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Kate Gosselin has stirred up speculation that she tied the knot with her boyfriend and former bodyguard, Steve Neild
The mom of eight confirmed she's dating Neild in November as she made things Instagram official between them
She had first told fans she was in a relationship and "super, super happy" in September, but kept Neild's identity a secret for several weeks
IsKate Gosselinmarried?
Themom of eightstirred up speculation that she tied the knot withher boyfriend and former bodyguard, Steve Neild, in a TikTokposton Jan. 7. In the video, which Steve recorded, she's looking through a shop in New Zealand and has a ring that resembles a wedding band on her ring finger.
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Fans were quick to note the ring and which finger she was wearing it on.
"Wedding ring perhaps!???" one fan questioned, while another wrote, "Ma'am that ring is gorgeous!! 👀👀."
Another asked her point-blank: "Whooaaaa. Did you get married?"
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Gosselin, 50, replied to the question directly and shut down the speculation in a comment. "No lol," she wrote. "That's just my regular jewelry."
She concluded the video by telling her followers that she spent the equivalent of over $170 in the store. "And my GoFundMe, Steve, treated me to a few items," she said. "But he also got a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. It's really rare that he buys himself any clothing, so I'm really happy and proud of him."
"Now we're going to the beach!" she said as the video ended.
In September, Gosselinrevealed that she was in a relationship, as she told fans in a TikTok she was "super, super happy" and had been dating the mystery man for "a little over a year."
She made things Instagram official in November andconfirmed that her boyfriend is, in fact, her former bodyguard, as had been speculated.
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Her ex-husband,Jon Gosselin, and son Collin had bothpreviously shared posts on Instagram alleging that Kate was dating Neild, with Jon, 48, writing, "Guess who really ruined the marriage." He and Kate, who share eight kids, were married from 1999 to 2009.
Collin, 21, alleged that his mom "had an affair with our bodyguard way back in 2009 and for years would share hotel rooms with him while we went on family vacations" in a post on his Instagram Stories.
He urged his mom to "come forward and be truthful" about Neild, as she was hiding his identity at the time.
"I feel very strongly on the matter of cheating and then blaming someone else for your own actions," he wrote. "Everyone says my dad and I are hung up on my mom. We are not. We have suffered the damage of a narcissist and cried together."
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Jon remarried in November 2025, saying "I do" toStephanie Leboin Pennsylvania. His daughterHannah, along with Collin, was in attendance.
Collin toldEntertainment Tonighthe was "very happy" for his dad, who he said "really hasn't had it easy in the past."
"With everything he's been through,it just highlighted even more for me that he's really deserving of this," he said.
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