POSTS WITH TAG: kate gosselin

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    It's over! Kate Plus 8 is officially no more, and after watching the series finale, I can't bring myself to question Kate's judgment or analyze her mothering skills or pick apart the demise of her marriage. No, I'm too busy being sad.

    Call me a sap if you must (wouldn't be the first time somebody accused me of being overly sentimental), but seeing all the clips from over the years, hearing Kate and the kids talk about their experiences ... well, it got to me. I have the same wistful, empty feeling I get when I watch home videos of my kids (who are around the same ages as the Gosselins): They grow up so fast.

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    The final episode of Kate Plus 8 will air tonight at 9 p.m., and while most of us are probably experiencing a range of emotions from "disinterest" to "a vague sense of relief for the kids" over the news, Kate Gosselin is convinced we are devastated. Because, as she recently told Matt Lauer in a live interview on Today, we surely feel like we're "losing our favorite next-door neighbor."Uh, no. But we'll get back to that particular insanity-nugget in a minute, because there are so many more crazy things that she said.

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    Confession #1: I've never watched Anderson Cooper 360. Confession #2: I've never watched Kate Plus 8. Having been utterly uninterested in these shows as separate entities, how could I possibly have known that when combined, these are two great tastes that taste hilariously great together?I'm referring to Cooper's snarky coverage of Kate Gosselin last night during the "RidicuList" segment on his CNN show. While featuring the second-to-last episode of Kate Plus 8, Cooper went all Joel McHale on Kate's expensively-toned ass, mocking her nearly incomprehensibly horrible behavior over ... well, a pizza dinner.I've never been much of a Kate Gosselin fan, but after seeing this clip, hooboy. Frankly, I think Cooper went easy on her.

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    Okay, we all know Kate Gosselin is a control freak. And most of you probably know by now that I tend to cut Kate a lot of slack for her "quirks" simply because she is raising and supporting eight children and, well, wouldn't you be a bit of a nutcase?

    Last night's episode of Kate Plus 8, which was all about the final leg of the family's disastrous cross-country RV trip, definitely showed Kate at her control-freakiest. (The big blow-out over kids eating pizza that was supposed to be for the adults only is destined to go down in reality TV history.)

    But last night's episode also contained several clues to what I propose is the underlying cause of Kate's seeming inflexibility. It makes a lot of sense, particularly when you consider moments from earlier seasons and realize this dreadful condition has been lurking all along ...

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  • Kate Gosselin Is Staying on TV After All!

    posted by Jacqueline Burt September 1, 2011 at 3:59 PM in Entertainment
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    If you've been on pins and needles wondering what Kate Gosselin is going to do with her life now that Kate Plus 8 has been cancelled, this is for you! Word has it the reality TV star has been offered a spot on the CBS show The Talk. Or a temporary spot, at least.

    Yup, The Talk is going to be sounding a lot different this fall (season premiere is set for September 6). Neither Leah Remini nor Holly Robinson Peete had their contracts renewed, and Kris Jenner will be filling in while Sharon Osbourne is on vacation.

    Somebody pinch me, because my morning talk show dreams just came true.

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    I know what you're expecting to read after last night's episode of Kate Plus 8. You're expecting me to go on a Kate Gosselin lost it again rant, complete with references to every temper tantrum, snide remark, and seemingly diva-esque display from the family's disastrous cross-country RV trip. And I'll admit Kate was not exactly bursting with benevolence on this particular vacation ... okay fine, she was in a pretty bad mood.

    But I think I know why Kate was being particularly prickly. In fact, I know I know why. It's no big mystery ... Kate tells us herself, more than once.

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    Is there anything Kate Gosselin can't do? After last night's episode of Kate Plus 8, I sincerely doubt it. Deciding to raise chickens is enough of an undertaking, if you ask me, but Gosselin didn't stop at cleaning out the barn for the little guys. No, she went into full Pioneer Woman mode and built an enclosure for the chicks herself.

    My first reaction to seeing Kate furiously pounding a wood stake into the ground was, of course, to assume that she took on the project as an excuse to vent her frustrations by hitting stuff really hard.

    Because otherwise, why would someone take on such a thankless task, particularly when there's a cable network presumably willing to pay somebody else to do it for you?

    Then it hit me ...

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    Full disclosure: I was waaaay into Jon & Kate Plus 8 when it was new and sweet and the family was happy, or relatively so. Partly because as a mother of two, I was just plain fascinated to watch how a family four times the size of mine made it through the day. Partly, too, I must admit, because my kids are biracial (their dad is Korean) and they sort of resemble the Gosselin clan (aww, those babies on TV look like my babies!).

    And say what you will about the woman, I was always incredibly impressed with Kate Gosselin. For the love of god, she had eight tiny children and they were all bathed and fed! Give a girl some credit!

    I found myself drifting away from the Gosselins when Jon and Kate split up, simply because it was sad for me to watch the process. I'm a single mom myself, and hearing the kids say things like, "Daddy, I don't want you to leave anymore" just broke my heart ...

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    With itty bitty bikinis and cleavage-baring shirts, celebrities aren't shy about boasting their busts. While a few keep it real, we know most are working with more than their mamas gave them. Sometimes the surgeon's work is in-your-face apparent and ghastly (ahem, Heidi Montag), but there are also some pretty darn good boob jobs in Hollywood. As well there should be, as those doctors have plenty of practice.

    Here are five of the best boob jobs in Hollywood. We can’t actually confirm that they all have gone under the knife, but if they haven't, they should consider making this list a coup. Because the ultimate compliment to any woman's breasts is for someone to question if they're real or fake.

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    Lately, Jon and Kate Gosselin have been showing and telling the world that despite their reality TV show tabloid drama trainwreck split, they're acting civil with one another again. And thank goodness for that, since it's got to be hard enough raising eight kids when you're happy together, let alone when you've got to exert energy on hating one another! (But hey, there are people who simultaneously co-parent and loathe their ex!)

    Interestingly, I'd venture to say that we generally seem to think it'll just be easier to make our exes the enemy. If they're The Bad Guy, then being over the failed relationship feels more like a no-brainer. But to some extent, in certain circumstances, I think leaning on that black-and-white way of thinking is a shame, because there can be awesome perks to staying friends or at least "peaceful" with an ex (as Kate notes she now is with Jon). 

    I know, I know, but there are a multitude of reasons you shouldn't, right?

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