The world first met the Gosselin family when they starred on both Home Delivery and then Surviving Sextuplets. However, everyone knows them best from TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8. TLC first premiered the show back in 2007, and everyone is still talking about the family with eight children! Kate Gosselin even returned to television with her eight kids in July of 2017 and gave an exclusive interview in January of 2018. Everyone was shocked to see where the family is now after all these years!
Becoming Stars
Once Jon and Kate Gosselin heard the news that they were pregnant with sextuplets, everything changed. Then with their own reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, they became instant celebrities. Of course, they quickly became one of the highest rated TV shows, paving the way for reality shows later on. Their show was on for four seasons until 2009, when the couple separated, but we’ll get to that.
Becoming Stars
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Nowadays, as fans of Jon & Kate Plus 8 may know, Jon shares all eight kids, older twins Mady and Cara, as well as the sextuplets, Collin, Alexis, Aaden, Joel, Hannah and Leah, with ex Kate Gosselin. However, Jon has stated he isn’t sure being in the spotlight is best for them. Gosselin has said, “I love my kids and I am happy they are financially taken care of, but who knows what the aftermath of filming or being famous will affect them as young adults.”
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