Kate Gosselin and her son, Collin Gosselin have a long history of estrangement. Recently, the family feud drama came under the spotlight once again, as Collin took a pointed jab at his mother. In June 2026, he shared an explosive Instagram post targeting Kate Gosselin after reports surfaced that she was spiralling over his upcoming tell-all memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.
Collin took to his Instagram Stories to reshare the headline of an article that read, “Kate Gosselin ‘spiraling’ ahead of estranged son Collin’s bombshell memoir: ‘She knows it’s about to hit the fan.'” While sharing it, the 22-year-old used a filter to completely blur out his mother’s face in the article’s image and superimposed a quote from a fan that read, “What’s done in darkness will always come to light.” Amid the deliberate jab at Kate, here’s a look back at the fallout from their relationship deets.
What caused Collin Gosselin’s estrangement from his mother, Kate Gosselin?
Collin Gosselin‘s estrangement from his mother, Kate Gosselin, began years after her 2009 divorce from Jon Gosselin. For the unversed, the pair is parents to twins, Mady and Cara, whom they welcomed in October 2000, followed by sextuplets, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, born four years later. Kate and Jon’s family came under focus after they gained popularity on their TLC reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8, which was later renamed Kate Plus 8 after their split. After Kate and Jon’s divorce, Collin and Hannah chose to live with their father, while the other six children stayed with their mother and cut off contact with Jon.
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