KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD - THE RISE AND FALL OF A REALITY TV QUEEN (89 page)

Tony and the DWTS people arrived at the house just before 9:30 this morning. Judy was at the house helping Kate with the kids in the morning but kept them in the house the entire time.

Steve and Gina Neild arrived in their Ford Explorer around 8:30 today carrying what looked like a present for Kate. Tomorrow is her 35
th
birthday. Steve seemed surprised and angry to see the paparazzi camped in front of the house so early. He glared at the group as he was entering through the front gate. Gina didn’t even look over at them.

Kate and Tony rehearsed until 12:30 when he and the crew packed up and left the house. Shortly after they left, Kate and Steve left in their own cars, followed closely by the paps. They drove to a local collision/car detailing shop in Wernersville where Kate was met by a Spring Township policeman who made sure to keep the paps away. They took pictures and were quickly removed. The officer told them it was private property and they had to leave immediately. A man from the Toyota dealership where Kate gets her Land Cruiser serviced was there at the shop to meet Kate and get her squared away. Kate left her car and drove back to the house with Steve.

Gina Neild brought the kids outside to play and they ran around like they haven’t been outside in a month. She stood nearby watching over them as they played with their scooters and bicycles and just generally ran around enjoying the fresh air. They didn’t seem bothered by yet another person watching them while their mom was busy doing something else. It’s a normal part of their lives by now.

A limo arrived at the house around 1 pm and sat in the driveway waiting for over an hour. Finally Kate, Steve and Gina started bringing their bags out and loading them in the car. They had the limo move across the driveway and up to the front door as close as possible to cut off the view from the paps. Gina gave Steve and Kate a big hug before waving goodbye as the limo drove down the driveway and off the property, followed by the paps.

As of 10 pm tonight, Gina was still at the house alone with the kids. A nanny will probably take over in the morning and then hand them off to Jon when he arrives.

Jon & Kate Gosselin PA Reporting

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Reporting by Robert Hoffman

• Jon plans to watch Kate on DWTS at home with the kids, “to cheer her on.”
  
• Kate winning or doing well on DWTS would be great for the family, says Jon.
  
• Jon shopped at Kate’s Giant for snacks for the show tonight. Was papped pushing a shopping cart in the store.
  
• Judy is at the house tonight helping Jon with the kids.
  
• If there was any doubt that there’s tension between Kate and Tony, the show tonight put that to rest.
  
• Kate’s performance tonight was horrendous.
  

Jon took the kids to school this morning in the Sprinter van and then had an early breakfast with a friend at local diner, Gianotti’s in Wyomissing. Jon is trying to eat healthier so he had an egg white omelet and coffee while his friend showed no sympathy and had a Western omelet, bacon, hash browns and pancakes drenched in syrup.

Jon wanted to stay out of sight today so he got back to the house before 8 am and laid low inside where he took a nap and caught up on some paperwork for several projects that he says he has in the works. He snuck out of the house around Noon and went to visit a friend who lives in West Reading. He said he plans to watch DWTS tonight at home with the kids and have a “Go Mommy Party.” They’re going to have snacks and junk food and they will vote for mommy as many times as they can from the house phone, the apartment phone and Jon’s two cell phones. Jon says it would be great for the family for Kate to go far or even win on DWTS. He’s totally supportive of her career and wishes he could be there to cheer her on in person, be he knows that’s not possible. “She’d see me in the audience and probably trip and fall.”

Jon left the friends house in the Sprinter van around 3:40 and went to the bus stop to get the kids, where the paps were waiting for him. He talked with them for a few minutes until the bus pulled in. Jon opened up the back of the van and the side door before going to get them at the bus. The kids were all excited to see him there, with the little ones yelling “daddyyyyyyyy” as they came down the steps, gave him a hug or high-five and went to the van. After he got them all, he put their backpacks in the back of the van, strapped them in and headed back home. Cara was on the late bus, having a sports activity at school so she got picked up at 6 while Judy watched the rest of the kids at the house.

On the way to get Cara at the late bus, Jon stopped at Kate’s Giant supermarket and did some shopping for tonight. He was photographed in the frozen food isle buying Weight Watchers dinners and JiffyPop Popcorn. He already had ice cream and other snacks at the house for tonight for the party.

If there was any doubt in anyone’s mind that there’s tension between Kate and Tony, tonight’s DWTS show sure put that to rest. Tony quit and walked out at one point, leaving Kate in tears.

Tony said “I’ve never been questioned about my teaching before. I’ve taught world champions. I teach teachers.

If that’s how Kate and Tony act with the DWTS cameras rolling, just imagine what goes on in Kate’s basement. It’s nasty.

When Tony came back to Kate after walking out, Kate said “thank you for coming back. A lot of people quit on me in life.

Jon & Kate Gosselin PA Reporting

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

• Dance practice at the house from 10am – 4pm today.
  
• After rehearsal, Tony gave Kate a ride to the Toyota dealership in his Porsche convertible – top down of course.
  
• Judy dropped kids off and picked them up at the bus stop.
  

Tony arrived at the Gosselin house a few minutes before 10 am carrying his usual
assortment of Starbucks coffee drinks for himself, Kate and DWTS crew, who arrived 15 minutes before him. He waved down to the fence to a few well-wishers who were standing outside the house and yelled to him when he arrived.

Judy took the kids to the bus stop this morning in the Sprinter van and gave them all hugs and kisses as she helped them up the steps to the bus. She stood outside the bus waving to the tups
that were waving and smiling back through the window as it pulled away.

A few minutes after 4 pm, Tony came outside to leave, looking good as always. He put the top down on his Porsche convertible and got it and started it up but then just sat there for five minutes. Kate came out of the house and got in the car and they left the property together, looking like Ken and Barbie. They were both all smiles for the paps
that were waiting at the gate to photograph them as they left. Tony even offered one an extra Starbucks drink he had in the car but the pap was caught off-guard by his kindness and didn’t know how to react.

They sped off down the country road and wound around through the hills and arrived ten minutes later at Kate’s Toyota dealership where she had left her Land Cruiser a few days earlier. Tony was just giving her a ride to her car before heading back to his hotel.

Jon & Kate Gosselin PA Reporting

Thursday, April 1, 2010

• Kate and Tony practiced today for six hours.
  
• Kate and Tony were alone in the house for the first time today.
  

Today is Jon’s 33
rd
birthday and he celebrated it away from his kids.

He wanted to be at the house spending his birthday with his kids but because of the custody arrangement, he can’t, so he’s spending the day with his immediate family and will be cooking dinner and staying in with them tonight. He’ll be coming back home to be with the kids this weekend while Kate is dancing in the house with Tony and will be staying in the apartment above the garage while she is in the main house.

Judy was at the Gosselin house at 6:30 am to help with the kids and to get Mady and Cara to the bus stop. Kate stayed behind with the sextuplets.

The DWTS crew arrived at the house at 9:40 and went straight to the basement entrance behind the house. Tony was running a little late today and arrived in his white Porsche Carrera convertible at 10:10. He was dressed in a white, tight, short-sleeve t-shirt, black pants and white sneakers and was carrying his usual tray of Starbucks coffee drinks and a white plastic bag. As he was walking from his car to the house, the tups came rushing out the front door yelling “Tony’s here! Tony’s here!” Tony walked right by them and around the house to the basement entrance. I’m sure he must have said something to them in the form of a greeting but from where I was standing, I couldn’t hear anything. He was probably late and wanted to get in there before Kate got mad at him.

Judy came outside with the kids and stayed out with them for an hour as they played on their scooters and bikes and did the usual running around enjoying themselves. After that they stayed inside the rest of the day.

Judy was the first to come outside at 3:05 pm when she took the Sprinter van to get Mady and Cara at the bus. She brought the sextuplets along with her so they wouldn’t disturb dance practice. They left very early for the bus and sat at the bus stop for 45 minutes. Judy climbed in the back with the kids while they waited.

Back at the house, dance rehearsal was wrapping up and the crew left the house at 3:50 pm, leaving Tony and Kate inside alone for the first time since they’ve been together. They were alone until Tony came outside to leave at 4:30 pm. Judy was just getting back to the house with the kids. She stayed around until 5 pm when she handed over total custody of the 8 to Kate. Kate used the remaining daylight as a photo-op and played with the kids out front in the yard in front of the paps. I say photo-op because this is maybe the third time she’s been in front of the house playing with the kids since this story broke. The kids had a great time playing with Kate. It was a rare moment for them and they made the most of it. They showed off their bike-riding skills to her yelling “mommy, mommy look at me.” They also circled the driveway on their scooters and even had Kate get out the four-wheel-drive toy car that they love to race around in.

Kate stayed outside with the kids for over an hour playing. The paps wrapped up at 6 pm and oddly enough, Kate took the kids inside minutes later.

They stayed inside until dark with no visitors.

Jon & Kate Gosselin PA Reporting

Friday, April 2, 2010

Highlights: Kate Gosselin is a Diva

• Kate told Tony after last week’s show that she’s the reason people know his name, reminding him who the star is.
  
• Kate wishes she would have gotten Maks as her partner instead of Tony.
  
• Kate has gotten so frustrated with Tony that she walked out on him and the crew to go shopping.
  
• Kate blames Tony for her poor dancing performances saying, “I thought he could teach me but I guess he can’t.”
  
• Kate makes Tony use the basement entrance to the house now instead of coming through the front door.
  
• Kate avoids the line at UPS when she gets her mail. Has employees bring it to her while she waits in car – parked illegally.
  
• Kate also gets special service at the hospital. She waits outside in the car while a staffer brings her files out to her.
  
• Kate asks for and gets personal security while shopping at Target.
  
• Kate gets a new mani/pedi each week to match her dress on DWTS.
  

Kate told Tony in the heat of the moment while arguing last week that  “I’m the reason anyone knows your name so give me a break please”, reminding Tony of who the star really is. Tony just stood there with his arms folded and his head down trying not to get angrier.

Kate confided in xxxxxxx that she wishes she
had partnered with Maks instead of Tony because “Maks is a stronger personality and would be able to deal with her better. Kate likes a man who takes charge and Tony’s a pushover.”

Kate got so frustrated with Tony last week during rehearsal that she stormed out saying “I need to get out of this house!” and she went and ran errands while Tony and the crew sat in the basement waiting for her to come back. She came back with a Target bag and a Dunkin Donuts coffee in hand.

Kate blames Tony for her poor dancing performances, telling xxxxxx “I thought he could teach me but I guess he can’t. He knew I couldn’t dance at all but he promised me he would turn me into a good dancer and I wouldn’t embarrass myself. So much for that.” xxxxxx says Kate takes little jabs at Tony which get under his skin, saying things like “here comes the great dance instructor!” when he arrives. She says she’s just kidding and Tony laughs it off but you can tell he get’s pissed at her. “Tony takes this very seriously.”

“Kate makes Tony use the basement entrance to the house now instead of coming through the front door. She says it’s quicker for everyone that way but she’s really just trying to show him that she’s the boss and he’s just part of the crew.”

Jon & Kate Gosselin PA Reporting

Saturday, April 3, 2010

• Kate blew off dance rehearsal this morning for an Easter egg hunt photo op to trump Jon.
  
• Tony left the property frustrated because of another wasted day with no rehearsal.
  
• Steve and Gina N
  eild and their sons helped Kate with the egg hunt.
  
• Kate left in a limo with Steve while the kids were stuck inside with the mean nanny the rest of the day.