Kate Gosselin Celebrates Sextuplets' 20th Birthday With RARE Look

Kate Gosselin celebrates her sextuplets' 20th birthday on Instagram with a rare look at four of her grown-up kids. The 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star calls Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Leah her 'forever babies.' Kate shares the children with ex-husband Jon Gosselin, along with the two other sextuplets, Hannah and Collin. They're also parents to twin daughters, Mady and Cara.

[@Kelly-mi1yz]

Honestly…. The two kids with the father look the happiest! They have a sense of style that is their own, they smile in more pictures, they also look healthier… like maybe they aren’t depressed and or under Kate’s thumb and maybe go to the gym and have friends

[@tikusblue]

It seems that Kate didnt even mention the other two kids when she wished happy birthday to her forever babies.

[@KimberlyArrington-dd3wm]

You know that a damn shame

[@irenealeman6013]

They're way better off where they are. She's(Kate) is not right.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

What an odd looking cake.

[@lnicole2504]

I thought the same.

[@gmarie598]

Why wouldn’t she wish ALL of her kids a happy birthday? She’s so petty

[@redeye007]

Didn’t Kate not realize that her kids would become adults and tell people what’s been going on in the house?

[@lewismatthews4247]

No, because when Collin tried to tell someone of the abuse, Kate punished him harshly and disowned him. Kate made an example out of Collin, so no kids would ever speak out. The fear, coupled with her manipulation and gaslighting, are enough to keep her secret safe. The kids may never fully realize what had actually happened.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Happy birthday to the kids , i hope one day they'll all get to celebrate together.

[@loric7296]

This woman is vile. Cant wait for the first tell all

[@tanyacourter4535]

I think it might actually be Jon that's the bigger problem behind the scenes. I'd probably be fed up raising that many kids with him too lol.

[@mrsmack5808]

​@@tanyacourter4535have you ever seen her interact with other human beings. She's unpleasant to pretty much everyone. Constant snark, complaining, nagging, harping on every little thing...she HAS to be in control. She's completely neurotic.

[@sue1384]

Kate will always be the original Karen. Attitude, hair cut, all of it.

[@tanyacourter4535]

So true😂

[@mahni_]

How she gone keep his kids away from him but turn around and sue for child support 🤔

[@femkedebosschere4410]

How do you know she is keeping them from him. They are all adults they can choose who they want to see and live with. 2 apparently chose the dad and the others the mom. Maybe you should think why the kids don't want contact with him?

[@mahni_]

@femkedebosschere4410 clearly I was talking about when they was younger and colin said it and the daddy i know they adults gone on somewhere bottom line is she kept them kids isolated from colin and the daddy bye felicia

[@NurseSue425]

She’s a nasty person

[@poshperfect1393]

Why is their Birthday cake so hideous?

[@tatumheartscrochet]

Mom didn’t want to spend more than $5 on the cake.

[@brandontanner3483]

Mynameihjeff

[@stephanieyvonne9436]

That’s exactly what I thought too. Actually, it wasn’t so much the cake but how it’s decorated. It looked odd.

[@unknown-hi5cf]

Another form of abuse.

[@lorig7077]

Its just weird looking.

[@dondada2959]

Sad there not all together 😢 i use to watch there show

[@jooliagoolia9959]

Even their cake is sad....🎂

[@sistamya9981]

And its crazy how those 4 siblings dont even talk to the other 2 anymore because they had the audacity to speak uo about the abuse they endured from their mother. It's just a sad situation for kids.

[@Ashleyunfiltered]

I’m sorry … but I can’t be the only one who is CONFUSED by the look of that cake. 🚫🚫🚫

[@madisonwehunt4012]

It’s a pickle. She said it was in the caption of the post on insta

[@MercyGrace.JC7]

She use to be abuse Jon her husband when he left she took it all on Collin and now I am sure there one that get it more now. It’s so sad .

[@taluaaa]

I remember growing up with my mother watching their show and bonding with her over it, the sextuplets birthday is a day after mine which is why I like to keep in touch with them. Last year a few of the kids went live and oh my gosh I crushed on Alexis hard bc she was sm like me in a way, I still have a bit of a happy crush and it isn't going away anytime soon lol

[@cblair8501]

She celebrated 4 of their birthdays.

[@brittanystevens2989]

That cake is hideous

[@doragonzales1672]

Don’t you kids want a relationship with your other siblings Hannah and Collin don’t deserve that

[@michynature]

Who made the cake? So sad Kate is still more concerned about being in control of those kids than about her children’s mental health. To ensure they were alienated is such abuse. How she can she happy how she’s contributed to their anguish? Reckless human being.

[@nogoodwolf]

They're 20 years old now, stop complaining!

[@michynature]

@@nogoodwolf the turmoil these kids are in is far from over. Smh

[@nogoodwolf]

@@michynature The children living with her are doing quite well. Having a sibling with problems can ruin everything for everyone else. Kate made the right move to save her other children.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

You don't know brainwashed Kate did to six remaining children in her care.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

No, they're not, and Kate saved no one, including her children.

[@Katlinaza]

She used to treat him like utter crap on that show man. I proud of him & hope he can reconcile with the kids soon. Not kat tho.

[@Tee-kc3pn]

This is sad.....he hasn't seen his other kids in 5yrs???? Tragic...

[@babewhowalks]

They are quadruplets now, she disowned two of them 👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼

[@tanyacourter4535]

The other two are twins now because he disowned the rest.

[@babewhowalks]

@@tanyacourter4535 he never disowned his kids

[@AFVfan1]

⁠@@tanyacourter4535Jon didn’t disown any of his children. Between the sextuplets, the other four sided with Kate.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Wrong Buttercup. Kate turn the six remaining children against Jon.

[@Sunnydreamer1470]

Omg makes me feel old!

[@talermartin3424]

I hope the rest of the kids get the therapy they need and see through their insane mother. Hopefully the kids can reunite soon

[@lastpme]

Breaks my heart…a marriage can fall apart but the kids should not be placed in a situation to pick a side with their parents.

[@ppprpcppprpc2690]

The show we all wanna see... The kids wothout their parents... The viewership would be through the Roof!

[@MOMj1958]

Maybe they can now escape Kate

[@KJ.85]

If I was a betting woman when the show 1st premiered, I would've hit the jackpot. I called it....Kate was going to be the one to let the notoriety of reality tv change her so drastically in the worse ways.

[@shanellescott6777]

Happy 20th Birthday have a wonderful day have fun stay safe

[@88Crager]

None of her kids look like her

[@LOVER_LINK]

well yeah, asian genes are very dominant.

[@gracegreen1859]

@@LOVER_LINKin most cases. But I know some like Mark Paul for example that don’t look Asian. Some come out looking like their other parent. And for Kate to have as many children it is a wonder why not one looks like her. But maybe her grandchildren will have her genes?

[@CaliT415]

​@@gracegreen1859my grandma is blonde hair, blue eyes, petite, none of us look like her. It's honestly hilarious when she's with all of her grandkids, looks like we're kidnapping an old yt lady. but truth is, her coochie is why we're here. Love my grammy to the moon and back times infinity.

[@VientianeSabaidee]

@88Crager it's good none the of kids look like her or resemble her personality

[@kiwiftw1]

My brother is married to a Thai girl and their kids mostly resemble her side. Their eldest boy looks like my brother but got mums eyes!

[@robinmcelroy6704]

Wow watched from the beginning..

[@franklynj9]

Hb twins enjoy your day it's a blessing

[@franciscarodriguez2855]

The cake looks like it was found in the dumpster 5 days old

[@cjp4611]

I would think these young adults have a mind of their own, but they seem heavily controlled by Kate

[@marcmaza2821]

The hell kinda cake is that?! 😂 when the documentary gonna come out!

[@katie0303]

I watched enough of the show to see that Kate wasn't easy to deal with (I am being nice here.) It's a crying shame the kids have cut him out. I am glad a few have not. They have a unique family and should all love one another - at least, the kids. Kate seemed hell bent on dissing Jon and Lord knows what she said to the kids.

[@TheLauratkd]

"We were so thrilled, we decided to try for one more." - Jon In reality, it has always felt like Kate pressured Jon to have another child and even stated this in Jon and Kate: +8, but he eventually gave in. I presume he eventually gave in to make her happy and not make it a bigger issue because Kate tends to do that a lot, which you can see all the time in their former show. You can tell very early on in the episodes of their show that Jon was miserable. Either with Kate, the situation at hand, or both, but he never blamed his kids for anything wrong in their marriage. Unfortunately, it became a HUGE issue because, look, what happened to their family? Is it because Kate was known to be the first "Karen"? She had twins and then sextuplets, which is A LOT OF STRESS and that's not even including their entire lives in the media. I see that Kate has always played the spotlight with herself before her kids, then her kids were second, and then Jon was in last and in that order because it felt like Jon and Kate were less of a team raising their kids, which showed in the show because on one or more occasion Kate humiliated Jon on camera It has always made me wonder: did she agree to make a TV show for her publicly or to financially help her family? I think it was her publicity and then money because if you notice now Jon tries to stay out of the spotlight, unlike Kate with everything, does anyone remember the show "Kate Plus Date" and "Celebrity Wife Swap" or is it just me? She probably would have NEVER been famous if not for her family circumstances (She was a nurse prior), which she broadcasted to the entire world, and they should have stopped the media after the two documentaries on the Discovery Channel (In my opinion). I know I would be happy to see some of the first moments filmed for memories and then later the show show, but that doesn't include all the bad moments too. I know I were one of their kids, then I would have been absolutely humiliated, and I already got bullied growing up; it would have added fuel to the fire. As for Kate and Jon's fights, the world didn't need to see them including their public divorce, and a lot of what happened should have remained private. If you remember, Kate was more upset about her show being cancelled than her family being torn apart by her actions, and life in the media is a circus. Well, at least it appeared to show on the outside in the show and past interviews. We all know Kate tore the family apart because of the publicity she desperately craved, which added additional stress to her innocent family. That's something that has always been obvious, unlike Jon, who felt too afraid and needed Kate's permission to speak. He seemed to be initially quite happy in the beginning with only Mady and Cara, and no more children were necessary to complete their family, but Kate had to take control again and manipulate the situation. Again, you can tell it had to be HER show (Later Kate+8 vs Jon and Kate+8) instead of a show with Jon and their 8 kids who were much too young to consent to everything they were put through, and I don’t blame the kids for having physical and mental issues now and reckless behaviour. I'm not saying what Collin (Or anyone in their family for that matter) apparently did was right, but we were not involved, so we can't say who exactly was right in this situation, but I know Kate has always been a bad influence on her kids. I don't think Jon was "so thrilled" to have another child, let alone sextuplets, but regardless, 20 years later, Jon has shown unconditional love for his 8 children and seems to be more of a hands on and supportive dad than Kate ever was, who instead seems to love the media attention and herself known as a "Karen", and her "Forever Babies," as she has called them. Blah. Blah. Blah. In the end, I don't think Collin was abusive. He may have had health issues since he was just a child, but we have no idea what is going on behind closed doors, and there is so much we don't know about. I know Jon isn't perfect and his eight kids aren't either, but unlike Kate, they can say they have continued to go through life knowing they haven't destroyed another person. Kate has always played the victim and destroyed nine lives, both for herself and for her "family." Now, their show is exactly like the other horrible TV family show, The Duggars (19 Kids and Counting and Counting On and Here comes Honey Boo Boo), and we all know what happened there to the three shows on TLC or even how Princess Diana was killed by the press too.

[@IndigoRoses7]

I've always wondered..and maybe this has been discussed or brought up before...I wonder if Collin was more intensely effected by the household dynamic when the show was on. That cannot be an easily childhood for any kid - in a household with 7 siblings and cameras were rolling, alot. Alot of their young childhood was the cameras rolling and things orchestrated or elaborated for the show storyline. Add the fact that Kate is a narcissist and in need for constant control. Maybe Collin protested this the most behind closed doors. I do wonder how different it would have been if the circumstances were different. I had a feeling while watching the old episodes of them as young children...if sweet Collin just had a hard time coping with his surroundings and a controlling mother with cameras always rolling. Maybe he had a hard time expressing that verbally, especially when Kate pushed for the show. I truly feel so much empathy for all of these kids, and especially Collin. I can only imagine how difficult childhood was for them in certain ways. I hope he's in therapy (I hope all of them are, including Jon). Bless them all. Kate really did a number on these poor kids

[@TheLauratkd]

@@IndigoRoses7 This! 👏🏻

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Unpaid child support? She said he didn’t have to pay it! She’s psycho

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Indeed, I recall she informed the family court that she did not require Jon's child support, and she conveyed the same message to the media and television shows on which she appeared.

[@somozamaria]

Kate is a sociopath.

[@janicegermain5522]

That poor family. Kate couldn't keep it together in front of the camera, I can only imagine what happened behind the scenes. What's happened to Collin is so sad... I believe he was made into the scapegoat by Kate for starting to tell the truth about what was going on. Kate split up the kids... I really think Kate couldn't risk the truth getting out by Collin so she sent him away (so typical with a narcissistic parent)... siblings being raised in this type of atmosphere don't normally end up being close to one another in adulthood. Wishing them all a happy birthday, AND a trauma-free life going forward!

[@hoosiermom47]

Kate Gosselin is a control freak, it's her way or no way. If you go back through the reruns long before the split,vyou will see how horrible she treated John

[@NurseSue425]

She’s a terrible mother. Any mother who would throw away one child and not talk to him and then turn everyone against each other. She’s evil. Hoping someday karma will get her good. 😊

[@pmd1933]

Misery!! So sad the end

[@alphaomega5909]

Drove my youngest daughter to the moms book signing near 2 decades . I sensed that mother was creepy . And Im a man ,a #NavyVeteranKorea n law enforcement. Married now 65 yrs this yr. A weird creepy mother.

[@mrmister2702]

I hate when people say kiddos.

[@cass6474]

How are the 20 ALREADY !?! 🤯

[@okiedokieartichokiee]

I think both parents are toxic. I feel for those kids.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Jon isn't toxic.

[@okiedokieartichokiee]

@@LaraCroftEyes1 sounds like he is. That comment about being their hero and not being their equal sort of shows his character. How do u not see your kids for 5-10 years. Crazy.

[@kayscarpetta5502]

I don't believe Jon is toxic.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

"He isn't toxic. As for Jon not seeing his children, it's hard to do when Kate poisoned them against him. Kate refused to co-parent with Jon because she didn't want their children to be happy spending time with their father. As Jon and Kate's family and friends have said, Kate has to have it her way only, or she cuts you out of her life."

[@okiedokieartichokiee]

@@LaraCroftEyes1 he has rights as their father. She can't legally keep them from him. He chose not to pursue it.

[@TearYouApart360]

I hear Kate is broke now.

[@thefunnychiptuneman]

good

[@IndigoRoses7]

She tried to be on some kind of reality TV show and got sent home the first episode. There was a cash prize to the person who stays on You could just tell when she had to leave the first episode she DID NOT want to leave the show. The desperation was obvious She's absolutely broke..she doesn't hide it well, and her being broke is her own fault. She should have managed her money better when she became a multi millionaire from the show years ago

[@user-uy3kc1yi4v]

Kate, where did the money go?

[@femkedebosschere4410]

I mean 2 kids chose to live with the dad and the other 4 chose to stay with their mom, they are all adults now so I'm sure both parents weren't the greatest and not just one like everyone is making out to be. People you don't know the whole story or know what went on behind the scenes but still decided to make nasty comments based on things you see on TV that could easily be manipulated or edited a certain way.

[@sistamya9981]

Girl shut up.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

We know the whole story Kate broadcast all over the world and so did Jon but Jon took responsibility for his screw ups back in 2014 unlike Kate who blames everyone and that she has alienated her and Jon's children from her side of the family and Jon's side of the family since 2009, Kate is the one treated everyone like crap and she let Maddy do the same.

[@jackiewignall8186]

I how the kids get real therapy sheet everything that happened to them. But for real, Colin and Hannah look like they are doing the best. It's hard breaking away from a narcissistic parent. Hurt people hurt people. You can tell by how she acted in the show she also didn't have the best childhood. I feel like she needs also needs therapy. She clearly went through some stuff. It's just an all around sad situation and the network took advantage of it for our entertainment.😢

[@Enoughalready20237]

Kate would make sure to destroy any closeness between Jon and the other kids when they were trying to rebuild their relationship. Kate is a parental alienator and a control freak. She can’t handle the kids knowing that Jon was never the monster she made him out to be.

[@latifawilliams]

Jon should sue big time ! The network knew those kid's and Jon was being harmed and kept it rolling 😢

[@CannyBlether-dz6hj]

They all look happy.

[@ininetailfoxi]

Kate is the worst

[@irenealeman6013]

What kind of cake🫣 decorating is that???. 🤔Boy, that lady🧐 is freakin' weird!!🤯😵‍💫

[@cynmann4584]

Colin actually lived with Jon's ex-girlfriend, Colleen when she and Jon split up. Guess it's not quite the cozy picture Jon has tried to paint. Not that Kate is any better. They're both toxic people too wrapped up in their hate for each other. Everyone else should run.

[@maggie2sticks717]

@@tikusblue There's more to the story than that.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Not true. Just cause he stayed with her for a while means nothing

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Wrong there that Collen still supports Collin and Jon and Colleen are still good friends

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Exactly.

[@DianaMarie23051]

He was close to her & looked up to her. Dont assume.

[@none-qd4ts]

The two with theire dad are better of

[@timdaugherty5921]

Awful mother

[@user-hs5ot4tq4k]

Weird couple even separated very weird

[@nogoodwolf]

Listening to Colin is so frustrating. He was a little terror and Kate saved the rest of the family by removing him.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

No, Kate was the terror and abusive to Collin.

[@pinkversace187]

You spelt Kate wrong and Kate is a she not he. It’s “She was a little terror and she should’ve removed herself from the family for her abusive ways”.

[@justagirlfromphoenix1023]

Hi Kate or Maddie... Y'all need help

[@nogoodwolf]

@@pinkversace187 The children who lived with Kate have all done well. The eldest finished college and are working. The other 4 are in college. They have a good relationship as much as many people would want it to fail. Let them live in peace and be happy!

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

No, they don't

[@83dsvhtubb]

Why do the kids look 1/2 Korean. I thought Jon Goselin was 1/2 Korean. Wouldn’t they look more white?

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Huh? Hey do they look half Korean? Cause they ARE half Korean? Dumbest comment ever!

[@SR-ro4xc]

Ok so why didn't she get an expensive and pretty cake? 🎂 Even the birthday cake emoji is prettier. Sad.

[@SR-ro4xc]

Oh 😯 poor abused kids