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American television personality and author, Katie Irene "Kate" Gosselin, has an estimated net worth of $200 thousand . Kate Gosselin became well known to audiences when she began co-starring with her then-husband, Jon Gosselin, on the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8 in 2005.
The show chronicled the daily lives of the couple as they raised their eight kids: two twins born in 2000 and sextuplets born in 2004, after Gosselin underwent fertility treatments. Gosselin is also a registered nurse and has authored books on her experiences with motherhood. Kate and Jon divorce on December 16, 2009.
Gosselin has also written several non-fiction books. Her first book was published in November 2008, titled Multiple Blessings. It debuted at number 5 on New York Times Best-Seller list, and sold over 500,000 copies by the end of 2009. Her second book, "Eight Little Faces", was released in April 2009, and also debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Best-Seller list. Her third book, titled "I Just Want You To Know" was released on April 13, 2010, selling approximately 10,000 copies in its first week and debuting at number 103 on the New York Times Best-Seller list. She will soon be releasing a cook book called "Love is in the Mix". Kate, along with her ex-husband Jon, earned between $25k-$40k for speaker engagements and church tours, including cash given to them from church collection plates and charging fans for photos and autographs of their family. She was also reported to have made $500k from her appearances on “Dancing with the Stars”.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
Asset |
The value of Gosselin's estate in Wenersville, PA |
$1,300,000 |
|
2012 |
Salary |
Estimated earnings from her appearance on Dancing With The Stars |
$500,000 |
|
2012 |
Earnings |
Maximum earnings of Kate and her husband Jon, from church tours and speaking engagements |
$40,000 |
|
2010 |
Asset |
Maximum estimated value of Gosselin's new Audi TT |
$60,000 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Earnings from Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 20 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$5,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Earnings from Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 4 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$1,000,000 |
|
2008 |
Salary |
Earnings from Jon & Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 23 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$5,750,000 |
|
2007 |
Salary |
Earnings from Jon & Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 41 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$1,025,000 |
|
2007 |
Salary |
Earnings from Jon & Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 31 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$7,750,000 |
|
2006 |
Salary |
Earnings from Jon & Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 12 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$3,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Salary |
Earnings from Jon & Kate Plus 8 which was comprised of 8 episodes where she earned $250 thousand per episode |
$2,000,000 |