Kate Gosselin is finally making her romance with bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Steve Neild Instagram official.
The couple have been at the center of dating buzz for some time, but Gosselin at last confirmed the chatter as she included Neild in a list of her top 10 obsessions on Saturday.Â
Gosselin ranked ‘my boyfriend’ at number two, after her kids, and dropped a slew of sweet snaps showing the depth of their relationship.
The images showed the couple posing together on the beach and even embarking on what appeared to be a sunny getaway.
Kate, 50, and Neild, 50, posed in their swimsuits and wore life vests as they posed in a lush, beachfront setting with a pool in the background.
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.
Kate Gosselin is finally making her romance with bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Steve Neild Instagram official
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 and Steve have been dating for about a year with one outlet even reporting they are already living together.
In September, 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 said as she then told her fans that ‘he waved’ back to them though no one could see it.
Kate 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.’
There is at least one person the new romance isn’t sitting well with – notably Gosselin’s ex Jon.
In September, Jon made shock cheating claims against his Kate, with their son Collin backing up his account.
The reality star hinted that the relationship between ex-wife Kate and her one-time bodyguard went from professional to romantic – effectively ending their marriage at the height of their reality TV fame.
Kate’s ex Jon Gosselin recently accused Kate of cheating on him with Steve during their marriage; pictured 2009
Gosselin ranked her new boyfriend on her list of top 10 obsessionsÂ
The couple 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; pictured 2010
Gosselin was still married to Jon when she met Neild, and their relationship sparked romance rumors – which she denied
Jon took to Instagram with a photo of Kate and Steve, and a link to a Page Six story about them currently dating, which he implied was more of a rekindled romance.
‘Guess who really ruined the marriage,’ Jon said. ‘Read for yourself.’
The Wyomissing, Pennsylvania-born reality star maintained that he was ignored at the time he made the claims, but they turned out to be accurate based off current events: ‘Maybe when I speak people will listen now!!!’
Gosselin met Neild in 2008, a year before she divorced her husband Jon.
She ranked the seven children she shares with ex Jon as her number one obsession
She shared this bikini snap as she revealed her passion for boating
Gosselin is also currently obsessing over recovering from her recent injury
PageSix – who first broke the news that she was seeing Steve – reported that the pair are ready to tie the knot.
‘They have wedding plans, it’s that serious,’ the insider told the site in September. ‘There’s no doubt that Kate is crazy about him … things are serious, they have discussed wedding plans and moving on that next stage.’
Just a few days prior to the report, 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.’
