TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired its 4th season finale on Monday, March 23rd, is one of TLC's most popular reality series. At the end of the finale, viewers were shocked to hear that Jon Gosselin was contemplating the possibility of not returning for a fifth season.
Gosselin, the father of eight who seems to be happy-go-lucky (even when there is pure chaos in the house and his wife, Kate, is nagging him), cited a lack of privacy for one of the reasons he has doubts about returning: "We don't have any privacy...it's tough."
It's true that since the first season of the show, the Gosselin family has become one of the most recognizable families and, to Jon's apparent dismay, celebrities. Also since the first season, Jon has been able to quit his job and work from home, and the family has been able to move into a $1.3 Million home. Kate has written two books, Multiple Blessings and Eight Little Faces. The family has also appeared on Fox News's morning show and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
In most reality shows, participants are only involved for one season, and then they either move back into the world from which they came or embrace their new-found celebrity. For Jon and Kate and their eight kids, having a film crew in their home has been a fact of life for four years. Maybe they've just met their Reality TV expiration date. Millions of fans certainly hope not.
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