Kate Gosselin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kate Gosselin
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Gosselin in 2008
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Katie Irene Kreider
March 28, 1975 Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Education | Reading Hospital and Medical Center |
| Occupation | Television Personality Author Registered Nurse |
| Known for | Jon & Kate Plus 8 Kate Plus 8 Kate Plus Date |
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Jon Gosselin
(m. 1999; div. 2009) |
| Children | 8 |
Kate Gosselin (born Katie Irene Kreider on March 28, 1975) is an American television personality. She became famous for her reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8. This show followed her and her then-husband, Jon Gosselin. It showed their daily life raising eight children. They had a set of twins and a set of sextuplets (six babies born at the same time!).
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Early Life and Learning
Kate Gosselin was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Her birthday is March 28, 1975. Her father was a pastor. Kate has family roots from Germany, Scotland, and England. She grew up with three sisters and one brother. Later, she went to nursing school. She studied at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. After her studies, she became a registered nurse.
Becoming a Mom and TV Star
Starting a Family
Before becoming a TV star, Kate worked as a nurse. She helped mothers deliver their babies. She met Jon Gosselin in 1997. They got married in 1999. Kate had a health condition. This made it hard for her to have babies naturally. So, she and Jon used special medical help. This is called fertility treatment.
In 2000, Kate gave birth to twin girls. Their names are Cara and Mady. They were born a little early. After more medical help, Kate became pregnant again. On May 10, 2004, she had sextuplets! This means six babies were born at once. They had three boys: Aaden, Collin, and Joel. They also had three girls: Alexis, Hannah, and Leah. The sextuplets were also born early. They needed machines to help them breathe for a while.
Life on Reality TV
After the sextuplets were born, many people found the Gosselin family's life interesting. First, they were on an NBC show. It was called Home Delivery. This show helped them make their house bigger. It was for their large family.
Then, they had a special on the Discovery Health channel in 2005. It was called Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. A year later, another special aired. It was named Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. These shows were very popular!
Jon & Kate Plus 8
Because so many people watched the specials, Discovery Health gave the family their own show. It was a reality TV series. It was called Jon & Kate Plus 8. The show started in April 2007. It filmed the family for three or four days each week. It showed what their daily life was like. It first aired on Discovery Health. Then it moved to The Learning Channel (TLC). The family was paid for being on the show.
Kate Plus 8
Kate and Jon decided to live separately. So, the show's name changed to Kate Plus 8 in September 2009. It focused on Kate raising the children as a single mom. Jon was not on the show as much. Later, the show was stopped for a while. However, Kate Plus 8 came back for more seasons. Old episodes of the show are still shown on TLC.
Other TV Shows
Kate has been on other TV shows too:
- In 2010, she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She danced with Tony Dovolani. She was voted off in the fifth week.
- She co-hosted the talk show The View a few times.
- In 2013, Kate and her kids were on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap. She swapped lives with another celebrity, Kendra Wilkinson.
- Kate Plus 8 had new seasons between 2014 and 2017.
- In 2019, Kate had a new dating show on TLC. It was called Kate Plus Date.
- In 2023, she was on a tough reality show. It was called Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. She had to leave early in the first episode because she got hurt.
Kate as an Author
Kate Gosselin has also written books. They are about her life and family.
- Her first book, Multiple Blessings, came out in 2008. It was written with Jon Gosselin and Beth Carson. It became a bestseller. This means many people bought it.
- Her second book, Eight Little Faces, was released in 2009. It was also a bestseller.
- In 2010, she published her third book. It was called I Just Want You To Know. This book also sold well.
Working as a Nurse
When Jon & Kate Plus 8 first started, Kate worked as a nurse. She helped mothers give birth in Pennsylvania. In 2021, she got her nursing license. This allowed her to work in North Carolina.
Changes in the Family
On June 22, 2009, Jon and Kate announced they were separating. This means they decided to live apart. Later that year, in December 2009, their divorce was finalized. A divorce is when a married couple legally ends their marriage.
After the divorce, Kate was given ownership of the family home. She also had primary custody of the children. This meant the children lived with her most of the time. Jon and Kate had different ideas about raising their children.
Living Arrangements for the Children
Over time, there were some changes to where the children lived.
- In 2016, Kate shared that their son Collin was in a special program. This program helped him with his needs.
- In 2018, their daughter Hannah began living with Jon. A judge agreed that Jon would have custody of Hannah.
- Also in 2018, Jon was given sole custody of Collin. This means Collin also went to live with his dad.
Kate's Life Today
In March 2021, Kate Gosselin moved to Troutman, North Carolina. Four of her children moved with her. They were Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel. The twin girls, Cara and Mady, started college in New York around 2019. Cara went to Fordham University. Mady went to Syracuse University. When they were home from college, they lived with Kate. Meanwhile, Hannah and Collin continued to live with their father, Jon, in Pennsylvania. In 2023, Collin joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After moving to North Carolina, Kate got her nursing license for that state in June 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Kate Gosselin para niños
