Kate Gosselin was born on March 28, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shortly after becoming a nurse, she met and also married the handsome Jon Gosselin. The couple had twins and then surprisingly sextuplets. The curiosity surrounding atypical Gosselin’s family life finally resulted in the reality television show Jon and Kate Plus 8. Here, Gosselin’s television career includes co-hosting The View and performing on Dancing with the Stars.
Kate Gosselin aka Kate Irene Kreider was born on March 28, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended school at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had her nursing degree, and became a nurse. In 1997, she met John Gosselin at a picnic. The hot pair clicked, and they were married just two years later. Gosselin was unable to conceive due to polycystic ovary syndrome, and then she began fertility treatments soon after the couple wed. She underwent intrauterine insemination that finally resulted in the birth of the twin daughters, Cara and Madelyn, in the month of October. Gosselin and Jon began their fertility treatments again in 2003, only with the hope of adding a third child to their family. But to the couple’s surprise, she became pregnant with the amazing sextuplets. During the spring season in 2004, Kate gave birth to her six younger children, Alexis, Aaden, Hannah, Collin, Leah and Joel.
Gosselin and her whole family were introduced to TV audiences through the channel Discovery Health, Surviving Sextuplets and Twins, in 2005. The public showed a lot of interest in the family life and as a result, Discovery Health invited the family for another special, Sextuplets and Twins just one year later. These shows produced such huge ratings that the production company made a deal with the couple, Gosselin and her husband, Jon, to star in a reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8.
company made a deal with the couple, Gosselin and her husband, Jon, to star in a reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8. The program finally premiered in 2007, showing the lives of the young couple and their whole eight children. The show surprisingly ran for five seasons, the first two on the same channel Discovery Health and the last three on TLC.
Jon and Kate Plus 8 was getting high popular. However, the success also took a toll on their marriage. She and her husband Jon announced their separation on the same show in 2009. The title of the reality show was then changed to Kate Plus 8, and Jon no longer appeared as earlier on the show. The reality show aired its final series that same year because Jon had decided to stop filming in the show.
Besides being a TV personality, Gosselin is also an author and has written altogether three non-fiction books. Gosselin’s first book “Multiple Blessings” was published in November 2008. It held its place at number five on the list of The New York Times Best Sellers. By the end of 2009, it had sold over 500,000 copies. Then her second book “Eight Little Faces” was released in April 2009 and also was at number five on the list of The New York Times Best Sellers. Her third book, I Just Want You To Know, was published on April 13, 2010, which sold 10,000 copies in the first week and was at number 103 on the list of The New York Times Best Sellers. Gosselin was also a contributing blogger to Coupon Cabin for a year. However, she was released from this position in October 2012, because she was said to be an improper fit in the position.
Kate Gosselin now has a net worth of $200,000 dollars. For more information regarding her bio, you can visit several wiki sites in internet.