The following article mentions child abuse allegations.

Few reality shows have ever made a splash on the small screen like"Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Though wildly popular, “Jon & Kate Plus 8” had a dark side.

Kate and Jon Gosselin in 2009

Kate’s parenting choices were questioned and criticized, and its once unprecedented ratings dwindled.

But that’s just scratching the surface.

These are the tragic details about the Gosselin family.

Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin

But before any of that happened, Jon and Kate struggled to conceive children.

“I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, and that is a very common fertility issue,” Kate toldCBN.

“I wanted to know what it was like to have one baby.

Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin

And she was absolutely right.

After another round of fertility treatments, Kate became pregnant with sextuplets.

“My entire life flashed before my eyes.

Kate Gosslin in “Kate Plus 8”

We can’t be cordial with one another, then we decided to separate.”

The Gosselins were a phenomenon, but the house divided could not stand.

After"Kate Plus 8” was canceled, the parents, unsurprisingly, had different reactions.

Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin

“I hope they can have more private family moments.

“I’m freaking out.

Big time,” Kate told People, as reported byToday.

Kate Gosselin and her children

“I’ve never quit a job in my life without having something else lined up.

I don’t know what’s next.”

“The biggest misconception is the reason for the divorce is that I cheated on my wife.

Hannah Gosselin in an interview

“I always felt like I did Kate’s task list.

‘Here’s the Post-it note.

“The last time I spoke to Mady and Cara was 2014.

The Gosselin children

“I have been alienated from those children.”

“What I do believe is that my mother’s behind things they say in the media.

She’s behind their opinion of me.

Three of the Gosselin children

He then continued to kick me in the ribs after I was on the floor.

He is a liar,” Collin said in a since-deleted post on Instagram, as reported byPeople.

A few years later,Collin made disturbing claims against his mom, Kate Gosselin.

Kate Gosselin at an event

“My mother had a room built in our unfinished section of the storage basement.

As Jon Gosselin shared in 2024, at one point, his family was earning $350,000 a month.

And while Jon noted that he makes a reasonable salary as an IT employee, Kate has reportedly struggled.

Things didn’t appear to be much better for Kate in 2024.

“She doesn’t date or socialize with friends.