Where Are Jon and Kate Gosselin’s 8 Kids Now? What to Know About Their Lives Today
Where Are Jon and Kate Gosselin’s 8 Kids Now? What to Know About Their Lives Today
Esther Kang, Christopher Rudolph, Nicole PomaricoThu, October 15, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTC
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Jon and Kate Gosselin and their children in 2007.Credit: Heidi Gutman/NBC NewsWire -
Kate Gosselin, Jon Gosselin and their eight children were the stars of the TLC series Jon & Kate Plus 8
The reality show premiered in 2007, and aired its final season — as Kate Plus 8 — in 2017
The Gosselin kids are now all adults, and in October 2026, Collin released a scathing memoir about his childhood
It’s been nearly 20 years since Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin began sharing their family on their reality TV show, Jon & Kate Plus 8.
The series, which debuted in 2007, introduced the world to the couple’s eight children: twin girls Mady and Cara and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel. The TLC sensation showcased the Gosselin family’s unique dynamics before, during and after Jon and Kate’s divorce in 2009 — and through its final season in 2017.
When Kate filed for divorce following cheating allegations surrounding Jon in 2008, the couple revealed they hoped to maintain an amicable relationship for their children, but their divorce soon grew contentious.
Eventually, Hannah and Collin went to live with Jon while the other children chose to stay with Kate. Collin, who is estranged from his mother and six of his seven siblings, has since accused Kate of abuse.
On Oct. 13, Collin released his memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, which includes his reflection on “some of the hardest moments of my life,” as he explained in an Instagram post, and details the alleged abuse he endured as a child.
Here is where all eight of the Gosselin children are now.
Madelyn “Mady” Gosselin
Mady GosselinCredit: Amanda Edwards/Getty
Mady attended Syracuse University and graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in English textual studies, film & screen studies and a minor in art history. She currently works as an associate manager for Olaplex, according to her LinkedIn, and occasionally documents her life living in New York on TikTok.
Cara Gosselin
Cara GosselinCredit: Michael Loccisano/Getty
Cara went on to study mathematics and economics at Fordham University and graduated in May 2023. Now, she works as a leasing credit officer at Bank of America, according to her LinkedIn profile, and lives in New York City.
Unlike her twin, Cara largely keeps off social media, but she hasn’t been completely out of the public eye. In 2019, she and Mady supported their mom and her show Kate Plus Date. They appeared on the new series and accompanied Kate to promotional interviews.
Alexis Gosselin
Alexis GosselinCredit: Kate Gosselin Instagram
Since documenting her life on camera and graduating high school in 2023, Alexis — the eldest of the sextuplets — has led a quiet and private life.
In 2017, Alexis told PEOPLE of her love for animals and claimed that she was “definitely going to work with animals someday.”
Hannah Gosselin
Hannah Gosselin in March 2026Credit: Hannah Gosselin/Instagram
Hannah is the second-oldest girl of the sextuplets.
Though she primarily grew up with her seven other siblings, Hannah began living full-time with her father in 2018 and later, her brother Collin. In May 2022, Hannah’s friends supported her at the launch event for her beauty brand, Gosselin Girl Beauty. The vegan and cruelty-free beauty line included serums, bath bombs and cosmetic bags.
Hannah graduated from high school in June 2023 and celebrated the milestone on Instagram. Since then, she has been studying business administration at the University of Miami.
Aaden Gosselin
Aaden GosselinCredit: Kate Gosselin Instagram
Aaden, the third sextuplet to be born, also lives a private life off social media.
Since graduating from high school, Aaden has been seen in his mom Kate’s Instagram posts. In May 2024, in honor of her sextuplets’ 20th, the mom of eight shared a photo of her children Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel celebrating the occasion with a chocolate birthday cake.
“No more teenagers in this house!” she captioned the post. “Happy 20th birthday, my forever babies! I love you! Who feels old? I know I do! #20yearsold #ItsaPICKLE 🎁🎉🎈🎊.”
Collin Gosselin
Collin Gosselin in September 2026Credit: Michael Simon/Getty
Collin is another of Kate and Jon’s sextuplets, born on May 10, 2004.
Collin confessed that he no longer had a relationship with Kate in an interview with Entertainment Tonight in 2022.
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Upon his high school graduation, Collin revealed he was heading to a Marine Corps recruit depot in Parris Island to begin boot camp. However, while in training camp, Kate had released a statement in response to an interview in which Collin accused her of abusing him as a child.
In her statement, Kate alleged that Collin had been admitted to a mental health facility due to his “multiple psychiatric diagnoses,” including an alleged attack with a “weapon.” The following month, in August 2023, he was discharged from the Marines, which he later blamed on his mother’s claims.
“It’s very important because due to these allegations that she posted on social media, my dream of becoming a U.S. Marine was crushed and it was taken away from me and now I have to fight and do everything I can to fulfill that dream still,” Collin told The Sunin September 2024. “It’s very important to put these allegations to rest and it’s important to me, for her, to come forward with the truth because I want nothing more than to serve my country.”
At the time, PEOPLE reached out to Kate and her attorney, Richard Puleo, for comment but did not receive a response. Puleo told The Sun that he didn’t believe that Kate had done anything to “intentionally harm” her son and that “she did what she did to protect herself and her family” from what he called “troubled behavior.”
After his discharge, Collin enrolled in Penn State and later launched a power-washing company in March 2025, per an Instagram announcement.
Later that year, Collin spoke about his estrangement from his siblings in a TikTok live video. “I don’t talk to my siblings, and I very much wish that we did and that they knew who I actually was because we don’t know each other at all,” he said in August 2025, later clarifying he does have a relationship with Hannah.
In October 2026, Collin released his memoir, In the Shadow of Eight, and accused Kate of being “physically and verbally abusive” to him as a child while promoting his new book on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast. He claimed that she would keep him locked in “a room built in the basement.”
Although Kate has not directly addressed Collin’s memoir, she responded to social media comments seemingly about her son on Oct. 10. When one commenter wrote, “It should be illegal to defame someone that way, but I just wanted to say you are doing a great job keeping your head up through all of this,” Kate replied, “Thank you so much. I know rational logical ppl or anyone who has dealt with mental illness understands what’s going on here :).”
PEOPLE has reached out to Kate’s attorney regarding Collin’s allegations.
Collin is also competing on the fifth season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test after Kate competed on the show in its first season.
Leah Gosselin
Leah GosselinCredit: Kate Gosselin Instagram
While Leah frequently posts on her TikTok account, she also lives a relatively private life.
After graduating high school, Leah went on to pursue higher education and posted about her first day of school in a slideshow shared to TikTok. The former reality star took her followers along her day as she shared snapshots of herself getting ready in the morning while playing Gilmore Girls in the background.
“So far college has my heart 🫶,” she captioned the video.
In another video shared on the social media platform, Leah took followers on a brief dorm tour and showed off her Taylor Swift-themed decorations, her desk setup, her pink bed spread and the photos she had of loved ones posted on her walls.
“My new home 💕,” Leah simply wrote alongside the post.
Joel Gosselin
Joel GosselinCredit: Kate Gosselin Instagram
Like many of his sextuplet siblings, Joel also largely keeps off social media.
Since appearing on the final season of Kate Plus 8 in 2017,Kate has shared shots of him dressing up with his siblings for Halloween, shopping for Christmas trees and celebrating his first day without braces.
According to his LinkedIn account, Joel is currently attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he’s studying accounting and business management.
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