It’s been eight years since Jon and Kate Gosselin split. Though it has taken a long time, Jon says life is finally beginning to feel normal.
The former star on Jon & Kate Plus 8 told Us Weekly that he credits his girlfriend, Colleen Conrad, for restoring that calm to his world.
“Colleen and I are doing great, the kids are getting along well together, [and I’m] just living a normal life and DJing,” the 38-year-old said.
“Maybe it’s boring, [but] it’s a breath of fresh air.” he added.
Not only are they dating, but Gosselin has been cohabiting with with Colleen Conrad, who is also a parent, for the last nine months.
Though Jon has twins Maddie and Cara and sextuplets Collin, Aaden, Joel, Leah, Hannah, and Alexis, he says life is “super normal.”
That’s impressive for someone with so many children!
In fact, he said “It’s almost like before [reality] TV. No paparazzi, just playing my gigs… just playing, no one bothering me … it’s really nice actually.”
Unfortunately, his relationship with ex-wife Kate is still a mess.
“It’s just sad almost,” Jon told Us. “It’s been a long time.”
But despite the difficult relationship with Kate, he is moving on with his life and career as a DJ. He is even going on tour with DJ-N-Do.
According to Jon, the kids are doing great.
“[Maddie and Cara] are teenagers, it’s just really difficult… I’ve never been a teenage girl but living with one…it’s up, down, left, right,” Jon said.
He added that part of it is a product of modern times: “It’s so different from when I was in high school with social media and stuff. It’s crazy!”
“Boys, it’s just like, ‘You want to go play football? Okay. Awesome. Do you want to go fishing? Do you want to go hunting?’ [And] they’re like, ‘Okay!’
“But with girls it’s like…’I want to go to King of Prussia [Pa.],’ And I’m like, ‘Oh my goodness! This is going to cost me a million dollars!"”
“King of Prussia is like 26 miles from here … Oh my goodness, Louis Vuitton … I’m like, ‘We’re not going to that side, crazy!’”
On the flip side, Kate Gosselin has a laundry list of scandals, and her life has been complicated and dramatic for years.
Just this month, Jeff Precott dumped Kate after nine months of dating, citing she was merely using him for her reality show.
Jon denied throwing shade at her on Facebook, claiming posts attributed to him celebrating the split were from fake accounts.