It sounds like the last couple of years have been a time of change for former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin. Not only has he been in a relationship for the past two years, but now, we're finding out about another secret he's been keeping. Jon says he has a "ninth child" that nobody knew about — whoa!
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Earlier this week, Jon revealed that he's been dating someone.
In an interview with The Sun, Jon broke the news that he's been in a serious relationship with Stephanie Lebo after meeting her at a party thrown by a mutual friend.
"I feel it’s taken 19 years to find Steph. All the trials and tribulations, the heartbreak, the fighting, and worrying about who is going to talk about me to the press, then finally I meet Steph," Jon said.
Now, Jon is opening up about his relationship with his new girlfriend's daughter.
Stephanie is mom to a 13-year-old Giulianna, and Jon said that he now considers her his "ninth child."
"It took Giulianna and I a while to warm up to each other, but now I primarily work at night now so we hang out a lot during the day," he said, adding, "She’s been used to being on her own with her mom, and she’s very self-sufficient. She can make her own chicken nuggets. I’m learning more about Giulianna and I think we have similar personalities. We both like to be alone and play on our electronics."
Giulianna and Jon have quickly grown close.
"Giulianna has a different last name than her mom, but she said ‘I don’t want to be a Lebo. I want to be a Gosselin,'" Jon said.
Stephanie confirmed that her daughter thinks highly of him, adding, "She has told Jon she loves him. She sees him as a dad."
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Jon's girlfriend is already starting to have a good relationship with his kids.
It sounds like she's become particularly close with Jon's daughter Hannah, though it wasn't always that way. In fact, Stephanie said that at first, Hannah didn't even want to hug her.
"Now as soon as she comes in she gives me a huge hug. She lays in my bed and she loves it when I stroke her hair. She was never very lovey, but now she is," she said. "She calls me 'Stephy' and she’ll text me if I haven’t seen her for a few days and say, 'I miss you.' We have a very close relationship, I love her."
They don't plan on adding more kids to the family, though.
"Neither of us want more children, we are happy with the children we have. No storks over here. I’m getting older, we know where we want to be, we want to be together, things are just lining up. It’s time to live," Jon said.
It sounds like things are going really well so far … and now, we're just waiting for these two to make it Instagram official.
