They were first featured in a documentary in 2005 called Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. Since that time Kate and her husband, and now just Kate herself, have starred in several reality shows featuring how they cope with their large family. I doubt if its representative of the real world - these people are paid millions of dollars to have cameras in their home watching their every move.
But that's it. This woman is world-famous, and her opinion matter to people (she is now co-host on The View) because she has 8 kids, and for no other reason.
SHe's also written 3 books. If Wikipedia is to be believed, women (I'm sure men don't give a damn) have bought over 500,000 copies of her books.
Gosselin has also written several non-fiction books. Her first book was published in November 2008, titled "Multiple Blessings." It debuted at number 5 on New York Times Best-Seller list, and sold over 500,000 copies by the end of 2009. Her second book, "Eight Little Faces", was released in April 2009, and also debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Best-Seller list. Her third book, titled "I Just Want You To Know" was released on April 13, 2010 selling approximately 10,000 copies in its first week and debuting at number 103 on the New York Times Best-Seller list. Her next book, titled "Love Is in the Mix" is currently slated for a 2011 release date
I confess that the thought of 500,000 people in the US or wherever being so interested in a woman who has 8 kids is disturbing. Perhaps a large part of it is because she is of course white, blonde and beautiful. (Plenty of other folk have 8 kids, but since they're matronly, and probably work menial jobs to keep themselves afloat, no one cares.)
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