Kate and Jon Gosselin’s son Collin Gosselin is talking out in regards to the toll fame and household struggles took on his relationship along with his seven siblings. In a heartfelt message posted to TikTok on August 7, the 21-year-old Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum shared uncommon perception into the challenges of rising up within the public eye — and the painful distance that has come between him and his brothers and sisters.
Alongside a throwback picture of himself and his siblings as younger youngsters, together with twins Mady and Cara, now 24, and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Leah and Joel, Collin wrote, “Born to be a workforce, us towards the world.” The submit was set to Adele’s 2007 hit, “Hometown Glory,” including an emotional backdrop to his phrases.
However his follow-up caption revealed the heartbreaking actuality beneath the household’s public picture: “Compelled to do it alone, and surprise on daily basis what our lives may’ve seemed like. Compelled aside, pitted towards one another. All the celebrity and cash on this planet, however what about youngsters being youngsters?”
Collin continued, “I’ll all the time love them greater than something. The tears I shed behind closed doorways, enthusiastic about the reminiscences we may’ve shared. I really like you guys.”
Followers flocked to the feedback to ask about Collin’s present relationships along with his siblings. He shared a glimpse of his bond with sister Hannah, saying, “I simply noticed [Hannah] at present! She was fearful her automobile wouldn’t cross inspection so I used to be it for her. She’s so humorous and I really like her [so much]. It makes my day every time I see her, however we’re each so busy with work, college and many others.”
Nonetheless, Collin’s relationship along with his mom, Kate, stays deeply strained. He revisited the abuse allegations he made final yr, claiming he endured “bodily and emotional abuse… whereas having to be an animal in her circus on TV.” He described horrific experiences, writing, “Being locked up, remoted, zip tied. Being despatched away as a result of I didn’t match into an equation. Having one go to from her after being utterly reduce off with no contact at 12 years previous, through which the entire go to was her telling me how I deserved the state of affairs I used to be in as a result of I ‘destroyed our household.’ Yeah I’m sorry, however I’ll by no means ‘perceive’ that. I’ll break the cycle that she couldn’t.”
In an interview with The Solar final September, Collin went even additional, alleging that Kate confined him in a locked room of their residence, outfitted with cameras and a tiny window, the place he was “remoted” from his siblings.
Kate’s legal professional, Richard Puleo, defended her, telling Fox Information, “She by no means desires to remark as a result of she all the time is aware of that this will get taken out of context. She doesn’t need to remark. Doesn’t have to. The file speaks for itself.”
Including to the household drama, sister Mady publicly accused Collin of previous bodily threats and hateful conduct in a July 2023 Instagram submit. “I don’t owe my allegiance to any particular person(s) who has bodily threatened me and each member of my instant household (some incidents as current as final yr),” she wrote. “Additional, I’ll by no means enable somebody who has exhibited hateful and even violent conduct towards others based mostly on their racial id, gender id, or spiritual beliefs to be in my life.”
The household’s turbulent historical past contains Jon and Kate’s divorce in 2009, with Kate awarded custody. In 2016, Kate despatched Collin to a behavioral well being establishment in Philadelphia, citing his “unpredictable and violent conduct” at age 12. In 2018, custody was transferred to Jon for each Collin and Hannah.
Collin graduated highschool in June 2023, alongside Hannah, and briefly pursued his dream of changing into a U.S. Marine earlier than being discharged in August 2023. Regardless of the hardships, Collin stays eager for the longer term, saying, “I can’t wait to have youngsters and train them the significance of siblings. I inform all my pals who’ve siblings to all the time worth their siblings and maintain one another shut.”
