Kate Gosselin accidentally confirmed that her new boyfriend is her former bodyguard Steve Neild.
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star let his name slip during a video taken when she was in the hospital following an accident with her dog.
The reality TV dynamo was makeup-free in the hospital bed after surgery and drugged up on pain medications when the slip happened.
Neild was also in the hospital room with his lady love but his face could not be seen.
The two first met almost 20 years ago when he was hired to protect her during her sudden rise to fame from the success of her family show.
At the time Kate was still married to her husband Jon Gosselin. There were rumors at the time that she had began a romance with Neild, but she firmly denied them.
Kate Gosselin accidentally confirmed that her new boyfriend is her former bodyguard Steve Neild. The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star let his name slip during a video taken when she was in the hospital following an accident; seen in 2012
The reality TV dynamo was makeup-free in the hospital bed after surgery and drugged up on pain medications when the slip happened. Neild was also in the hospital room with his lady love
Kate broke part of her leg when her dog charged at her in a park. She had to have surgery for the break.
‘Meika, my puppy, ran into me full-speed ahead and I ended up with a tibial plateau fracture and surgery with plates and pins in my leg,’ Gosselin said in a TikTok clip while resting in a hospital bed.
Gosselin and Neild have been dating for about a year with one outlet even reporting they are already living together.
Last week her new beau was seen on a TikTok livestream walking into the frame when he was bringing her a café latte. Though his face could not be seen, it was the first confirmation that she really is seeing someone.
‘Hello to the boyfriend,’ Kate, 50, said as she then told her fans that ‘he waved’ back to them though no one could see it.
Gosselin then shared that he is ‘not very fond,’ of being on camera so fans should not expect his face to be seen but she would not ‘rule it out, but you know, he’s not overly crazy about this whole thing. We’ll see.’
Kate’s representative did not immediately return the Daily Mail’s request for comment.
Gosselin met Neild in 2008, a year before she divorced her husband Jon.
PageSix – who first broke the news that she was seeing Neild – reported that the pair are ready to tie the knot.
She has been dating Neild for over a year and may already been living with him. Seen in 2009
Gosselin debuted her new boyfriend on a TikTok livestream over the weekend. The 50-year-old star’s love interest walked into the frame when he was bringing her a café latte. His face could not be seen. Seen in 2010
‘They have wedding plans, it’s that serious,’ the insider told the site. ‘There’s no doubt that Kate is crazy about him … things are serious, they have discussed wedding plans and moving on that next stage.’
Over a week ago the TV star shared during a TikTok post that she is ‘actually, finally’ dating again. The former Dancing With The Stars contestant said she is ‘super happy’ with her new love interest.
Kate revealed she has been seeing the guy for ‘a little over a year, maybe 14 [or] 15 months.’ The mother-of-eight noted that it was nice to ‘not be lonely any more’ but did not name Steve.
The star was married to Jon from 1999 to 2009. They had twins Madelyn and Cara, now 24, as well as sextuplets Aaden, Collin, Joel, Hannah, Alexis and Leah, now 21.
Kate said fans might be able to see her boyfriend in upcoming TikTok videos: ‘You perhaps will catch a peep of him here and there or once in a while going forward.’
‘Hello to the boyfriend,’ Kate said as she then told her fans that ‘he waved’ back to them though no one could see it. Gosselin then shared that he is ‘not very fond,’ of being on camera so fans should not expect his face to be seen; seen in 2019
Gosselin addressed dating on her reality TV show Kate Plus 8
Kate seems to have been devoted to bringing her kids up as she has not been seen on dates.
But she had some romance: she dated businessman Jeff Prescott in 2015 the starred on her dating show Kate Plus Date four years later.
The TV star has had a hard time financially because her divorce from Jon, the father of her children and her former TLC costar, was costly.
Now she works as a nurse, a profession she had before she became famous on TV.
The personality got candid with fans about her financial situation after uploading a TikTok video in mid-August.
In the clip, Kate could be seen doing dishes after working a long shift as a nurse in the pediatric field which earns about $30 an hour in most states.
Her shifts are 12 hours long.
She later jumped to the comment section to respond to questions from fans.
When one said they thought she would be ‘set for life’ after the TLC show, Kate replied, ‘I wish. I spent sooooooo much money on attorneys. That killed us! 🙁 so sad!’
The media personality appeared to be referencing to her divorce from Jon which was finalized in December 2009.
Kate was previously married to Jon from 1999 until their divorce in 2009
She was on magazine covers 15 years ago thanks to her TV show Kate Plus 8
Her request for primary custody of their eight children was granted and she also gained ownership of their family home.
But Jon later got sole custody of Collin and his sister Hannah back in 2018.
Another follower asked Kate ‘what happened with all the income from the show’ while referencing to the star’s long shifts.
‘Honestly? Providing for 8 kids, college funds which I am proud to say covered all of their college and more and LAWYERS,’ she explained.
‘Sickening but I was drug into court constantly and that costs A TON.
‘Sad bc my kids could have a lot more saved and I could have a retirement saved if it weren’t for the lawyers :(.’
However, Kate told the fan that it was ‘okay’ while adding that she is ‘helping other families and I feel needed and I enjoy helping!’
The reality TV wonder also gave insight into her job as a nurse and stated that she works in ‘pediatric home health care.’
