A former part-time nanny for the Gosselin family is speaking out. Ashley H., who worked in the household in 2013 while studying social work, told People that she witnessed Kate Gosselin physically and emotionally mistreat son Collin, claiming Kate“110 percent abused”him and treated him differently from his siblings, including yanking him by the ear. She also described a red spoon that one of the kids said Kate used when she got mad.
Ashley says she quit after six months and reported her concerns to Children and Youth Services, describing a controlling household where she felt the kids were treated“basically worse than animals.”The allegations echo claims Collin, now 22, made in his memoir. Kate, 51, has denied the abuse allegations, and her attorney said in 2024 that she never intentionally harmed him.
The story has reignited one of reality TV’s most scrutinized family sagas and raised bigger questions about what cameras capture and what they miss. Kate has defended herself on TikTok, writing that she knows who she is and her kids know who she truly is. Where do you land on this one?
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