“My mother had her personal agenda, and I do not know precisely what that was.”
Collin Gosslein, the 18-year-old son of actuality stars Jon and Kate Gosselin, is opening up about his ongoing estrangement from his mom.
Whereas the teenager has lived together with his father since leaving a particular wants program for behavioral points his mom despatched him to in 2016, in a brand new interview he claims issues between the mother-son duo had been rocky earlier than he entered the ability.
“After being there, I did not have a relationship together with her,” Collin informed ET. “Even earlier than [being] there, I do not suppose we had a lot of a relationship and I feel that simply saved tearing it much more down.”
He added that he believed his expertise together with his mom “was worse than what you’d say the common teenage child goes by with their dad or mum.”
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The teenager is one in all eight kids and 6 sextuplets who appeared on the household’s actuality present “Jon & Kate Plus 8” again within the day, earlier than his dad and mom had a nasty divorce and went their separate methods. For the reason that break up, a few of their children have chosen sides — with Collin and Hannah transferring in with their father.
Hannah began dwelling together with her dad in 2017, whereas Collin did the identical the next yr in 2018. Jon was reportedly awarded sole custody of the boy when Kate did not present up for a listening to, which she hoped to have postponed on the time. Of her no-show, Collin mentioned it “did not actually hassle me.”
“I imply, it is like I mentioned, it is on her personal phrases and if she would not need to present up she would not have to indicate up,” he mentioned. “I got here to the conclusion that everyone has their very own agenda, you understand? My mother had her personal agenda, and I do not know precisely what that was. However I used to be put in a tricky spot and my agenda was to make it out on prime of that robust spot.”
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Talking with ET, Collin mentioned he believes the household’s time in entrance of the digital camera led to their downfall.
“I need to imagine it was due to TV and what being within the public eye does to a household. I feel it tore us aside,” he defined. “It gave us much less time to really be collectively as a household, [and] extra time to be within the public eye.”
Although he mentioned it was “unlucky” he and his mom “haven’t got a relationship,” he added that he is “doing very nicely” and mentioned “it might be superb” for them to reconcile sooner or later. TooFab has reached out to Kate’s supervisor for remark.
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