Jon Gosselin Opens Up About Surprising Family Dynamics
Jon Gosselin, 47, has made a surprising revelation about his complicated family dynamics. Despite being estranged from his ex-wife Kate Gosselin and several of their children, Jon revealed that his girlfriend Stephanie Lebo has been in touch with his family.
During an appearance on the Dom Nati Show, Jon shared that the interactions between Stephanie and his estranged family are casual and limited to brief messages. “They just said ‘Hi’ or something like that… like ‘Hey, I’m with your daughter’ or ‘Hey, you’re with my daughter’,” Jon explained.
Jon believes that his family may find it easier to communicate with Stephanie, who is not directly involved in their family drama. “Maybe it’s just easier to talk to someone that’s with me but not me,” he said. “Under the scrutiny of everything that transpired, it might just be easier for them to talk to a third party individual that’s totally integrated into my life.”
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Jon also revealed his plans to propose to Stephanie before Thanksgiving, with an intimate ceremony followed by a larger reception later. He emphasized that all of his children would be invited to the wedding, with the invitation likely being extended through his daughter Hannah, 20. “I don’t see why they wouldn’t get an invite,” he said.
In a recent interview, Jon and Hannah opened up about their impressive weight loss journey, revealing that they have lost 50 and 25 pounds, respectively. They credited their weight loss to a high-protein diet, regular exercise, and the use of a base semaglutide weight loss medication.
“We are weaning ourselves off of [the semaglutide] and actively changing our lives,” Hannah said.
Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin rose to fame because of their family, but the duo haven’t always been on good terms with all of their kids. The former couple, who were married from 1999 to 2009, became parents in October 2000 with the arrival of twins Mady and Cara. In 2004, the Gosselins became a […]
Jon and Kate rose to fame on TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8, which ran from 2007 to 2017. The series followed the couple as they attempted to raise their suddenly large family, which includes twins Mady and Cara, 23, and sextuplets Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Collin, Leah, and Joel. The show was rebranded to Kate Plus 8 following Jon and Kate’s 2009 divorce. While Kate was granted primary custody of their minor children after their split, Jon later received custody of Hannah and Collin in 2018.