Kate Gosselin has largely stayed out of the spotlight over the past several years. Since 2020, she has mainly posted on Instagram each year to celebrate her kids’ birthdays. But now, the controversial Jon & Kate Plus 8 star has joined TikTok — and people have lots to say about it.
Kate recently posted a video of herself.
The TikTok account claiming to be Kate Gosselin has been uploading content since July 13, 2025. However, the majority of posts were dog photos, leading some people to wonder whether Kate was truly the one who started the account. To address this speculation, Kate shared a video of herself on July 28. In it, she said she is indeed the person behind the account.
“Hi, guys! A lot of you are wondering if this is actually me and my account,” she said in the video. “I just wanted to come on here really quick and let you know that this is actually my account, I’m just waiting for TikTok to verify me.”
She said she’s in her ‘German Shepherd dog mom era.’
@kate.gosselin In case you’re wondering, this is actually MY account…. #Kateplus2 #kateplus8 #Meikathegsd #gsdoftiktok #workinglinegsd #blackgsdsoftiktok #nanuqthegsd ♬ original sound – K+8
In that same video, Kate told her followers that they can expect to see lots of dog content. “Know that it is my account and there’s going to be a lot of dogs on it,” she said. “And kids, but mostly dogs. And me. I’m in my German Shepherd dog mom era. Is that how they say it? You know what I mean.”
The video garnered a lot of criticism. “This isn’t going to go well for her,” one person predicted. Others told her that “nobody [was] wondering” about her and urged her to get off TikTok. “Nope wasn’t wondering at all,” a second critic commented.
A third person simply wrote that they “don’t want this on TikTok.” Another critic described seeing Kate on TikTok as a “jump scare.”
Kate also shared some old photos of her kids.
In another post, Kate shared some photos of her children at Disneyland — from 15 years ago. “Ah the good old days … ” she captioned the series of images. “I took my kids to Disneyland in 2010 when I was on DWTS. We had a great time! Enjoy these old gems ❤️.”
The post did not go over well. She received lots of comments like, “How many still talk to you?” and “How about a recent picture of the group … no?”
In 2024, Kate made headlines when one of her kids, Collin Gosselin, accused her of abuse. Over the past several years, when Kate has celebrated her sextuplets’ birthdays on Instagram, Collin and Hannah have been missing from the photos. They started living with their dad, Jon Gosselin, in 2018.
For this reason, a lot of people had an issue with Kate’s bio on TikTok. At the time of publication, it read: “Mom of 8 grown humans. Also, Mom of 2 german shepherds, Nanuq & Meika ❤️❤️.”
People reacted to the bio in the comments on several of her posts. “You say 8 but I see the other two you don’t claim 🙃,” one person commented. Another wrote, “What’s with the +8? Cause we know 👀.”
She said she has ‘a LOT of supporters.’
Kate’s new TikTok account has clearly attracted a lot of hate, but not all of the comments have been negative. Reacting to the photos of Kate’s kids at Disneyland, one person wrote, “This is so precious omg.” Another fan said, “Omg !! My kids, my mom, and I never missed your show!! It was our fav!!”
But the positive comments confused some people, prompting one person to question, “Is she paying people to comment positive things about her?????????”
Kate responded to the comment directly. “Nope,” she said. “I actually have a LOT of supporters! Always have! :)”
