The Gosselin family has been making headlines as of late, especially with the release of Collin Gosselin’s recent memoir. Recently, Jon Gosselin has also been speaking about his time on the show. In particular, he recently weighed in on a story concerning another television personality.
Jon Gosselin Detailed A Meeting With Dr. Phil McGraw During A Recent Podcast Appearance
Jon and his family were introduced to audiences through the reality series, Jon & Kate Plus 8. On the show, he initially starred alongside his then-wife, Kate Gosselin, as well as their twin daughters and a set of sextuplet children.
However, Jon and Kate separated and filed for divorce in 2009. This led to the show’s rebranding as Kate Plus 8 before its eventual end. Since then, Jon married Stephanie Lebo in November 2025. He currently lives with two of his children, Collin and Hannah.
Recently, Jon made an appearance on the Legally Goff podcast. At the time, he shared that, during his previous marriage, Kate had grown close to Dr. Phil’s wife, Robin McGraw, and told her that she was having second thoughts about divorcing him.
Jon alleged that Robin hatched a plan to bring the two to a summit with her own famous spouse. Following this, Jon reportedly flew out with his therapist, claiming that he still has the hotel receipts to prove it.
Speaking with Brooke Goff, Jon shared, “I didn’t really want to be divorced,” thinking about his eight children. He shared that he went to CBS Studios with his therapist, but ultimately ended up in a Dr. Phil conference room. He explained, “I go in, it’s just Kate, Robin, me, and Phil.”
Jon continued, “So, you know, I’ve been on his show before, but that was like years ago, like during the documentary era, and I’m like, I just don’t like bulls***. So, I was like, whatever, I’m just going to listen.”
Jon Also Noted That Collin’s Memoir, In The Shadow Of Eight, Also Discussed The Story
At this point, Jon claimed that he was pressured to stay married for the cameras. As he was told, “Kate still wants a divorce. And I’m like, ‘Okay, so why am I here?’ They’re like, ‘Well, maybe the network wants — the network wants you to still stay married on TV, but you can do whatever you want on the side.’”
Jon noted, “I’m like, ‘What do you mean, like sleep with other people?’ And I was like, ‘Well, that’s weird.’ I don’t live in California. I don’t think you’ve checked. I live in rural, conservative Pennsylvania. That’s probably not going to fly too well in a community of 30,000 people. And I’m just, like, talking myself out of this thing.”
Jon then claimed that things took a financial turn, alleging, “So, they’re like, ‘Well, maybe the network will pay you.’” Suspicious of the offer, he noted, “I’m like, how can you say maybe the network would pay you if you didn’t already know, like, how much money the network had?” Ultimately, he was “done” with the situation at this point.
When Goff asked about the offer, Jon shared, “It was $2 million…a million a piece.” Jon also fired back at Dr. Phil, who denied the story, noting that his son detailed the meeting in his new memoir after hearing about it. He shared, “He’s not suing my son for defamation,” noting that there were likely other witnesses to what happened.
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