Collin Gosselin may inactive beryllium estranged from his ma Kate Gosselin, but his dada Jon Gosselin, for one, is “so proud” that helium spoke retired astir her successful his caller interview with Entertainment Tonight. “Jon is truthful arrogant of Collin for having the courageousness and the spot to basal up and talk his truth,” a root adjacent to the world star, 45, told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “Jon ne'er asked oregon suggested Collin to bash this. It was wholly his ain idea. But Collin did attack his dad with the thought earlier making immoderate last decisions.”
The root added that Jon was exceptionally supportive of Collin arsenic helium embarked connected the task of opening up with specified idiosyncratic information. “Jon fto Collin cognize helium wholly supports him nary substance what helium decides to bash oregon say, and he’s hoping the full acquisition volition beryllium cathartic for him,” they continued. “Jon couldn’t beryllium much arrogant of the antheral Collin has become.”
Collin, 18, was 1 of the sextuplets featured connected his parents’ deed TLC amusement Jon & Kate Plus 8. In the Entertainment Tonight interview, which was released connected November 28, Collin revealed that aft Kate, present 47, sent him to an institution for alleged “behavioral issues” successful 2016, helium ceased to person a relationship with her. “After being there, I didn’t have a relationship with her,” Collin told ET. He added that adjacent earlier that point, “I don’t deliberation we had overmuch of a relationship, and I deliberation that conscionable kept tearing it adjacent much down.”
Jon yet obtained custody of past 14-year-old Collin successful 2018, but Collin said helium believed the unit of being successful the nationalist oculus came betwixt him and his mother. “I privation to judge it was due to the fact that of TV and what being successful the nationalist oculus does to a family. I deliberation it tore america apart,” helium told the outlet. “It gave america little clip to really beryllium unneurotic arsenic a family, [and] much clip to beryllium successful the nationalist eye.” The famed mates divided successful 2009, and drama has followed the full household since.
Still, the teen says it would beryllium “ideal” to reconcile with his mom. “Yes, it would beryllium ideal,” helium said. “It’s unfortunate that we didn’t person a relationship. I deliberation each lad wants to person a narration with their mom. But I’m doing precise well.”