Jon and Kate Gosselin Divorce Announced

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The parents of America’s most famous reality TV family – Jon and Kate Plus Eight - have called an end to their marriage. Jon and Kate Gosselin gripped viewers for five years as the proud parents of eight children in their reality series Jon And Kate Plus Eight.

After fertility treatment, the couple gave birth to twins in 2000, followed by sextuplets in 2004. The family’s reality series became a way for the couple to support their large family. But the troubled relationship of Jon, 32, and Kate, 34, has for months been in U.S. headlines after it was claimed they were living separate lives after allegations of affairs. In February, photos of Jon appeared showing him with another woman while visiting his sick mother in hospital. The couple denied a rift at the time, but a month later, 23-year-old Deanna Hummel was photographed driving Jon's car home from a bar late at night. The ten-year marriage finally came to end as divorce papers were filed in a Pennsylvania court hours before they announced their separation in an hour-long special episode. "Yes, Kate and I have decided to separate," Jon said. Kate added: “I'm not very fond of the idea, personally, but I know it's necessary... " The couple said they would keep their home in Pennsylvania and take turns spending time in it with their children. Both said they intended to keep filming the show in some way.

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