A Look Inside the Homes Where ‘Jon and Kate Plus 8’ Was Filmed—As Explosive Memoir Promises to Expose Family Secrets

It’s been nearly 20 years since “Jon and Kate Plus 8” premiered on the Discovery Health Channel, giving viewers a look inside the life of the Gosselin family as they navigated life with both sextuplets and twins.The reality series—which was eventually rebranded as “Kate Plus 8” when parents Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin divorced in 2009—ran until 2017. It’s now the subject of renewed interest as estranged son, Colin Gosselin, has released a memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.”The book has stirred up quite a bit of controversy between the Gosselins, with Colin making multiple allegations against Kate, claiming emotional and physical abuse, as well as accusing her of using money and access to the family to influence his sister, Hannah Gosselin, who has most recently publicly declared she's removing herself from the conversation. The family's former housekeeper, Ashley H., has also spoken out to People magazine in support of Collin, backing up his claims and noting that Kate "very much outwardly treated" him differently than his seven siblings."She very much made it known who was a favorite, who wasn't, who's annoying," said Ashley, who distanced h...