This just in: TLC has ordered 12 episodes of Twist of Kate, a new reality spinoff featuring former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Kate Gosselin and her child army brigade! The family has also been tapped to appear in several Kate Plus 8 specials hitting the network this year, a TLC rep has confirmed.
The specials will focus on her life as a single mother and costar the young Gosselin brood, despite the series of well-publicized clashes between Kate and her ex-husband, Jon, who is in the process of suing Kate for custody of their eight children — twin daughters Mady and Cara and sextuplets Joel, Aaden, Collin, Leah, Hannah, and Alexis.
In Twist of Kate, the reality TV superstar “will use fan letters from women inspired by her story as the basis for profiles of women facing their own challenges,” USA TODAY said Thursday. The series will see Gosselin visiting the homes and workplaces of everyday people.
“I look at it as a loose concept,” says the original Octomom, who claims she shied away from the idea of appearing in her own dating show. “I want to be out there learning from others, helping to provide insight whenever I can, though I don’t consider myself an expert on anything.”
“She will be in that person’s shoes. And more often than not, it’s not going to be terribly comfortable for her. She’s game for things, but she also has limits and boundaries,” explained TLC chief Eileen O’Neill.
Twist of Kate debuts this summer.
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