Kate Gosselin Makes TLC Fans ‘Feel Old’ With Rare Pic of Grown-Up Kids
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Kate Gosselin just celebrated a big birthday for her kids, aging all of us in the process.
On Sunday, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum shared a rare photo featuring four of the eight sextuplets that she shares with her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, and fans can't believe how grown-up they've all gotten.
Aaden, Alexis, Leah and Joel were all gathered around a chocolate-frosted birthday cake, wearing seemingly unintentionally coordinated and casual outfits as they smiled for the camera.
Two of the sextuplets–Hannah and Collin–were notably absent from the photo, as well as the former couple's two eldest daughters, 23-year-old twins Mady and Cara.
"No more teenagers in this house!" she began in the accompanying caption. "Happy 20th birthday, my forever babies! I love you!"
"Who feels old?" Her statement continued, "I know I do! #20yearsold #ItsaPICKLE 🎁🎉🎈🎊."
The comments soon filled up with replies from fans of the TLC reality series–which aired its final episode 15 years ago–sharing their disbelief at how much time had passed since the family starred on the show.
"No way!" one declared. "I remember when you had two 6 year olds and six 2 year olds!! 😍."
"I grew up watching these 'babies,'" another shared, adding, "love you Kate!"
Similarly, a third admitted that they "turned 20 in March. And I grew up watching the series. ❤️," calling it "insane that us 2004 babies can drink next year."
"Wow, that is crazy!! How are they 20?!" someone else questioned. "They literally grew up in front of our eyes!! Happy birthday to the sextuplets!! 🎉."
Others were left wondering where the four children missing from the photo were, and while that remains unclear, Hannah and Collin have been living with their father full-time for years and appear to still be estranged from their mother.
Before her mother's post hit the airwaves, Hannah took to the picture-sharing platform to show off her best model behavior in honor of her milestone birthday.
Her brother Collin, however, is less active on social media and hasn't posted on Instagram since his high school graduation in June of 2023.
"Better late than never! Graduation ✅ I wasn’t totally sold on the idea of making a graduation post, as most students graduate, therefore making it not such a big deal. So I decided to anchor this post more towards gratitude for mentors, friends, and of course family…" he wrote at the time.
"I want to first thank my amazing sister, Hannah, for standing by me and supporting me, she is my number 1🤍 I would like to thank my dad, who has taught me so much about running into hard times and moving past them, about resilience," he added. "Thank you dad for always supporting my decisions, and having my back when I bite off more than I can chew."
