Trying To Make Ends Meet
Things were tough for the family, raising eight kids. Back in 2005, Kate Gosselin got denied Medicaid financial support for a baby nurse. She even challenged this ruling and caused local outcry from other Pennsylvanians calling her a ‘diva.’ In addition, Jon Gosselin just lost his job. Kate explained the situation on The Oprah Winfrey Show, saying, “People were saying, ‘Oh, goodness, they’re unemployed, and they have eight kids.’ There was a lot of yuck. We were given six more children, but that didn’t mean we didn’t love them and want them…We had to stretch our hearts, essentially, and people didn’t understand that.”
Trying To Make Ends Meet
Entering Stardom
Needing some help, the Gosselin family agreed to be featured on the NBC reality show, Home Delivery. At the time, the sextuplets were just 17 months old. This appearance led to a one hour special called Surviving Sextuplets and Twins that premiered in 2006 on Discovery Health. With these reality show appearances, the family hoped to clear things up in the community and explain their situation. Well, that special did so well that TLC offered them their own show, Jon & Kate Plus 8.
Entering Stardom