Kate Gosselin Biography

Kate Gosselin is an American television personality best known for appearing on the American reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8. She and her ex-husband Jon Gosselin appeared on the show raising their family of sextuplets and twins.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kate Gosselin was born as Katie Irene Kreider was born on March 28, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

As for her age, she is currently 45 years old, as of 2020. She is of American nationality and of German, Scottish, and English descent.

His father Kenton Kreider was a pastor. Her mother’s name is Charlene Kreider (née Kolak). Kate is the third of five children; she was raised with a brother, Kevin , and three sisters, Kendra , Cristianos , and Clairissa .

Worked as a nurse after a diploma program

Kate Gosselin studied at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. She completed a school diploma program and then began working as a registered nurse.

Kate later moved to Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. where she worked as a labor and delivery nurse.

Married to Jon Gosselin, birth of twin daughters

Kate Gosselin met her now-ex-husband Jon Gosselin at a company picnic on October 5, 1997, and eventually began dating. Later, on October 8, 2000, the couple got married in a beautiful ceremony on June 12, 1999.

The babies were born 10 weeks premature at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They were all placed on ventilators at the time.

TV Career: Appeared on ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’

Following the birth of the sextuplets, Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin appeared on the NBC reality television show Home Delivery.

The family of 10 then appeared in a special titled ‘Surviving Sextuplets and Twins’ on Discovery Health in September 2005.

A year later, Discovery Health documented their lives by making a TV show called Jon & Kate plus 8 which began airing in April 2007.

The first two seasons of the show aired on the Discovery Health Channel and later began airing on TLC. The family appeared on the show for 10 years until July 24, 2017.

Furthermore, she also appeared on Dancing with the Stars season 10 in 2010 where her professional partner was Tony Dovolani.

Divorce and child custody battle with husband Jon Gosselin

Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin announced during an episode of ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ on June 22, 2009, that they had broken up. The couple revealed at the time that they had discussed their divorce plans with Pennsylvania attorneys.

Kate and Jon got into a verbal fight on August 13, 2009, after which police arrived at her family’s home in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. No arrests were made or charges filed at the time.

Sources confirmed on December 16, 2009 that their divorce was finalized. According to the report, the judge awarded Kate ownership of the family home and primary custody of the children.

TLC announced on September 29, 2009 that they had decided to change the title ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ to ‘Kate Plus 8’ and Jon was no longer a part of the show.

Estimated net worth of 200 thousand

Kate Gosselin has earned a substantial amount of money as a reality star. According to the Celebrity Net Worth website, the Kate Plus 8 star has an estimated net worth of $200 thousand, as of 2020.

As for her salary, Kate was earning $250,000 per episode of Kate Plus 8. She was reportedly paid $500,000 for her appearances on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’

Sold the family home at a loss

As we mentioned earlier, following her divorce from Jon Gosselin, she was granted the couple’s family home in central Pennsylvania.

The 5-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom Cape Cod-style home was sold by Kate in 2010, at a loss of $258,000.