It’s been a pretty hot moment since anyone heard about Kate Gosselin.
That is, unless you’re her ex-husband.
The Gosselin family storyline in 2024 focuses entirely on Collin. That is, for the first time as an adult, he has come forward to share his full side of the story of his upbringing and how his mother has, in his words, ruined his life.
The truth is that apart from Colin and his sister Hannah, both of whom have decided to live with their father John rather than their mother Kate, not much has been seen or said from the rest of the family.
Given that Kate was a public figure for so many years, and worked so extensively on the reality show circuit, it’s hard to believe that she’s beginning to fade from fame.
It may be even harder to believe that, last we heard, she’s pretty broke and has even had to stoop as low as asking her ex-boyfriend for money!
But let’s go back a bit…
Kate Gosselin’s money problems
Big famously said that mo’money, mo’problems, but no problem comes with its challenges.
Last year, it was reported that Kate had found herself in a troubled financial situation.
In fact, to put it bluntly, as previously reported right here on Hollywood Gossip, Gosselin was practically broke and probably still is.
Yes, she has a nursing degree, but sources said weekly in touch He has made no efforts to get back into the healthcare business since making it big on reality television in the past Jon and Kate Plus 8.
That series came to a close in 2017 — but that was far from the end of her reality show career
Over the past six years, Gosselin has appeared on programs such as Kate Plus 8, Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Wife Swap And Kate plus date.
Recently, she was eliminated in the first episode of Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test…which means she made less money than the others who advanced in this Fox competition.
But still, all those shows, money is still coming in, but where has it all gone?
Well, as any parent will tell you, kids are expensive!
ask john for money
in touch An insider was quoted at the time as saying that Gosselin was “desperate” and that she probably had to look to the last person she wanted: her ex-husband.
Now, before you throw her a pity party, she may be entitled to this cash from John.
According to the report, Kate took legal action and tried to recover more than $132,875 in child support from Jon. The amount she is reportedly owed dates back to 2012 – which again doesn’t mean she’s not entitled to it.
This also seems to be an indication that she is not bringing in any kind of salary for herself these days.
The Sun wrote of Kate this autumn, “She is relentless and desperate for money so she is now trying to sue.”
The above In Touch source adds:
“As the legal battle continues, she doesn’t know how she will make ends meet.”
john is not paying
As far as we know, John never repudiated what he alleged he owed him. Instead, it took two years for her son to go public with the allegations against Kate.
It began in the summer of 2023 when son Colin accused his mother of abuse.
The young man claimed that when he was 13 his mother sent him to a special needs institution to hide how she had treated him. This led to allegations that he was kicked out of bootcamp to join the military because of his time spent at the institution.
In short, it appears that Jon is using this family feud to make sure the fight over money looks smaller than it does to Kate.
Kate speaks for herself
Although she has not publicly addressed the rumors of financial ruin, Colin’s accusation caused Kate to issue a statement of her own.
I never wanted to have to do this, but I feel like I’ve been pushed into a corner and have no choice. Although it hurts me to do this, I need to speak nowKate said in a lengthy statement on Instagram at the time.
My son Colin, whom I love with all my heart, has received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years.
For the safety of Mary, his brothers and sisters, and his own well-being, he was placed in a facility after years of outpatient treatment that proved inadequate for his needs.
The decision to admit him was made by emergency room doctors after one of his multiple attacks/outbursts – which involved his use of a weapon.
Jon Gosselin rescued Collin from the facility in 2017 and was later awarded temporary custody of him.
In September 2020, John was accused of assaulting the poor child.
He defended himself against the allegation by saying at the time that Colin was experiencing hysteria and was simply trying to stop the young man.
this type of incident does This seems to relate to what Kate is saying about Colin above.
All measures that were taken in our home were on the express recommendation of his child psychiatrist and/or his team of specialists and were taken for the safety of each member of our family, our friends as well as our family pets .Kate concluded in July.
Unfortunately, I believe that Colin is a very troubled young man who needs constant help.
His siblings and I have not been directly involved in his life due to his unpredictable behavior and history of violent tendencies toward us.
That’s all I have to say on this matter and I will not discuss the topic further at this time.