Ready For Kate Plus 8? Please No Garbage, Jon's Buzz About Nothing, Kate's Today Show Interview

TLC Readies For Kate Gosslin Media Blitz: MyFoxPhilly.com

TLC is ready to unleash a lot of Kate Gosselin on its viewers, starting Sunday night. The cable network will air two debut episodes of “Kate Plus 8,” the revamped “Jon & Kate Plus 8” minus ex-husband Jon Gosselin. The shows will concentrate on birthday parties for the Gosselin sextuplets, and Kate Gosselin’s annual pilgrimage with her kids to a warm-weather resort.

This year, the Gosselins were in central and south Florida, where Kate Gosselin was seen in several bikinis with her kids. The family also visits Discovery Cove, swims with dolphins, and gets involved in an orange juice squeezing contest. The second hour focuses on Kate Gosselin and her life in the past year, including her ugly divorce, the paparazzi and her other activities. TLC is gambling on Kate Gosselin for two shows this summer. In addition to "Kate Plus 8," the network is producing a show about viewers inspired by Kate Gosselin's life.

Kate To Work As A Garbage Collector?? USWeekly.com

Kate Gosselin is getting down and dirty on her newest TLC show, Twist of Kate. "I look forward to being dropped into the lives of interesting and unique people and families," she writes on her blog. "I'll help where I can and learn a lot, too, I am quite sure. (Kate on the back of a trash truck, anyone ... amongst other beyond uncomfortable jobs?)" The reality mom, 35, laments that between taping that and Kate Plus 8, she forgot "what bored looks like." A new clip of Kate Plus 8 (the two-hour premiere airs Sunday on TLC; watch a sneak peek) shows Kate struggling to manage her kids without Jon on a family vacation to Discovery Cove in Orlando to celebrate the sextuplets' sixth birthday.

"So much was new and different about this situation," says Kate, who split from Jon last summer. (But while they were still wed, she took the kids on a getaway to Bald Head Island, N.C. while Jon stayed home to oversee a kitchen renovation at their $1.1 million Pennsylvania home.) Continues Kate, "It was nerve-wracking... I thought, 'Oh my gosh, they're totally going to have a melt down'.... I was thinking we were setting up for disaster." Still, she says her kids were excited to return to TV. "The kids were thrilled to be reunited with our beloved crew, and I am glad to have our 'family job' back," she writes. "It still makes me smile to be able to enjoy unique life experiences right alongside my eight favoritest people!"

Exclusive: Jon Gets A New Buzz Cut For Summer (yeah thats all I got for him..seriously lol) Radar.com (INF Photo)

The reality TV dad showed off his short new summer 'do as he spent some time with his eight adorable kids at his bachelor pad in Reading, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Mama Kate had the kids on Memorial Day, and we'll be seeing a lot more of the Dancing With The Stars alum over the next few months. This Sunday night, TLC will air two debut episodes of Kate Plus 8, the revamped version of Jon & Kate Plus 8, which cuts him out. The shows will focus on birthday parties for the Gosselin sextuplets, and Kate’s annual trip with her kids to a resort in Florida.

The family also visits Discovery Cove, swims with dolphins, and gets involved in an orange juice squeezing contest. The second hour concentrates on Kate and her life in the past year, including her bitter divorce, her relationship with the paparazzi and her other activities. TLC is banking on Kate for two shows this summer. In addition to Kate Plus 8, the network is producing a 12-part series called Twist Of Kate, about viewers inspired by her life. Kate Plus 8 premieres Sunday at 9/8c on TLC; Twist Of Kate will premiere this summer.

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Jon's Ex Cleared In Break-in, The Gosselins One Year Later, Kate Says Life Is "Not Calmer"

Hello Gosselin fans! It's been a while since I have spoken to you all personally, especially those that don't comment. Can you believe it's been a year since that incredibly uncomfortable Jon & Kate Separate episode? Seems like ages ago. My little site went from a few thousand hits to a mind boggling almost 92,000 hits in a month. And then, after all the mess started to fall by the waste side, I stuck around wondering where to go from here. Do I let them win, or continued to do my best and continue with this blog with has become another child of mine? Well here I am, I got a new look and a new outcome for the future. Not stopping until the hate sites are gone. I hope that those of you that are stopping by from the past and amazed I'm still here stick around awhile. There are many new fan sites out there but the original is still here! xoxoxo

Hailey Glassman Cleared In Jon Gosselin's Apartment Break-In, Case Closed: Radaronline.com

Hailey Glassman is no longer a suspect in the bizarre break in of ex-boyfriend Jon Gosselin's apartment. "The NYPD informed us today that Hailey is no longer a person of interest in the break-in. She feels that the truth has finally come out and the cloud that's been hanging over her head had finally lifted," her lawyer Stephanie Ovadia said. The case has been closed a source close to the investigation confirmed to RadarOnline.com. Hailey Glassman Says Jon Gosselin Staged Apartment Break-In To Claim Insurance Money. Glassman was enraged by the allegation that she broke into Jon's New York City apartment, claiming the former reality star staged it himself in order to claim insurance money.

Jon & Kate Gosselin One Year Since Split: Hollywoodgossip.com

It has now been a year since the marriage of Kate and Jon Gosselin ended. The weeks prior to the tearful, on-air confessionals confirming the split (and garnering record ratings) on Jon & Kate Plus 8 were a train wreck of epic proportions. Rumors of Jon nailing his pal Deanna Hummel were the first to surface. Then Kate and Steve Neild. Then Jon and Hailey Glassman, Stephanie Santoro, and so on.

As their family crumbled under the microscope of celebrity gossip magazines and websites, Kate acknowledges there were difficult moments for their eight kids. "[Nine-year-old daughter Cara] was upset with me because I forgot to sign them up for something at school," Kate tells People in its new cover story this week. "I said, 'Cara, I had a really rough year. This is a new year. You've got to give me that. Let's start over.' So I've really worked to keep my word with them." In general, Kate says, her children – twins Cara and Mady and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Leah, Aaden, Collin and Joel – have weathered the storm well. "They're just amazing, resilient, loving kids." The reality TV mom and her children will return to TLC in a new, revamped Kate Plus 8, airing June 6. The family recently filmed the show in Orlando, Fla. There, they also celebrated the sextuplets' sixth birthday. Back home, they also got to see dad ... and were introduced to Jon's new girlfriend Ellen Ross. Hang in there, y'all.

Kate Gosselin: Life is 'not any calmer': USAToday.com

Life with Jon Gosselin, says Kate, "feels like 10 years ago." In the new issue of People magazine, out Friday, Kate, 35, gives an update on how she and her famous 8 are doing. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it's not any calmer," she tells People of her custody issues with Jon, 33. "It just appears calmer on the surface … It's just I've had to internalize and keep quiet the rest of the stress. But it bubbles within me and it spills over, and sometimes [the kids] see it."

She says the kids sometimes struggle, too. "Mady said the other night – which every kid of divorce unfortunately is going to say, and I know to expect this – 'I'm always sad. I'm sad when I'm with you because I miss Daddy, and I'm sad when I'm with Daddy because I miss you,'" says Kate, who trades off custody of the kids with Jon at the family's home in Pennsylvania. "I feel bad that they're torn that way. But at the same time, I still know that it's really better overall," she adds. "I've actually overheard them admit, a time or two, that yes, home is more peaceful now. And that's a good thing." She has a tough time finding her own peace, she says. "I don't think I really know how to even relax anymore. Any little shred I had of that is gone."

Especially difficult was the sextuplets' birthday recently on May 10, when Jon took the kids for part of the day. "That hit me hard," she tells People. "Sitting there, thinking, 'Six years ago I gave birth to these babies. I was probably in the NICU right now. And where are they?' That was so hard." She says she's positive about the future. "There are moments when I do see glimpses of what a normal life might be," she says. "And I mean normal in the sense of getting used to this, feeling like I can manage this change." But, she adds, "I'm not there yet."

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