Jon Gosselin, 47, is not on speaking terms with his ex-wife, Kate, 49, or six of their eight children. Jon said, “I always wish for the best for everything, but as adults now they have to make that decision.” He added, “I can’t keep on reaching out and being burned all the time.” Jon and Kate were married from 1999 to 2009. They share eight kids together: twins Mady and Cara, both 23, and sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel, all 19. Following the stars’ contentious divorce, Kate retained primary custody of the children. However, in 2016, Kate had Collin committed to a treatment facility following several alleged behavioral outbursts. Both Jon and Collin denied the claims at the time, leading the TLC patriarch to seek full custody of his son in 2018. Jon also took over custody of daughter Hannah before the sextuplets turned 18. Jon said that Collin and Hannah are “great” and that Hannah has some communication with her siblings. “The other kids talk to Hannah, not Collin,” he said. “Yeah, I always try [too], but I don’t get responses. So maybe in the future.” Collin enlisted in the U.S. Army, while Hannah is currently attending the University of Miami. Jon, for his part, is focused on his relationship with girlfriend Colleen Conrad. “She makes me smile,” he gushed. “I’m definitely proposing. I’m getting married [and] I think she’ll say yes.” Jon further explained that his relationship with Colleen is “different” than his prior marriage. “[Back] then it was, like, TV and it was hard. You don’t want to tell everyone anything. You’re afraid they’ll sell it to the press. You have PTSD,” he recalled. “That’s happened before. But this one, I felt I was open and there was enough time that has passed that she could be my friend and then I could explain what’s going on … and I could revert back to where I need to be [as a person].” Jon is also pursuing a DJ career with a gig at the grand opening of the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center after getting injectable treatments like the office similarly offers its patients. “I mean, my friends are doctors and I’m like, ‘Bro, you’re not a doctor,”‘ Jon said. “It’s like, it’s different if they say, ‘Oh, try this pizza, it’s good,’ but it’s a second meal in your body and you need this.”
Jon Gosselin ‘Always Wishes for the Best’ with Ex and Their Kids, But They’re Not on Speaking Terms
