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Kate Gosselin, 50, is unrecognizable in new video... 15 years after flaunting her bikini body during Jon & Kate Plus 8 era
Kate Gosselin looked unrecognizable in a new video shared to Instagram on Friday.
The 50-year-old was showing her fans how to make a healthy protein shake from scratch as she worked away in her kitchen.
The reality TV wonder - who is best known for her family show Jon & Kate Plus 8 - wore little makeup with her blonde hair down as she had on a black T-shirt that read Sea Goddess Swimwear...
This comes 15 years after she flaunted her bikini body to help promote her various reality TV shows that featured her children.
Kate found fame with her ex-husband Jon Gosselin, 48, and their 8 kids on TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired from 2007 until 2017.
The former nurse has also been on The Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing With The Stars and Special Forces.
The blonde reality TV diva was seen wearing a bikini on the reality series back in 2015
Though the mother of eight looks world away from her reality star self, it has been said that she is seeking new TV opportunities amid financial difficulties according to reports from October 2024.
The reality star is 'hurting for money' according to In Touch.
'She's hurting for money and facing the very real possibility of having to sell her house in North Carolina,' a source told the publication.
'She doesn't date or socialize with friends. Even her nursing job that paid her a fraction of what she made on Kate Plus 8 didn't pan out.
'She's still trying to get a new reality show, but doors aren't opening for her, especially now that she's been painted a lunatic mom who zip-tied and locked her son in the basement room,' the source added.
The insider added, 'The feeling is if she were a nicer person, nice things would come her way, but she's not and karma's kicking her in the butt.'
In November of 2023 an insider told The Sun Kate 'hasn't had a job other than reality TV for 17 years' and that she is 'doing what she can to get money'.
Kate found fame with her ex-husband Jon Gosselin , 48, and their 8 kids on TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired from 2007 until 2017
The pair seen with all their eight children in an ad for their reality TV show
Kate and Jon — who split in 2009 — share twins Madelyn and Cara, 23, and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, 20.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired for five seasons on TLC spanning 2007 to 2017, once amassing 9.8M viewers with the fifth season premiere.
Kate has also been on the show Dancing With The Stars where she vied for the mirror ball trophy.
Gosselin was on season 10 of the show as she competed with professional dancer Tony Dovolani.
The mom was eliminated in the fifth week, finishing in eighth place. The season aired in the spring of 2010.
The 50-year-old was showing her fans how to make a healthy protein from scratch as she worked away in her kitchen
The reality TV wonder who is best known for her show Jon & Kate Plus 8 wore little makeup with her blonde hair down as she had on a black T-shirt that read Sea Goddess Swimwear...
Gosselin was fired from The Celebrity Apprentice in January 2015.
She was on the seventh season of the show, representing Camp Barnabas, a Christian camp for kids with disabilities. Gosselin was project manager for her team, Vortex, during a task involving the Trump National Doral Miami resort. Her team lost, and she was fired, surprised by the decision.
She later discussed being fired and blamed the 'girl drama' between Kenya Moore and Vivica A. Fox for her team's failure, according to E! News.
And, more recently, she competed in the grueling reality TV show Special Forces.
Gosselin was on the first season of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, which premiered in January 2023.
She participated in the show, which involves celebrities enduring grueling military-style training, but ultimately had to withdraw due to an injury she sustained during a helicopter challenge. The show aired on FOX.
