Asked why she still wears her wedding ring, Kate said it's "for them," referring to her eight kids. Buffing up her image as the devoted mom, Kate denied rumors that she was dating her bodyguard and said she was shocked that her estranged hubby, Jon , was dating young lasses. Kate insisted that the pressures of being on TV had nothing to do with her breakup with Jon: "It would have happened anyway - cameras on or cameras off. So Kate isn't a fame-hungry Medea who exploits her kids?

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The Frisky -- Kate Gosselin has had some tough blows this year and Hugh Hefner has dealt her another one. When asked if there was any possibility that Momzilla would grace the glossy covers of Playboy, Hef said, "No! He explained, "I don't think she's a celebrity.
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The reality star mom, 44, shared photos from the trip and expressed how much fun everyone had riding riding go karts and walking in the rain. However, fans were quick to point out that two of the sextuplets, Hannah and Collin , were missing from the photos. And she opted to stay back with her dad, actually. Which again, you know, her choice.
One thing is for sure: The controversy is likely to boost attention and ratings for the couple's TLC show. When season five premieres May 25, viewers will tune in to see if the Gosselins, parents of 8-year-old twin girls and 5-year-old sextuplets , address their off-screen troubles on the show. There's a chance they may. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported that the first episode was not yet in the can, as producers tried to figure out how to incorporate the latest headlines into the show. Fortunately for the show's producers, the Gosselins' current real-life situation happens to be of the headline-grabbing kind. It started two weeks ago with Us Weekly reporting that Jon Gosselin had been in a three-month affair with year-old school teacher Deanna Hummell. The magazine ran a photo of Gosselin sitting in the passenger seat of a car with Hummell behind the wheel. He denied he was having an affair to Entertainment Weekly. This week, Us Weekly reports that Kate Gosselin has grown suspiciously close to her bodyguard, Steve Neild, and Jon Gosselin has threatened to have her followed by a private investigator.