COLLIN Gosselin is writing a tell-all memoir about his estranged mom Kate’s alleged abuse and affair.
Collin, 21, has been estranged from his mom ever since he spent 22 months in an institution as a pre-teen.
Collin Gosselin revealed he is writing a tell-all book[/caption]
The book will touch on his estranged relationship with his mom Kate[/caption]
His dad, Jon, 48, was awarded custody of Collin, as well as his sister Hannah, while Kate had the twins and remaining sextuplets in her care.
In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, Collin revealed he is in the process of writing a tell-all book about his mother’s alleged abuse as a child.
“I have always wanted to write a book for a long time,” Collin told The U.S. Sun. “All the way back to institution, I was thinking about the events of the show and institution.
“You just think about how institution was and I remember so many details from it. I just remember life experiences in general. Everything from TV to institution to family members.
“There were always things that I felt were important to be out there in the form of a book.”
Collin added the book will be from a “first-person perspective” and will have “emotion.”
He continued to explain, “I’m working with a lady who is helping me to construct this a little better. Going over these events and putting them on paper and drafting them is almost therapeutic in a way.
“It’s nice to talk about these things. The more I talk about one thing I remember little details of it. I’ll talk about a time in my life, all these details will come up. It’s nice in a way. it’s nice to put it out there.”
Collin also vowed to expose details of his mother’s alleged abuse, which she has denied in the past.
He promised for his siblings, “I am going to release financial documents. I am going to release everything so that they at least have the proof to build their own perspective.
“I am going to release proof that puts everything there so people can think for themselves.”
Collin has accused his mother of abuse in the past, which she has denied[/caption]
ABUSE CLAIMS
In 2024, Collin claimed to The U.S. Sun that Kate would zip-tie his hands and feet and be locked in a specially-built basement room that contained only a bed and cameras to watch him for a whole day or part of a day “multiple” times.
Kate’s lawyer said in a statement at the time, “If Kate did the things that Collin is accusing Kate of, she would have been investigated by the authorities and prosecuted.”
Collin told The U.S. Sun of how he has coped with the alleged abuse, “I always say that who you are is a product of your environment. And until you’re put in a good environment, it’s really hard to be a good version of yourself. And by environment, I mean people that are around you.”
Collin credits his father and his dad’s then-girlfriend Colleen Conrad, who he still has a relationship with today, for helping him.
He continued, “I came home and I struggled a lot. I had so much of a struggle integrating back into society that I didn’t even know how to have a relationship with my dad. All it was was anger. And I just blamed everybody for everything.
“The first thing I wanna say is not everybody’s out to hurt you. Accept help and also surround yourself with good people. Colleen and my dad, very much heavily on Colleen. She was my star and that’s how you do it. That’s the secret to it.
“Find somebody who’s in your corner because at the end of the day, that’s what really helps.”
Collin is unable to reach out to his mother, as he claims she has him blocked on social media.
He said of potentially having a relationship with her one day, “A relationship isn’t just saying, ‘Oh, hey, let’s have a relationship’. It is a lot of steps. I mean, there’s a lot you need. There’s just, it’s a lot, any kind of relationship.
“So, I don’t see her ever pursuing that, no. I feel like she has so much guilt that weighs on her that I think I’d be a constant reminder that she needs to take accountability for her actions.
“I feel like that relationship would have to be after the fact of just her taking accountability.”
Kate did not respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
CONFRONTING KATE
Collin previously told The U.S. Sun that he would like to challenge his mom to a lie detector test.
He told The U.S. Sun, “Mom, if you’re listening to this, we would ask about the zip ties. I would also let her ask [me] questions, like, ‘Were you violent towards your siblings? Did you ever put your hands on your siblings? Stuff like that.
“I want to get into everything. This is where we are both hooked up to lie detectors. For me, I have nothing to hide, I want to ask her these questions.
“I want the truth to be told. I always say, there is the truth and there is the truth from Kate Gosselin’s point of view.
“I’m sure she’s going to watch this and be a little bit scared. Just put it all out there. I don’t have anything to lose and I know you do.
“I will fight this fight every single day.”
Kate, Steve and TLC did not respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment on Collin’s claims.
AFFAIR CLAIMS
In September, Kate revealed she has been dating someone for “a little over a year” and called the mystery man “Steve” in a recent TikTok video.
Her ex-husband Jon believes the man is her former bodyguard and and that they have been together for 17 years.
Jon said, “I’m not even upset that she’s with someone… I’m more concerned about when it actually transpired because I know for a long, long time, at least 17 years, that they have been canoodling or together.
“Obviously it’s been longer than a year. I know for a fact. I do have children and do have a relationship with my children. They tell me stuff,” he claimed.
Jon claimed Kate and Steve’s alleged relationship contributed to the end of their 10-year marriage.
He alleged, “Our divorce didn’t end because I was cheating. Our divorce ended because I knew she was seeing Steve.
“I believe Kate was cheating on me during my marriage.”
He alleges certain clues led him to believe they were having an affair, including Steve sleeping over the family’s Pennsylvania home with Jon, Kate and their eight children.
Jon claimed, “I felt it odd that he was sleeping in my house when we were filming. He slept in the basement of my house. I can’t protect my wife and my family? That was strange.
“I had another incident where she fell and hurt herself on the treadmill. I’m standing right there. I said, ‘I’ll call an ambulance.’ She said, ‘No, call Steve.’”
Jon continued to allege of another example, “Traveling was weird. Like, why are you coming with me? My vowel renewal in 2008, that was weird. Why are we inviting their whole family?”
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star fired, “Now you want to say you have only been with this person for 12 months when you’ve ruined 17 years of multiple people’s lives? That’s the problem.
“You ruined so much of my life by labeling me this thing and the demise of our marriage when all in all, pot calling kettle black.”
Jon was accused of partying and cheating on Kate during their marriage at the time of their divorce, as he claimed of the rumors, “I’ve never cheated on Kate. I waited until I was separated and then moved on.
“I moved to New York in June of 2009. And I already knew we already filed for divorce.”
But while Jon claims the affair destroyed their marriage, he does believe the couple would’ve divorced eventually.
The dad of eight said, “I got married at 22 years old. You get to know someone and then just either grow together or grow apart.
“It may have stretched further, but fame and money just speed it up because it just allows you to build time for yourself and what you want to do.”
Kate, Steve and TLC did not respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment on Jon’s claims.
Inside Jon & Kate Gosselin’s Nasty Custody War
Jon and Kate Gosselin rose to fame on their TLC show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, but spent years fighting over custody of their eight children
Jon and Kate got married in 1999, after meeting a year prior.
After struggling to conceive, the duo turned to fertility treatments and welcomed twins Cara and Madelyn in 2000.
Four years later, Kate became pregnant for the second time, and again welcomed multiple babies, with sextuplets joining the family.
The unique Gosselin family appeared in several TV specials, and eventually gained their own show in 2007.
However, the family was thrown into turmoil when Jon and Kate announced their separation in June 2009, with their divorce finalized that December.
Kate was awarded the family home and primary custody of the kids, but many court cases were filed in the following years.
In April 2018, a judge ruled in favor of Jon having primary custody of one of the sextuplets, Hannah, with Kate’s appeal against the decision denied.
That October, Jon gained full custody of Hannah’s brother Collin after Kate sent him to an institution for 22 months.
Today, Kate and Hannah have mended their relationship after years of no contact.
As for Collin, he has been outspoken about his mother’s alleged abuse.
He told The U.S. Sun in September 2025 that he has had no contact with his mother, who has blocked him from reaching out to her.
FAMILY FEUD
Kate and Jon divorced in 2009 and were involved in a nasty custody war.
Kate was granted custody of Leah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden, all 21, and twins Mady and Cara, both 24.
The remaining two sextuplets, Hannah and Collin, were in Jon’s care.
Kate last appeared on TLC in 2019 for spinoff Kate Plus Date.
Jon and Collin have accused Kate of cheating with her bodyguard Steve Neild, who she appears to now be in a relationship with 17 years later[/caption]
The family on TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8[/caption]
