{"id":1961287,"date":"2025-08-15T02:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1961287"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:31:15","slug":"kate-gosselin-forced-to-return-to-nursing-career-after-sickening-financial-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-gosselin-forced-to-return-to-nursing-career-after-sickening-financial-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Gosselin forced to return to nursing career after &#8216;sickening&#8217; financial downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kate Gosselin was forced to return to her nursing career with grueling 12-hour shifts after a \u201csickening\u201d financial downfall.<\/p>\n<p>The former reality star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kate.gosselin\/video\/7536938060987125022?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-8yrzUSCeWMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to TikTok<\/a> on Monday to share her \u201clong day\u201d as a home health care nurse with her fans and one of them questioned why she returned to the challenging full-time job in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly? Providing for 8 kids,\u201d the mother of eight responded to the fan. \u201cCollege funds which I am proud to say covered all of their college and more and LAWYERS.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate Gosselin revealed that she was forced to return to her nursing career after a \u201csickening\u201d financial downfall.  <span class=\"credit\">Kate Gosselin\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mom of eight shared that she needed to get back to the full-time job after the cost of her kids college tuitions and lawyer fees.  <span class=\"credit\">Kate Gosselin\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSickening but I was drug [sic] into court constantly and that costs A TON,\u201d she continued. \u201cSad bc my kids could have a lot more saved and I could have a retirement saved if it weren\u2019t for lawyers :(\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s okay. I\u2019m helping other families and I feel needed and I enjoy helping,\u201d Gosselin concluded. <\/p>\n<p>Another fan questioned why she would have to work after spending years on the small-screen, but Gosselin explained that \u201creality TV doesn\u2019t pay as well as it should when you have to provide for 8 kids on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosselin has been very active on TikTok recently, often showing her followers how she preps for her work days. Her daughter, Alexis, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/11\/celebrity-news\/alexis-gosselin-makes-rare-appearance-after-brother-collins-heartbreaking-message-about-being-forced-apart\/\">made a rare appearance<\/a> in her one of her mom\u2019s videos last week where she was packing her lunch.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1421006\/kate-gosselins-throwback-photos-of-her-jon-gosselins-kids\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201creality TV doesn\u2019t pay as well as it should when you have to provide for 8 kids on your own,\u201d she explained.  <span class=\"credit\">Kate Gosselin\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her last appearance on reality TV was in 2023 on the first season of \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d but she left the show early in the first episode due to a physical injury. <span class=\"credit\">Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her last appearance on reality TV was in 2023 on the first season of \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d but she left the show early in the first episode due to a physical injury. Prior to that, she had her own spin-off show \u201cKate Plus Date\u201d that aired for one season in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Many of the users in the comments applauded the \u201cJon &amp; Kate Plus 8\u201d alum for her hard work and apologized for thinking she was the \u201cvillain\u201d during her reality TV days. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this Kate. As we\u2019ve all grown older, we now recognize how misunderstood you truly were. We hear you now \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc4f\u201d one user wrote, with Gosselin thanking them. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She and her ex husband, Jon Gosselin, rose to fame on their reality TLC show, \u201cJon &amp; Kate Plus 8,\u201d which aired from 2007 to 2009. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>After Jon and Kate split in December 2009, the show was rebooted to \u201cKate Plus 8,\u201d which aired from 2015 to 2017. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Prahl \/ Splash News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLooking back now, I can see how you were portrayed as the villain and you weren\u2019t. I apologize for ever thinking that,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<p>She and her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, rose to fame on their reality TLC show, \u201cJon &amp; Kate Plus 8,\u201d which aired from 2007 to 2009 and documented their family\u2019s chaotic life.<\/p>\n<p>After Jon and Kate split in December 2009, the show was rebooted to \u201cKate Plus 8,\u201d which aired from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The exes share twins Cara and Mady, 24, and 21-year-old sextuplets: Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate no longer talks to Collin or Hannah since Jon was granted full custody of them in 2016. <span class=\"credit\">ViceTv<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Kate has maintained that Collin is \u201ctroubled\u201d and \u201cviolent\u201d and claims that she is not responsible for their estrangement. <span class=\"credit\">Vice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kate has not been in communication with Collin or Hannah since Jon was granted full custody of them in 2016, which resulted in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/16\/celebrity-news\/collin-gosselin-has-offered-an-olive-branch-to-estranged-siblings-but-is-waiting-for-it-to-be-returned-dad-jon-says\/\">nasty family feud<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>One user commented on Kate\u2019s TikTok video with a screenshot of Collin\u2019s recent TikTok where he claimed that him and his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/09\/celebrity-news\/kate-and-jon-gosselins-son-collin-pens-message-to-estranged-siblings\/\">siblings were \u201cforced apart\u201d <\/a>by her. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows why..\ud83d\ude22\u201d she wrote back, seemingly denying the accusation that the estrangement was her fault. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Collin recently posted a TikTok about him and his siblings being \u201cforced apart.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">ViceTv<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 21-year-old has also accused his mom of horrific abuse while under her care. <span class=\"credit\">jongosselin\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kate has maintained that Collin is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/21\/kate-gosselin-claims-troubled-son-collin-regularly-attacks-dad-jon-sister-hannah\/\">\u201ctroubled\u201d and \u201cviolent\u201d<\/a> and attributes that to the reason why she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/28\/collin-gosselin-kate-institutionalizing-me-left-me-hopeless\/\">institutionalized him in 2016<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Collin, on the other hand, has been extremely outspoken about the alleged mistreatment he faced from his mom while under her care and has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/10\/parents\/kate-gosselins-son-collin-claims-she-locked-him-in-basement\/\">accused her of horrific abuse<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother had a room built in our unfinished section of the storage basement,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/12350645\/collin-gosselin-kate-zip-tied-arms-legs-locked-basement\/\">claimed to the US Sun<\/a> in September 2024. \u201cShe had a room put up with cameras in it, a tiny window in the corner and it was bolt-locked from the outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Despite his siblings siding with his mom, Collin said he \u201cwill always love them\u201d in his recent video. <span class=\"credit\">thecollingosselin\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe tears I shed behind closed doors, thinking about the memories we could\u2019ve shared. I love you guys,\u201d he completed his heartbreaking post. <span class=\"credit\">thecollingosselin\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen my mother would put me in that room multiple times, she had zip-tied my hands and feet together and bolt-locked the door, turned the lights off and had cameras there just watching me,\u201d Collin claimed.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent TikTok, Collin expressed that he \u201cwill always love [his siblings] more than anything,\u201d despite them siding with his mom, and is open to a reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tears I shed behind closed doors, thinking about the memories we could\u2019ve shared. I love you guys,\u201d he completed his heartbreaking post before adding a red heart emoji.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Gosselin was forced to return to her nursing career with grueling 12-hour shifts after a \u201csickening\u201d financial downfall. 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