Katie Irene Gosselin
Born	Katie Irene Kreider March 28, 1975 (1975-03-28) (age 34) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence	Marysville, Ohio Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Television personality, author
Spouse(s)	Jon Gosselin
Children	Cara Nicole, Madelyn Kate, Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, Leah Hope, Joel Kevin

Katie Irene Gosselin, née Kreider (born March 28, 1975), is best known for the reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8, which profiles her and her husband Jon Gosselin, as they raise their atypical family consisting of sextuplets and twins.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Jon & Kate Plus 8 3 Publications 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal life

Kate was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is one of five children. She became a registered nurse after completing the Registered Nurse diploma program at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Kate then worked as a labor and delivery nurse at The Reading Hospital until 2004.^[1] She gave birth to twin girls, Cara Nicole and Madelyn Kate "Mady" on October 8, 2000.^[2] The couple used fertility treatment to get pregnant because Kate was initially unable to conceive, due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). After further treatments, Kate became pregnant. She gave birth to sextuplets on May 10, 2004, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and hospital staff nicknamed them Hershey Kisses.^[3] She gave birth just shy of 30 weeks, short of the full term (40 weeks), which required the sextuplets to be placed on ventilators.^[1] The sextuplets (in order of birth) are: Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, Leah Hope and Joel Kevin. The couple was featured in the NBC reality TV show Home Delivery, when their home in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, was renovated to accommodate the large family.^[3]

The couple filed for divorce on June 22, 2009.^[4] Jon and Kate have said that their eight children will remain in their Pennsylvania home, and the two of them will move back and forth to accommodate the custody agreement. They have also assured audiences (during the 1-hour episode, aired on June 22, 2009, the same day they filed for a divorce) that they will remain a part of their children’s lives as much as possible, and that their divorce, while upsetting and devastating, is in the best interest of their children.^[5]

Kate Gosselin filmed a talk show pilot with Paula Deen in September 2009; it has yet to be picked up by a television network.

She recently had an interview with Natalie Morales which premiered on TLC November 2nd, 2009. Kate was also on Ellen.

[edit] Jon & Kate Plus 8

The couple and their children star in the reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8, which documents their lives. The show's first two seasons aired on Discovery Health channel and then moved to TLC.^[3]

The family was featured in a special on Discovery Health in September 2005 entitled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. A year later they were featured in another special entitled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. With high ratings from the specials, Discovery Health signed the couple to a series that aired beginning in April 2007.^[3] The family is filmed for three or four days per week. The family receives payment for appearing on the show.^[6]

On June 22, 2009, an extended 1-hour episode was aired. Jon and Kate publicly announced that they were separating. The day that the episode aired, the two met with Pennsylvania attorneys to finalize plans of divorce rather than separation. And as for the show, the two explained—in separate interviews—that "the show must go on". However TLC announced on June 23, 2009 that the show will be placed on hiatus effective immediately. According to TLC, Jon and Kate have moved the focus away from the family, and the change in dynamic along with the production difficulties that have occurred due to the couple not living together make it unclear whether the show is still viable.^[5]

On September 29th, TLC announced the title of the show will change from Jon & Kate Plus 8 to just Kate Plus 8, and will follow Kate as a single mother. Jon will continue to appear, albeit infrequently, on the show. The last episode was a season five finale on November 23, 2009 due to Jon's decision to stop filming. ^[7]Reruns of the show still air on TLC.{{cite news|url=http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=2.15897.56100.35599.xaccessdate=2009-12-14

[edit] Publications

• Gosselin, Kate; Gosselin, Jon; Carson, Beth (2008). Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets. Zondervan. ISBN 0-3102-8902-5. 
• Gosselin, Kate (2009). Eight Little Faces. Zondervan. ISBN 0-3103-1846-7. 
• Gosselin, Kate (2010). Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories. Zondervan. ISBN 0-3103-2377-0. 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Official website