Perhaps what is most refreshing (or infuriating) to fellow moms is that Kate Gosselin makes no apology for her personality. Only a brave, confident and honest woman would allow for the cameras to roll through the good and the bad — the realities of family life. And, maybe that's why so many mamas are drawn to the TLC show, Jon and Kate Plus 8. On Wednesday, Kate taped an episode of The Rachael Ray Show, which will air next Tuesday and talked openly about her current situation. Here are the highlights of Kate's interview:
On the tabloid reports:
"It's one of those things that we're just handling privately. We're just taking it one step at a time and I'm trying to walk through it."
On if she saw it coming:
"Certainly none of this could have been predicted. Now going into our fifth season, we have stepped back and realized that it is part of this process, and I always say there's really never any going back. We just need to go forward. That is my new saying -- just keep on marching through this. Just doing what we need to."
On her focus:
"I know that I’m continuing on as I am the best mom I know how to be and that's really where my focus is. I really try not to let any of that stuff that comes with it get to me."
On the way she is portrayed on the show:
"Just to put it out there, I am who I am. I do not care how you see me. Call me crazy, but it's out there because I am not perfect and I will never boast that I'm perfect. Everyone makes mistakes."
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1She sure makes no apologies. She never admits she is wrong, not even when she is screaming across a shop
2Why should she have to make any apologies to anyone? If you don't like her, express your opinion by NOT supporting anything she does(like watching the show). Every part of her life is shown, have you ever yelled? Do you really need to go back and apologize for every little thing you have done? Come on its a tv show! People need to focus more on their own lives, rather than the lives of people on TV. Its edited people! If your life was edited for TV reviews would it show you in your best light? Ya right! Anything negative always gets people talking!
3LOVE her hair !! so funky and stylish. she looks great. and she is a great mom. having kids makes a person way more uptight, i have only two and i can certainly say i'm not nearly as easy going as i used to be. i can only imagine having 8. she is what she is. love her or don't watch the show.
43: If the edited and approved by Kate version of the show is already like this, then what are we to expect from her in real life? She doesnt have to say sorry to other people. But it is manners to apologize to her husband when she demeans him. That is part of a marriage.
5If she wants to be a good mom, now's the time to be at home with her children, and not going around the country doing shows. I know these are obligations but they can be cancelled. Instead the children are sitll left at home in the care of paid nannies?
6i somehow do feel for kate...raising kids is not the easiest job out there and takes a lot out of you,and she has 8 of them....
7I love that she doesn't apologize for being the person that she is.
8How do you know she doesn't apologize to Jon? Apologizes are personal AND private, especially between husband and wife. Her attitude is why people watch, do we really care if she apologizes? Will we watch the show anymore? No. We'd be bored out of our skulls if we had to listen to her apologize.
9And with regards to ending the show, maybe they aren't thinking clearly, maybe they're thinking that this is what they need to do in order to send their kids to college, etc. Hindsight is 20/20
*apologies
10I wish people would just relax about this, it's only a TV show.
I think there is a point where the "I'm not aplogizing for who I am" attitude becomes an excuse for being lazy and not making yourself better.
11They have college funds set up for all 8 children by the state of PA
And about the apologies: I think it is a tricky situation. But she does expect Jon to apologize whenever she questions him on the couch, so...she could do the same? Personally for me, I'm already done with the show. It's all about Kate now. The twins have virtually disappeared
12Taking care of a family is hard. We shouldn't judge anyone until we have walked in their shoes. Who knows what we would do in this situation.
13Well, not apologizing for being "mean" is not something I quite agree with.
I have close family friends who lived near her before they moved to another part of PA. They said she was rude, abrasive, and always expecting handouts--and this was BEFORE the sextuplets (when she just had the twins). That is not how one should act in day to day life.
I think at a certain point in our lives we have to be accountable for how we treat others, and Kate shows a lack of respect not only for her husband and family, but apparently for everyone around her. Maybe that is why they seem to have no family and friends anymore (where has Beth gone, and her brother and sister-in-law?). And chocking it up to "this is who I am" is a cop-out. At some point you need to learn how to treat others.
14it kills me that people think they know everything there is to know about people based on what they see on tv... how do any of us know how their marriage really is, how often kate apologizes, how happy their kids really are, what kind of college funds are set up for the kids, etc, etc, etc.
i think there are quite a few hypocrites out there pointing fingers at this family who would welcome the opportunity (in a heartbeat) to make millions in order to provide for their children by letting a camera crew into their homes just 3 days per week.
people need to get over themselves. watch it or don't and shut up.
15** based on what they see on tv, or who they know -that used to know someone -who once lived near them -many years ago.... blah blah blah blah. be quiet.
16She just did this interview on the today show. She looks so sad.
17http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpJZxo4_n4
15 and 16: When you put yourself on a show, you expect criticism, both good and bad. People comment on what they see on the show, what Jon and Kate have repeatedly called an accurate reflection of their lives.
FYI, the college funds issue was reported in the newspapers when the tups were born. You can google them. And I'm very sure there are parents out there who would like the privacy of their children intact and not do such a show. Nobody faulted them for doing the show in the first place. It is how the show has evolved that people are voicing their opinions about.
It's rude to ask people to keep quiet just because their opinions are different from you.
18Agreed Stella!!
Not to mention I have no respect for people who post anonymously, so cowardly! And the friend I'm speaking of knew Kate personally, they attended mommy and me classes together for multiples. So it wasn't a friend of a friend of a friend type thing. My point was she was expecting hand outs even before she had the sextuplets.
19Kate's a b*tch PERIOD.....John has no spine.
20Reality? Tummy tuck,boob job,attitude? Get real.....It's all about the money. From house to house and free trips they got what they deserve...greed and humility. Just watch the movie seven. You reep what you sow. Oh yeah, they're better off than 3/4 of the people I know that live life right!!!!!
21I think it is funny how people pretend that they never get upset with there husbands and say things when they are mad. I think it is good to see someone (a couple) being real even on tv. That is life...when you are married things are not ALWAYS perfect...I get so sick of people pretending that there marriage is so great and they never would do that. (Okay...whatever) I love my husband more then anything and I am so thankful for him and for his support, however I will be the first one to say that there are things that he does that upset me and also things I do that upset him. We make mistakes but that is what makes us grow closer together! Stop acting like you are perfect and if you were on tv that you would NEVER do or say things that you really should not. Give her a break!!!! I like her a lot because she is real...I hate when people are fake and that is one thing she is not!
22I really didn't want to keep this going, but
I have not seen people in this thread pretend to be perfect. Yes, we all have our crazy psychotic moments. Okay, maybe Kate says sorry to Jon a million times everyday. But again, we are commenting on what we see on the show. Since it is in their words an accurate reflection of them, are we wrong to assume Jon apologizes more than she does?
You can be real, but as a grown adult, there comes a point when you have to look back on your own behaviour. I really do not see where people areblaming Kate for making mistakes. We all do. We are just hoping she acts in the best interests of her kids and family. Even if you love the show, it is obvious the show is affecting the children (look at Mady) and Jon (He looked so frustrated during the season finale). Since they are now more than financially set, is it time to go back to your roots and be with your children at this time instead of being on book tours?
23Man I'm so glad we have anon comments.
24stella, how can you say that the SHOW is affecting mady negatively? how do you know that? i've watched the show from day 1 and mady has always been the way she is, to a degree. why is the show at fault?
25Kates hair is so ugly riducluos and shes a b
26LilaBo, i'm not stella. but with regards to Mady, she was relatively well behaved in the early episodes. most importantly, have you never seen how she pushes the camera away, gets water on the screen, and put up that "no cameras allowed unless invited" sign? have you not seen mady hide under a towel because she doesnt want to face the camera?
27shannon,
i have seen mady grow up-- and also hundreds of other children. i am an elementary teacher, and i can tell you that mady's behavior is not in any way different than many other kids that i have known and loved as a teacher.
28ps. kate's hair is very cool.
29the child in question (I will not use the kids names)
30Has changed dramatically as the show has aired. She is just like her mother bossy,rude,loud,winey and yells alot! were as the other twin is calm and comforting to the others just like her father very athletic.
That is probably why the other kids like to be paired up with her. Would you rather be pulled out of bed and yelled at or have someone rub your back and talk softly to get you awake?
kids change as they grow up... don't you know that? as a whole, the kids are good-natured, respectful, and seem well adjusted. no child is perfect.
31that kate is still hawking herself on tv speaks volumes. who is at home with her kids? get real lady. join the millions of other moms who have large families. you act like you are the first person out there with 8 kids. ever hear of irish catholics? no sympathy from me katie. get back home to the kids you so desperately wanted.
32she really needs a new hairdo; one that she actually knows how to style and is suited for her head shape. I'm sure that haircut as she wears it is a bastardization of what the stylist intended as I saw a woman with a well executed version of that uneven/angled in the face/ short in the back cut. It's too choppy, she should just go pixie then the spikes in the back of her won't look so strange.
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