Jon Gosselin

The affable Jon Gosselin is an American TV personality and writer best know for his appearances with his former wife, Kate Gosselin, and their eight kids on TLC’s reality TV show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. He co-wrote the New York Times bestseller, Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets, with Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson. He now works as an IT technician.

Gosselin, who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, met Kate Kreider at a company picnic in 1997, and they married in 1999. On October 8, 2000, their twin daughters, Cara Nicole and Madelyn “Mady” Kate, were born. Initially, Gosselin was against having a third child, but he and Kate eventually decided they would try again. On May 10, 2004, Kate gave birth to sextuplets: sons Aaden Jonathan, Collin Thomas, and Joel Kevin, and daughters Alexis Faith, Hannah Joy, and Leah Hope. After receiving a lot of local media coverage, the Discovery Health channel offered the couple a reality series chronicling the lives of their family. Surviving Sextuplets and Twins, first aired in September 2005. The following year, the family was featured in another special, Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. Both shows proved to be extremely popular and received high ratings. Discovery Health then signed the couple to a series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, that started in April 2007.

Gosselin regularly connects with his legions of dedicated followers through Instagram. He is also available for that personalised shout-out via the Cameo platform.