Kate Gosselin opened up about the lasting impacts of her “ugly” divorce from Jon Gosselin in 2009.
Kate, 50 years old, was doing a live on TikTok last Wednesday (27) when a follower asked her how to navigate a divorce.
“I don’t know if you have kids or not, but I simply made decisions based on how I would like to be treated, honestly,” she began.
“And I didn’t believe in all that drama, hate, and ugliness. And I had kids involved, so I wanted it to be as peaceful as possible for them.”
Next, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star stressed that her goal with the separation was not to “cause problems.” “I just wanted it to be peaceful and wanted the best for my kids,” Kate added.
However, even with her efforts, she explained that “many things happened that I couldn’t control and that didn’t end well for my kids, but I did my best.”
Fortunately, Kate added that they managed to get through it “in the best way possible.” She concluded that the divorce “could have been much more peaceful and pleasant if everyone had been willing to be nice.”
Kate filed for divorce from Jon in 2009 amid rumors of infidelity by her now ex-husband. The two share sextuplets: Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Joel, Aaden, and Collin, 21 years old, in addition to twins Mady and Cara, 24.
The life of the couple and their eight children in Pennsylvania was documented from 2007 to 2009 on the Jon & Kate Plus 8 show on the TLC channel.
Photo and video: TikTok @kategosselin / Instagram @kateplusmy8. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
