The formerJon & Kate Plus 8star opened up about why he feels growing up in front of cameras broke his family — and whether he would like to mend his relationship with momKate.
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As the children grew older, viewers also saw the unraveling of the marriage betweenJonand Kate. The pair — who are also parents to 22-year-old twins Mady and Cara — separated and divorced in 2009, after which the series ran under the nameKate Plus 8until 2017.
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Collin, 18, is now living with Jon, 45. The teen said his relationship with his mom changed after he was sent to a live-in learning facility to address his behavior issues.
“After being there, I didn’t have a relationship with her,” Collin said of Kate, 47. “Even before [being] there, I don’t think we had much of a relationship and I think that just kept tearing it even more down.”
He added, “It’s unfortunate that we didn’t have a relationship. I think every son wants to have a relationship with their mom. But I’m doing very well.”
When asked if he would still welcome a relationship with Kate, Collin said, “Yes, it would be ideal.”
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Jon was granted full custody of Collin in December 2018 when Kate and her legal team did not show up to a hearing.
This past May,Entertainment Tonightreported thatHannah, another sextuplet, also lives with Jon and Collin.
Hannah toldETshe still has a relationship with her mom: “My relationship with my mom is pretty stable. Like, we text each other and call each other on a [sic] average basis.”
The remaining four Gosselin sextuplets — Leah, Joel, Alexis and Aaden —live with their mother.
source: people.com
