Kate Gosselin stars in finale of 'Kate Plus 8'
Who: Star of hit "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and now not-such-a-hit "Kate Plus 8," the final episode of which airs tonight at 9 on TLC.
Who: Star of hit "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and now not-such-a-hit "Kate Plus 8," the final episode of which airs tonight at 9 on TLC.
Age: 36
From: Elizabethtown, Pa.
Where now: Wyomissing, Pa.
On "Jon & Kate Plus 8": That belly! Those babies! That hair! What began in 2007 as a story of a lovely lady (and her family) became something else entirely when the octo-parents turned out to be your typical celebrity couple. Nearly 11 million viewers tuned in to watch the Gosselins' breakup - and to watch the show officially jump the shark.
Minus Jon: "Kate Plus 8" never pulled down the ratings of the original. Although her cheating, bloated ex was clearly the bad guy, Kate - ever tan, increasingly svelte, frequently angry - didn't win new fans by sour-stepping on "Dancing With the Stars" or blatantly parading her brood for any camera that would pay attention.
What's Next: She claims she'd go back to her career in nursing, but surely TV's most talked-about mom has better things to do with her time, like becoming the first "Celebrity Apprentice" to fire the Donald?