Kate Gosselin Reveals The Name She Labeled Estranged Son Collin
Kate Gosselin is back in the news after returning to social media. During a recent livestream, she revealed the name she gave her estranged son, Collin. Keep reading for the latest on the former TLC star and her family.
Where To Watch Gosselin Family Reality Show
The Gosselin family was well-known to reality TV fans. Their TLC show dominated the early 2000s. Kate Gosselin famously gave birth to sextuplets. She previously had twins. The entire family featured on the show Jon & Kate Plus 8. But the marriage cracked under the pressure of reality TV and raising eight kids. They divorced in 2009.
The TLC reality show continued for several seasons under the name Kate Plus 8.
One of the sextuplets, Collin, made shocking allegations a few years ago that Kate shipped him off to a mental hospital at a young age. His father, Jon Gosselin, rescued him and won full custody of Collin. Another child, Hannah, chose to live with Jon and her brother. The other kids stayed with Kate.
The ongoing family feud rekindled interest in the family. Five seasons of Jon & Kate Plus 8 are available to stream on HBO Max. Some seasons of the show are available for free on Tubi.
Kate Gosselin Reveals The Name She Labeled Collin
Kate Gosselin made news recently when she joined TikTok for the first time. She uses the platform to update fans on her life now, including her decision to return to work full-time. She also fields questions about her relationship with her kids.
She went live on the app to discuss how raising girls is different from raising boys. In a video shared by Entertainment Tonight, Kate Gosselin revealed her favorite thing about each of her eight kids. Kate kept it brief when she mentioned Collin.
She said that her favorite thing about her estranged son was that he was always helping her when he was a kid. She revealed that she nicknamed him her “helper boy.”
“That’s all I’ll say,” she said before moving on to her favorite things about her other children.
She Shuts Down Rumor About Daughter
Her son Aaden sat next to her during the TikTok live. Kate said that her favorite thing about her daughter, Hannah, was how “encouraging” she is. Kate admitted that her daughter had to pretty much raise herself, which seemed to be a dig at her ex, Jon. Hannah moved in with her dad when she was around 14.
In another clip from the TikTok Live, Kate Gosselin addresses which rumor she hates the most about her family. While she struggled to choose one, she answered that the rumor that she doesn’t speak to her daughter Hannah is at the top of the list. She said that she does speak to Hannah. Her son Aeden nodded in agreement with the statement.
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