{"id":191530,"date":"2025-09-07T13:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/jon-and-kate-gosselins-son-collin-is-writing-his-very-1st-book\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:28:56","slug":"jon-and-kate-gosselins-son-collin-is-writing-his-very-1st-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/jon-and-kate-gosselins-son-collin-is-writing-his-very-1st-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon and Kate Gosselin&#8217;s Son Collin Is Writing His &#8216;Very 1st Book&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Jon and Kate Plus 8 <\/i>alum<strong> Collin Gosselin<\/strong> has a story to tell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve been given the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celeb-scribes-2010227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write my very first book<\/a>,\u201d Gosselin, 21, wrote via his Instagram Stories on Saturday, September 6. \u201cToday was a very important part of that process! This morning, I had a wonderful phone call with some pretty great friends of mine, who are a part of this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gosselin did not clarify whether he secured a deal to write a tell-all memoir or a fictional piece of prose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA lot of things were finalized, and drafting will start next week,\u201d he concluded on Saturday. \u201cDetails and updates coming soon! I can\u2019t wait to share this with you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/collin-gosselin-reveals-he-doesnt-speak-to-his-siblings\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/collin-gosselin-reveals-he-doesnt-speak-to-his-siblings\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Collin Gosselin Confirms He Isn&#8217;t on Speaking Terms With His Siblings<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKate and Jon Gosselin\u2019s son Collin Gosselin is opening up about where he stands with his estranged siblings. \u201cUnfortunately, it\u2019s just not something that is easy for me to talk about,\u201d Collin, 21, said in the Wednesday, August 20, TikTok live video, per People. \u201cAs you can see, I don\u2019t post on Instagram, I don\u2019t [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Collin is famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/where-jon-and-kate-gosselin-stand-with-each-of-their-8-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the eight children<\/a> of exes <strong>Jon<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Gosselin<\/strong>, who documented their family life on TLC\u2019s <i>Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8 <\/i>and the eventually rebranded <i>Kate Plus 8 <\/i>post-divorce. Jon, 48, and Kate, 50, also share twins Mady and Cara, both 24, and sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Leah, Joel and Aaden, all 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After Jon and Kate\u2019s 2009 divorce, Collin and Hannah moved in with their dad. Collin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/kate-gosselins-relationship-with-son-collin-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since been estranged<\/a> from Kate and his siblings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:183.2%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium credit-added wp-image-4092983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Collin Gosselin Reveals He's Writing a Book After Revealing Estrangement from Siblings\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/collin-gosselin-writing-book-e1757219275838.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Collin Gosselin\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cUnfortunately, it\u2019s just not something that is easy for me to talk about,\u201d Collin said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/collin-gosselin-reveals-he-doesnt-speak-to-his-siblings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an August TikTok video<\/a>. \u201cAs you can see, I don\u2019t post on Instagram [and] I don\u2019t post on TikTok much. I\u2019m still getting in the groove of things, but, you know, I\u2019ve realized I love to share my videos with you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cI look at it more like moving forward and just kind of sharing content, and also for like TikTok at least, unfortunately, I don\u2019t talk to my siblings, and I very much wish that we did and that they knew who I actually was because we don\u2019t know each other at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Collin also claimed that he was \u201cforced apart\u201d from his siblings following their parents\u2019 breakup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/is-collin-gosselin-open-to-reconciling-with-mom-kate-gosselin\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Collin-Gosselin-Is-100-Percent-Open-to-Reconciling-With-Mom-Kate-Gosselin-Despite-Abuse-Accusations-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Collin Gosselin Is 100 Percent Open to Reconciling With Mom Kate Gosselin Despite Abuse Accusations\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Collin-Gosselin-Is-100-Percent-Open-to-Reconciling-With-Mom-Kate-Gosselin-Despite-Abuse-Accusations-1.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/is-collin-gosselin-open-to-reconciling-with-mom-kate-gosselin\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Is Collin Gosselin &#8216;Open&#8217; to Reconciling With Mom Kate Gosselin?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tDespite his troubled relationship with his family, Collin Gosselin is still open to making amends with his estranged mother, Kate Gosselin. \u201cSo, first and foremost, my relationship with my brothers and sisters is of top priority to me,\u201d Collin, 20, shared in an interview with The U.S. Sun published on Tuesday, October 8. \u201cAnd I [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cForced apart, pitted against each other,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/collin-gosselin-says-siblings-were-forced-apart-in-emotional-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged in a social media post<\/a> last month. \u201cAll the fame and money in the world, but what about kids being kids? I will always love them more than anything. The tears I shed behind closed doors, thinking about the memories we could\u2019ve shared. I love you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-gosselin-seemingly-responds-to-son-collins-recent-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subtly reacted to Collin\u2019s message<\/a> in a TikTok comment on her page, succinctly writing, \u201cHe knows why,\u201d alongside a laughing emoji, when asked about the estrangement drama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate has since maintained that she\u2019s close with the remainder of her children, all of whom live independently after attending college.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jon-and-kate-gosselins-son-collin-is-writing-his-very-1st-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon and Kate Plus 8 alum Collin Gosselin has a story to tell. \u201cI\u2019ve been given the opportunity to write my very first book,\u201d Gosselin, 21, wrote via his Instagram Stories on Saturday, September 6. \u201cToday was a very important part of that process! This morning, I had a wonderful phone call with some pretty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-191530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}