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Kate Gosselin rose to prominence on the reality TV show,Jon & Kate Plus 8, which explored her family life with Jon Gosselin and their eight kids. Gosselin twice became pregnant through fertility treatment, the first time giving birth to twins and the second time sextuplets. The big family was first featured on NBC’sHome Deliverywhere they renovated their Pennsylvania to accommodate the large family.
The atypical family was then covered in Discovery Health’s specialSurviving Sextuplets and Twins. Following the high ratings of the special and its ‘One Year Later‘ sequel, the network signed them to headline their own show. Two seasons ofJon & Kate Plus 8aired on Discovery Health before it moved to TLC.
Kate Gosselin’s Net Worth: How Much Did She Earn From A Decade In Television?
Kate Gosselin became a TV regular when her showJon & Kate Plus 8began airing in 2007. In 2009, TLC announced the show’s change of name toKate Plus 8afterKate and Jon Gosselin’s divorce.Kate Plus 8ran for a total of six seasons until 2017, facing its fair share of problems after the couple’s divorce. Even after a decade of appearing on the show and her subsequent TV appearances, Gosselin only has anestimated net worth of $500,000.
According toThe Richest, the Gosselin family was making $250,000 per episode when the show started airing in 2008. According to calculations, the Gosselin family was paid $7.75 million in 2008 alone for 31 episodes of their show. When Jon left after the divorce, Kate Gosselin was offered a new gig at TLC.
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The name of the show was changed toKate Plus 8and it adopted a new format. Cameras followed around Gosselin, a single mom, who managed life with her eight kids. The Richest reported that for this new gig, Gosselin was paid $250,000 per episode. The first season of the new show alone earned Gosselin an income of $6 million.
However, TLC did not have enough content to follow the season-by-season, episode-by-episode format. The show aired a few special episodes every year, which meant that Gosselin wasn’t receiving a consistent annual income. For instance, the sixth and final season aired just three episodes in 2017.
Gosselin once again returned to TLC for another show centered around her love life. The new show,Kate Plus Date, aired in 2019 and followed the format of a reality dating series. It can be speculated that Gosselin earned a pay bump from her previous show. However, she claimed in a court testimony that she only made $40,000 per episode (via The Sun UK).
Gosselin also appeared in reality shows likeDancing with the Stars,Celebrity Wife Swap, andThe Apprentice. For her appearances onDancing with the Stars, Gosselin was paid $500,000.Celebrity Net Worthreported that she earned somewhere between $25,000 to $40,000 for speaking engagements and church tours.
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The Gosselin family needed a bigger house when they welcomed their eight children. They moved from their old home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, to a larger house in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. According to areport, this new home, which sits on 24 acres of land, was purchased for $1.2 million in 2018. The purchase happened before Kate and Jon Gosselin got divorced. Kate got ahold of the house after the divorce.
According toZillow, Kate and Jon Gosselin sold their old home at a huge loss. It was originally listed for $325,000 in March of 2009. It was reported that the price took a hit due to a general price reduction, a lien, and their highly publicized divorce. It was eventually sold for $258,000. It was even less than the original price that they had paid for it back in 2006.
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In her new home, Gosselin had done renovations at a huge cost, redoing the five bedrooms. In 2021, Gosselin and four of her children, Alexis, Aadenm Leah, and Joel, moved states from Pennsylvania to North Carolina (via Pop Culture).
According toThe Sun UK, she purchased a $750,000 lakeside home in Troutman, North Carolina. She put her Pennsylvania home on the market for $1,299,900 in October 2020. It was reported that the mansion was sold for $1,085,000 (via The Sun UK).
A huge chunk of Kate Gosselin’s millions from her TV days went into looking after her eight children. She sent her children to private school, except Collin, whom she sent to a program for kids with special needs. This has been a contentious issue between the parent and the child, as the latter raised several accusations against Gosselin (via The Hollywood Gossip).
Gosselin also previously shared that she had been saving up money in a college fund for her kids. Currently, it is reported that all of her children have left for college. When asked about what she did with her money, Gosselin toldBethenny Frankel:
The majority of what we made, I personally took and put in a college fund for them. Because they will go to college… So, I use coupons. We don’t wear the top brands. Those things to me aren’t overly important. But college, school, and their house — where they live — is important.
In court documents obtained byThe Sun UKin 2022, Jon Gosselin accused his ex-wife of stealing $100,000 from their kids’ bank accounts. Kate Gosselin admitted that she“borrowed”the money from their trust fund to meet her living costs in 2019. Jon found out about the missing money after he gained custody of his two children Hannah and Collin in 2018, who had money missing in their trust accounts.
Reports Suggest That Kate Gosselin Can’t Get A Job And Is In A Tough Financial Situation
In 2023, it was reported that Kate Gosselin was in a dire financial situation after her kids had left for college. According toThe Sun, Gosselin is living alone in North Carolina and can’t seem to find a job or make money. A source shared with the outlet that Gosselin had no interest in finding a job and living a normal life. The source shared:
Kate hasn’t had a job other than reality TV for 17 years. It is very clear that Kate has no interest in living a normal life and having a real job. It looks like Kate’s financial situation is dire.
It was earlier reported that Gosselin had obtained a nursing license in North Carolina (via In Touch Weekly). However, it doesn’t seem that the TV personality has returned to a full-time nursing job yet. It would also become a huge problem for Gosselin when her nursing license expires in 2025. It is perhaps for this reason that Kate Gosselin had taken Jon to court for $132,875 in back child support.
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According toThe Sun, she filed an adverse revival against Jon in 2022, requesting the court to enforce payment of an old judgment. According to a judgment in 2012, Jon was required to pay child support. A source shared that Kate was using the old judgment against Jon because she was desperate for money. The source shared:
She is suing for support for money that was created by domestic relations in 2012. It was at the time she wanted legal custody of the kids so she could film and earn more money. She is relentless and desperate for money so she is now trying to sue.
In the latest report fromIn Touch Weekly, Kate Gosselin is“hurting for money”. It was reported that she is on the verge of selling her house in North Carolina. Gosselin is reportedly looking for TV opportunities to sustain her livelihood.
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