{"id":5894,"date":"2026-06-17T18:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/collin-gosselin-vows-to-expose-dark-childhood-with-jon-kate-in-bombshell-memoir-reveal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:41","slug":"collin-gosselin-vows-to-expose-dark-childhood-with-jon-kate-in-bombshell-memoir-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/collin-gosselin-vows-to-expose-dark-childhood-with-jon-kate-in-bombshell-memoir-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Gosselin vows to expose &#8216;dark&#8217; childhood with Jon, Kate in bombshell memoir reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fgosselin-copy.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Collin Gosselin is set to expose \u201cthe shocking facade of his picture-perfect family\u201d in a bombshell memoir this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin\u2019s son\u2019s tell-all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/collin-gosselin\/in-the-shadow-of-eight\/9781538784723\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIn the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,\u201d<\/a> will hit bookshelves on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<p>The book\u2019s description, shared by the publisher Tuesday, promises to share the \u201cnever-before-told story of how [Collin] escaped and found his way back from the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Collin Gosselin announced Tuesday that he is releasing a tell-all in the fall. <span class=\"credit\">ViceTv<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cIn the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood\u201d comes out Oct. 13. <span class=\"credit\">Grand Central Publishing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cThis is a reckoning with the dark side of fame: the systems, the entourage, and the institutions that allowed one boy to be erased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the text, the 22-year-old will revisit \u201cbeing held down, the basement cell where he was hidden for years and the cocktail of powerful antipsychotics forced on an 11-year-old boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement also teased a \u201cChristmas morning where the gifts were reclaimed as soon as the cameras went down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cover, notably, features a throwback photo of Kate, 51, clamping her hand over Collin\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Collin, Kate and Jon, 49, are the parents of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jon-and-kate-gosselin-eight-kids\/\">his sextuplet siblings<\/a> \u2014 Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah \u2014 and 25-year-old twins Cara and Madelyn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The book vows to \u201creckon with the dark side of fame.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">collingosselin1\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Collin (pictured above with dad Jon Gosselin) will share the \u201cnever-before-told story of how he escaped and found his way back from the dark.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">ViceTv<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their family starred in the TLC reality show \u201cJon &amp; Kate Plus 8,\u201d which was rebranded to \u201cKate Plus 8\u201d after the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2009\/05\/26\/jon-and-kate-teach-their-8-how-to-spell-divorce\/\">couple\u2019s divorce<\/a>, from 2007 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The following year, Jon was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/11\/07\/jon-gosselin-wants-full-custody-of-14-year-old-son-collin\/\">granted sole custody of Collin<\/a>, with Hannah later moving in with her dad as well.<\/p>\n<p>Collin has since repeatedly made headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/10\/parents\/kate-gosselins-son-collin-claims-she-locked-him-in-basement\/\">blasting his mom<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/26\/parents\/collin-gosselin-recalls-more-scarring-details-from-mom-kates-alleged-abuse-after-dad-jon-remarries\/\">claims of alleged \u201cchild abuse and child exploitation,\u201d<\/a> from being <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/10\/parents\/kate-gosselins-son-collin-claims-she-locked-him-in-basement\/\">zip-tied and locked in a basement<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/19\/collin-gosselin-kate-institutionalized-me-because-i-outed-abuse\/\">being institutionalized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kate has repeatedly denied her child\u2019s abuse claims. <\/p>\n<p>Madelyn, meanwhile, defended her mom in 2023 by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/20\/mady-gosselin-accuses-collin-of-physical-violence-hate-speech\/\">accusing Collin of \u201cphysical violence\u201d<\/a> and \u201chate speech\u201d \u2014 which her brother and dad have denied.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jon and Kate Gosselin (pictured above in 2009) and their kids starred in a TLC reality show for the first decade of the kids\u2019 lives. <span class=\"credit\">Amy Sussman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In addition to Collin, the exes are the parents of Joel, Aaden, Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Madelyn and Cara (pictured above in 2013). <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While his childhood was \u201cbroadcast to millions,\u201d Collin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/collin-gosselins-book-to-reveal-new-details-about-childhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Us Weekly<\/a> on Tuesday that \u201cmuch of [what went on] was deliberately kept hidden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told the outlet, \u201cFinally, I\u2019m sharing what was really happening behind the scenes. This book is about truth, survival, resilience and finding my voice after years of being silenced. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my story helps even one person feel less alone or gives them the courage to tell their own, then every difficult page was worth writing,\u201d Collin continued.<\/p>\n<p>He elaborated on previously keeping his experiences private, explaining, \u201cI was afraid. \u2026 I didn\u2019t think anyone would believe me. And \u2026 I just wasn\u2019t ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Collin is estranged from Kate and has lived with Jon since 2018. <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 22-year-old has since accused his mom of \u201cabuse\u201d and \u201cexploitation\u201d over the years, which she has denied. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added, \u201cWriting this book forced me to revisit some of the hardest moments of my life, but it also gave me something I\u2019ve been searching for for a long time: my voice. This isn\u2019t the story people think they know. It\u2019s the story I\u2019ve lived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon proudly posted pre-order links to the book via Instagram Stories, while Kate has yet to post about the upcoming release on social media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/parents\/collin-gosselin-vows-to-expose-dark-childhood-with-jon-kate-in-bombshell-memoir-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Gosselin is set to expose \u201cthe shocking facade of his picture-perfect family\u201d in a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gosselin-copy.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}