It's been over 15 years since 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' dropped on TLC, introducing us to two other people, a suite of twins, and sextuplets. Where are the kids now?
'Jon & Kate Plus 8'
If pressed to make a choice what maximum of us recall to mind first when asked about TLC's mid-aughts hit fact display Jon & Kate Plus 8, we'd almost definitely say Kate's opposite mullet. Following on its heels, other folks would almost definitely discuss how one lady gave birth to a collection of twins and then sextuplets. That's right, the 8 in Jon & Kate Plus 8 refers to eight youngsters and two counts of work.
During the show's decade-long run, Jon and Kate Gosselin divorced and entered into a custody fight which ended in May 2022 when the sextuplets turned 18. Now that the majority of them are old sufficient to vote and a couple are ready to legally drink, we idea we'd make ourselves feel like historical crones from days of yore by means of checking in with the brood. Where are the Gosselin kids now and can they assist us get up off this chair? You see, our knees are dangerous.
Mady and Cara Gosselin
(L-R): Mady and Cara Gosselin
Twins Mady and Cara Gosselin were 7 years old when the show began. According to inTouch Weekly, they are each seniors in faculty, however the twist is that they're no longer at the identical college. Mady is at Syracuse University in upstate New York whereas Cara is at Fordham University in New York City. Mady is a little more lively on social media, and incessantly posts videos to her TikTok like this one about senior year dorm life. Evidently it's all about communal showers/sinks and smoothies.
Hannah and Collin Gosselin
Hannah and Collin Gosselin
As of August 2021, 18-year-olds Hannah and Collin both live with their father Jon and seldom discuss to Kate. In an interview with ET Online, Hannah defined that she at all times felt nearer to her dad than her mother. She never needed to combat for attention when it got here to Jon.
Collin's determination got here after he was once sent to an institution for three years by way of Kate so they may paintings on his "special needs," in step with CBS News. Their relationship was fractured as a result of that and their time on tv, so Collin opted to stick with Jon.
Joel, Aaden, Leah, and Alexis Gosselin
(L-R): Joel, Aaden, Leah, and Alexis Gosselin at their 15th birthday celebration in 2019
The 4 remaining sextuplets nonetheless live with Kate the place she now resides, in North Carolina. They appear to be caught in the middle of the not too long ago concluded custody struggle. Not most effective did they select Kate, but they also talk much less steadily to Hannah and Collin regardless that they do stay in touch.
Kate posts very every now and then on her personal Instagram but if she does, it's now and again lifestyles updates about the kids who reside with her. We get snippets of information corresponding to Joel getting his braces off in May 2019.
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