-89370-479-7 |page=416–}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|28}}
| birth_place = Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| occupation = Television Personality
Author
Registered Nurse
| known_for = Jon & Kate Plus 8
Kate Plus 8
Kate Plus Date
| spouse = {{marriage|Jon Gosselin|June 12, 1999|June 22, 2009|reason=div}}{{cite web |last=Silverman |first=Stephen |title=Jon & Kate Gosselin Divorced! |work=People |date=December 18, 2009 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jon-kate-gosselin-divorced/ |access-date=December 18, 2009 |archive-date=December 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221163339/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20331781,00.html |url-status=live }}
| education = Reading Hospital and Medical Center
| children = 8
| website =
}}
Katie Irene Gosselin{{cite web |last1=Fuller |first1=Bonnie |title=Kate Gosselin Celeb Profile |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/kate-gosselin/ |website=Hollywood Life |publisher=PMC |access-date=February 2, 2017 |date=August 24, 2016 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163046/http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/kate-gosselin/ |url-status=live }} (née Kreider; born March 28, 1975) is a former television personality. She appeared on the U.S. reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8, in which she and Jon Gosselin were profiled as they raised their atypical family of sextuplets and twins.
Early life and education
Katie Irene Kreider was born at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in 1975 to Charlene (née Kolak) and Kenton Kreider, a pastor. She is of German, Scottish, and English descent.{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2009 |title=Nothing but the best for Kate Gosselin & 8 |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/05/21/nothing-but-the-best-for-kate-gosselin-8/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430190051/https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/05/21/nothing-but-the-best-for-kate-gosselin-8/ |url-status=live }} The third of five children, she has three sisters, Kendra, Christen and Clairissa, and one brother, Kevin. Kreider completed nursing school at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.{{cite news |title=The day after Mother's Day, the Gosselin sextuplets arrive |url=https://www.psu.edu/news/medicine/story/day-after-mothers-day-gosselin-sextuplets-arrive |access-date=20 September 2024 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |date=May 10, 2004}}
Career
Kreider began her career as a labor and delivery nurse in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She met Jon Gosselin at a company picnic on October 5, 1997. They were married on June 12, 1999. Gosselin became pregnant through fertility treatment because polycystic ovary syndrome left her unable to conceive otherwise. On October 8, 2000, she gave birth to twin girls, Cara Nicole and Madelyn "Mady" Kate, who were premature at 35 weeks gestation.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kateplusmy8.com/13-it-cant-be/ |title=kateplusmy8.com |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009114452/http://www.kateplusmy8.com/13-it-cant-be/ |url-status=dead }} After further treatments, Gosselin became pregnant again and, on May 10, 2004, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she gave birth to sextuplets: sons Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, and Joel Kevin; and daughters Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, and Leah Hope. Born at just shy of 30 weeks gestation, the sextuplets were 10 weeks premature, which is common in the multiple births resulting from fertility treatments.{{citation needed |date=November 2016}} The early birth required the six infants to be placed on ventilators.{{cite news |publisher=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/couple-finds-joy-of-sextuplets/ |title=Couple Finds Joy Of Sextuplets |first=Rome |last=Neal |date=May 14, 2004 |access-date=March 29, 2009}}
=Reality television=
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Following the birth of the sextuplets, the Gosselins were featured in the NBC reality TV show Home Delivery when their home in Wyomissing was renovated to accommodate the large family.{{cite news |work=Philadelphia Magazine |url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/jon_and_kate_gosselin/page1 |title=SHOW BIZ: JON + KATE + 8=$$ |first=Jessica |last=Remo |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228110353/http://www.phillymag.com/articles/jon_and_kate_gosselin/page1 |url-status=dead }}
The family was then featured in a special on Discovery Health in September 2005 entitled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. A year later they were featured in another special entitled Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. With high ratings from the specials, Discovery Health signed the couple to a reality series which began airing in April 2007, called Jon & Kate Plus 8, documenting their lives. To produce the show, the family was filmed three or four days per week and the show's first two seasons aired on Discovery Health Channel before moving to The Learning Channel (TLC). The family received payment for appearing on the show.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/29/AR2008072901856_pf.html |title=For This Brood, It's Chaos Times 8 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 25, 2009 |first=Sandra G. |last=Boodman |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214126/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/29/AR2008072901856_pf.html |url-status=live }}
On September 29, 2009, TLC announced the change in title of Jon & Kate Plus 8 to Kate Plus 8, continuing to follow Gosselin as a divorced mother, with Jon appearing infrequently on the show going forwards. The show was canceled during season five following Jon's decision to withdraw from the series, with the last episode—the finale of that season—airing on November 23 of that year.{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/09/jon_kate_plus_8_to_dump_jon_be.html |title='Jon & Kate Plus 8' to dump Jon, become 'Kate Plus 8' |publisher=The Star Ledger |access-date=September 29, 2009 |archive-date=October 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002233841/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/09/jon_kate_plus_8_to_dump_jon_be.html |url-status=live }} Season 2 of Kate Plus 8 premiered on November 28, 2010,{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/kate_plus_8_returns_gosselin_lands_new/175485 |title=Kate Plus 8 Returns! Gosselin Lands New TLC Show and Specials |publisher=E! |date=April 8, 2010 |author=Breann e L. Heldman |access-date=February 5, 2012 |archive-date=December 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210013918/http://www.eonline.com/news/kate_plus_8_returns_gosselin_lands_new/175485 |url-status=live }} and reruns of the show still air on TLC.{{Update inline|reason=No date for this statement|date=May 2020}}
Gosselin filmed a talk show pilot with Paula Deen in September 2009. By late December 2009, it was announced that Gosselin was no longer being considered for the role, having been deemed too controversial by executives, and the show had not been picked up by a network by the end of the year.Herald Wire Services. [http://www.bostonherald.com/track/star_tracks/view.bg?articleid=1220946 Kate Gosselin canned from new TV gig], Boston Herald, December 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010. {{dead link|date=April 2024}} Gosselin was a contestant in the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars,[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/dancing-stars-cast-professional-partners-revealed-gma/story?id=9981740 'Dancing With the Stars' Celebrity and Professional Pairs Revealed!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121031548/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/dancing-stars-cast-professional-partners-revealed-gma/story?id=9981740 |date=January 21, 2021 }}, ABC News, March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010. and was partnered with professional dancer Tony Dovolani. She was eliminated from the competition in its fifth week in April 2010. Shortly after being eliminated, it was rumored that Gosselin was scheduled to appear in the upcoming season of the popular TV show The Bachelorette; this was denied by both TLC and the show's creator, Mike Fleiss.{{cite magazine |last=Schwartz |first=Missy |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/16/kate-gosselin-as-the-next-bachelorette/ |title=Kate Gosselin as the next Bachelorette? Please spare us the pain |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622092818/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/16/kate-gosselin-as-the-next-bachelorette/ |url-status=live }}
On June 24, 2010, it was announced that Gosselin would be returning as a co-host on The View, having previously co-hosted it twice.{{cite news |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/kate-gosselin-returns-to-co-host-the-view-2010246 |title=Kate Gosselin Returns to Co-Host The View |work=Us Weekly |access-date=June 24, 2010 |archive-date=June 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626232926/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/kate-gosselin-returns-to-co-host-the-view-2010246 |url-status=live }}
In August 2011, it was announced that Kate Plus 8 had not been renewed for a new season. The final episode of the show aired on September 12, 2011.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Gosselin and her children appeared in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap in February 2013. Gosselin switched places with Kendra Wilkinson.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} On March 19, 2014, it was announced that Gosselin and her eight children would return for a reunion special of Kate Plus 8, scheduled to air in June of the same year. {{citation needed|date=May 2020}} In August of the same year, it was announced that Kate Plus 8 would return for a new season on January 13, 2015, again on TLC. Season 5 premiered on November 22, 2016. Whilst season 6 was filming, Gosselin went through a custody battle with her ex-husband over two of their children, Collin and Hannah; following Jon's decision to withdraw from filming, the majority of season 6 was canceled, airing in 2017 with just three episodes.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Gosselin's new show, Kate Plus Date, premiered on TLC in June 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.tlc.com/inside-tlc/kate-gosselin-returns-to-find-love- |title=Kate Gosselin Returns to Find Love! |website=TLC |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826144409/https://www.tlc.com/inside-tlc/kate-gosselin-returns-to-find-love- |url-status=live }}
In 2023, Gosselin appeared on the reality TV series Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. She was eliminated in the first episode due to a physical injury.{{cite web | title=Kate Gosselin on the Scary Injury That Forced Her Special Forces Exit: 'I'm Still So Angry' | website=Peoplemag | date=January 5, 2023 | url=https://people.com/tv/kate-gosselin-on-the-scary-injury-that-forced-her-special-force-exit/ | access-date=January 7, 2023 | archive-date=January 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106073500/https://people.com/tv/kate-gosselin-on-the-scary-injury-that-forced-her-special-force-exit/ | url-status=live }}
=Writing=
Gosselin has written three non-fiction books. Her first book, written with Jon Gosselin and Beth Carson, was published in November 2008, titled: Multiple Blessings. It debuted at number five on The New York Times Best Sellers list and sold over 500,000 copies by the end of 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/kate-gosselins-new-book-bombs-2010294 |title=News – Kate Gosselin's New Book Bombs – Celebrity News |work=Us Weekly |date=April 29, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2010 |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223212736/http://www.usmagazine.com//celebritynews//news//kate-gosselins-new-book-bombs-2010294 |url-status=live }} Her second book, Eight Little Faces, was released in April 2009 and also debuted at number five on The New York Times Best Sellers list. Her third book, titled I Just Want You To Know, was released on April 13, 2010, selling approximately 10,000 copies in its first week and debuting at number 11 on The New York Times Best Sellers list.
=Nursing=
Kate Gosselin worked as a nurse when Jon and Kate Plus 8 first aired in 2007, practicing as a labor and delivery nurse at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Pennsylvania. In 2021, she obtained her multi-state, registered nurse license in North Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Kate Gosselin Teases New Career Focus Amid Family's Move From Pennsylvania |date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/kate-gosselin-teases-new-career-focus-amid-familys-move-from-pennsylvania/ |access-date=September 22, 2021 |publisher=Reality TV |language=en |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911234954/https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/kate-gosselin-teases-new-career-focus-amid-familys-move-from-pennsylvania/ |url-status=live }}
Divorce
Jon and Kate announced on June 22, 2009, in an episode that they were separating. However, the two had met with Pennsylvania attorneys on the day that the episode aired to finalize plans for divorce rather than separation.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/gosselin-divorce-papers-filed/ |title=Gosselin Divorce Papers Filed |work=People |access-date=June 22, 2009 |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624011333/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20286254,00.html |url-status=live }} They stated that their eight children will remain in their Pennsylvania home, and the two of them will move back and forth to accommodate the custody agreement. In separate interviews, they stated that the show would continue. However, TLC announced on June 23, 2009, that the show would be suspended with immediate effect. According to TLC, Jon and Kate had moved the focus away from the family and the change in the dynamic, as well as the production difficulties that had occurred because the couple was no longer living together, made it unclear whether the show was still viable.Jon and Kate Plus 8 episode 98 "Houses & Big Changes" season 8 episode 6, originally transmitted Monday June 25, 2009
On August 13, 2009, the police were called to the Gosselin family home in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, after the couple were engaged in a verbal fight. Kate arrived at the home during Jon's scheduled time with their children because she did not approve of the babysitter he was using. No arrests were made and no charges were filed against either party.{{cite web |title=Cops Called to Jon and Kate's Place |date=August 15, 2009 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-called-to-jon-and-kates-place/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082323/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-called-to-jon-and-kates-place/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Argument draws police to Jon & Kate's house |url=http://www.today.com/id/32417630/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/argument-draws-police-jon-kates-house/#.WFrqBXe-KqA |website=TODAY.com |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222085850/http://www.today.com/id/32417630/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/argument-draws-police-jon-kates-house/#.WFrqBXe-KqA |url-status=live }}
On December 16, 2009, it was announced that the couple's divorce was finalized.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8422274.stm Gosselin divorce: Judge finalises reality stars' split] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713160436/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8422274.stm |date=July 13, 2010 }}, BBC News, December 19, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010. Kate Gosselin was granted the ownership of the family home and primary custody of the children.Dale, Maryclaire. [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/741365--jon-kate-gosselin-divorce-final Jon, Kate Gosselin divorce final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025033356/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/741365--jon-kate-gosselin-divorce-final |date=October 25, 2012 }}, Toronto Star, December 21, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
Since the divorce, Gosselin has had a contentious relationship with her ex-husband, which has repeatedly made headlines.{{cite web |last1=Bueno |first1=Antoinette |title=Kate Gosselin Admits She's 'Messed Up' in the Past, Says Her 'Ex-Husband Doesn't See the Value in Uplifting His Children' |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/205182_kate_gosselin_admits_she_messed_up_talks_jon_gosselin/ |website=ET Online |publisher=CBS Television Distribution |access-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-date=December 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216150652/http://www.etonline.com/news/205182_kate_gosselin_admits_she_messed_up_talks_jon_gosselin/ |url-status=live }} Kate announced in August 2016 that she enrolled Collin in a program to help him with his "special needs".{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Philiana |title=EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin Reacts to Kate and His Twins' 'Shocking' Tell-All: 'I'm Very Upset' |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/196431_jon_gosselin_fires_back_after_kate_and_his_twins_tell_all_i_m_very_upset/ |website=ET Online |publisher=CBS Television Distribution |access-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030053/http://www.etonline.com/news/196431_jon_gosselin_fires_back_after_kate_and_his_twins_tell_all_i_m_very_upset/ |url-status=live }} On August 22, 2017, the police were called to an orthodontist's office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, after Jon and Kate got into a custody dispute over one of their sextuplet daughters. It was reported that either Jon or Kate took their then 13-year-old daughter to the orthodontist and the argument erupted over who would be taking her home. No one was arrested, and in the end, the daughter went home with Jon while Kate was referred to Berks County District Attorney's office for a clearer interpretation of the child custody agreement. It was later reported that the sextuplet daughter involved in the dispute may have been Hannah.{{cite web |last1=Stone |first1=Natalie |title=Police Called on Jon and Kate Gosselin over Verbal Custody Dispute at Orthodontist's Office |url=https://people.com/tv/jon-kate-gosselin-police-called-over-custody-dispute/ |website=People |publisher=Meredith Corporation |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711034031/https://people.com/tv/jon-kate-gosselin-police-called-over-custody-dispute/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Chris |title=Kate Gosselin's Heart 'Rocked' During Custody Battle With Jon: Not Going Down 'Without A Fight' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/08/23/kate-gosselin-heart-rocked-custody-battle-jon-fight/ |website=HollywoodLife |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC |access-date=July 12, 2018 |date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712183649/https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/08/23/kate-gosselin-heart-rocked-custody-battle-jon-fight/ |url-status=dead }}
In August 2018, Jon revealed in an Instagram live video that Hannah "permanently" lives with him, as there has been an ongoing custody battle with Kate over their daughter. It was reported that in April 2018, a judge ruled in favor of Jon having custody of Hannah, which prompted Kate to appeal this decision on May 4, 2018. The judge denied the appeal on June 14, 2018, as Kate "did not present legal argument to justify this Court's jurisdiction," according to court documents.{{cite web |last1=Peart |first1=Tanvier |title=New Details Emerge About Kate Gosselin's Fight to Take Back Custody of Hannah From Jon |url=https://thestir.cafemom.com/celebrities/214231/kate-gosselin-fights-regain-custody-hannah/247768/a_judge_ruled_in_favor_of_jon_having_custody_of_hannah_back_in_april_prompting_kate_to_appeal_which_was_ultimately_denied/3 |website=cafemom |publisher=RockYou Media |access-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826144407/https://cafemom.com/entertainment/214231-kate-gosselin-fights-regain-custody-hannah |url-status=live }}
On October 24, 2018, Jon and his attorney filed papers for physical and legal custody of Collin. They claimed that it would be in Collin's best interest to live with his father upon his release from the inpatient center Kate enrolled him in.{{cite web |last1=Jacob |first1=Mary |last2=Bacchiocchi |first2=Gina |title=Kate's Nightmare: Ex Jon Gosselin Files For Full Custody Of Troubled Son Collin |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/11/jon-gosselin-files-for-full-custody-son-collin-kate-gosselin/ |website=Radar Online |date=November 5, 2018 |publisher=Radar Online, LLC |access-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120180249/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/11/jon-gosselin-files-for-full-custody-son-collin-kate-gosselin/ |url-status=live }} On December 4, 2018, Jon won sole physical and legal custody of Collin, as Kate and her attorney failed to appear.{{Cite web |url=http://extratv.com/2018/12/04/jon-gosselin-wins-sole-custody-of-son-collin-after-kate-misses-court-hearing/ |title=Jon Gosselin Wins Sole Custody of Son Collin After Kate Misses Court Hearing |access-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204235622/http://extratv.com/2018/12/04/jon-gosselin-wins-sole-custody-of-son-collin-after-kate-misses-court-hearing/ |url-status=live }} It was reported on December 26, 2018, that Collin was released from the inpatient center and returned home with Jon for good.{{cite web |title=Jon & Kate Gosselin's Son Collin Returns Home From Treatment For Good |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/12/jon-kate-gosselin-son-collin-returns-home-treatment-christmas-photos/ |website=RadarOnline |date=December 26, 2018 |publisher=Radar Online, LLC |access-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227084827/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/12/jon-kate-gosselin-son-collin-returns-home-treatment-christmas-photos/ |url-status=live }} As of 2018, Kate and her ex-husband are no longer in communication, except through their attorneys.{{cite web |last1=France |first1=Lisa |title=Jon Gosselin says he and Kate are still fighting over custody |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/12/entertainment/jon-kate-gosselin-custody/index.html |work=CNN |date=December 12, 2018 |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |access-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213212619/https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/12/entertainment/jon-kate-gosselin-custody/index.html |url-status=live }} In August 2019, In Touch Weekly reported that Kate was not attempting to win custody of either Hannah or Collin from her ex-husband.{{cite web |last1=Duff |first1=Chelsea |title=Forget Custody, Kate Gosselin Barely Even Stays in Contact With Kids Collin and Hannah |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kate-gosselin-isnt-trying-to-get-custody-back-for-hannah-and-collin/ |website=In Touch Weekly |date=August 28, 2019 |publisher=American Media Entertainment Group. |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831011418/https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kate-gosselin-isnt-trying-to-get-custody-back-for-hannah-and-collin/ |url-status=live }} According to Jon, neither Hannah nor Collin have contact with their mother.{{cite web |last1=Pomarico |first1=Nicole |title=Hannah Gosselin Is 'Upset' Kate Didn't Reveal She's Selling Her Childhood Home |url=https://cafemom.com/entertainment/hannah-gosselin-upset-kate-gosselin-selling-childhood-home/jon-also-mentioned-that-hannah-and-collin-are-being-alienated |website=CafeMom |publisher=Wild Sky Media |access-date=March 30, 2021 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406181237/https://cafemom.com/entertainment/hannah-gosselin-upset-kate-gosselin-selling-childhood-home/jon-also-mentioned-that-hannah-and-collin-are-being-alienated |url-status=live }}
Personal life
In March 2021, Gosselin relocated to Troutman, North Carolina, with four of her children; Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel. As of 2019, the twins were both away at college in New York,{{cite web |last1=Francese |first1=Andrea |title=Mady and Cara Gosselin Are Ready to Head to College |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mady-and-cara-gosselin-are-ready-to-head-to-college.html/ |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |access-date=August 31, 2019 |date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831011418/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mady-and-cara-gosselin-are-ready-to-head-to-college.html/ |url-status=live }} with Cara attending Fordham University and Mady attending Syracuse University.{{cite web |last1=Heintz |first1=Megan |title=Oh, the Places They'll Go! Inside Mady and Cara Gosselin's Post-Reality TV Life at College |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/where-do-kate-plus-8-stars-mady-and-cara-gosselin-go-to-college/ |website=In Touch Weekly |date=August 3, 2021 |publisher=A360 Media Entertainment Group |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214150607/https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/where-do-kate-plus-8-stars-mady-and-cara-gosselin-go-to-college/ |url-status=live }} Both resided with their mother when home from their respective colleges. Meanwhile, Hannah and Collin remained with their father back in Pennsylvania. Collin enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 2023.{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Daniel |title=Kate Gosselin and Kids Just Moved to a New State |url=https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/kate-gosselin-kids-moved-north-carolina/ |website=PopCulture.com |publisher=Pop Culture Media |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327201619/https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/kate-gosselin-kids-moved-north-carolina/ |url-status=live }} After the move, Kate obtained her multi-state, registered nurse license in North Carolina on June 30, 2021.{{cite web |last1=Benitz |first1=Samantha |title=Kate Gosselin Gets Nursing License in North Carolina After Family Move From Pennsylvania |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kate-gosselin-gets-nursing-license-in-north-carolina-after-move/ |website=In Touch Weekly |date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=A360 Media Entertainment Group |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214232355/https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kate-gosselin-gets-nursing-license-in-north-carolina-after-move/ |url-status=live }}
In popular culture
Gosselin has become closely associated with the slang term known as Karen, and its "can-I-speak-to-your-manager" bob haircut, which Gosselin has worn.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=February 5, 2020 |title=Karen: The anti-vaxxer soccer mom with speak-to-the-manager hair, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/karen-name-insult-meme-manager |access-date=April 21, 2020 |website=Vox |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421174030/https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/karen-name-insult-meme-manager |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5 |website=Business Insider |title=How the name Karen became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme |first=Rachel |last=Greenspan |date=May 27, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826144408/https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/can-i-speak-to-your-manager-the-beauty-and-necessity-of-a-notorious-haircut/ |website=Vice News |title=Can I Speak to Your Manager?: The Beauty & Necessity of A Notorious Haircut |first=Dianna |last=Tourjee |date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926230716/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3pad4/can-i-speak-to-your-manager-the-beauty-and-necessity-of-a-notorious-haircut |url-status=live }}
Bibliography
- Multiple Blessings (November 1, 2008)
- Eight Little Faces (April 1, 2009)
- I Just Want You to Know (April 13, 2010)
- Love Is in the Mix (September 4, 2013)
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
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2005
| Surviving Sextuplets and Twins | rowspan="10"| Herself | rowspan="2"| One-hour special |
2006
| Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later |
2007–2017
| Jon & Kate Plus 8 / Kate Plus 8 | Reality series |
2008
| One episode |
2010
| Competitive reality series |
2013
| One episode |
rowspan="2"| 2014
| Kate Plus Eight: Sextuplets Turn 10 | Two one-hour specials |
The Apprentice (American season 14)
| Competitive reality series |
2019
| Kate Plus Date | Reality dating series |
2023
| Special Forces: World's Toughest Test | Competitive reality series |
References
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External links
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