See how Jon and Kate Gosselin’s eight children have grown up over the years

After the 2006 special Surviving sextuplets and twinsMillions of viewers gladly accepted TLC’s invitation to check in with them more regularly John Gosselinhis wife Kate Gosselin And their eight children.

John and Kate plus 8 A strangely captivating hit upon its premiere in 2007, How-Do-They have the family dynamic as the initial attraction. However, the draw became the fact that the titular couple didn’t make it work, and the Gosselin family’s marital problems and eventual divorce in 2009 was one of the biggest can’t-ignore stories of the late 2000s.

But joining John and Kate forever are eight: twins material And KaraBorn on October 8, 2000, he has sextuplets Alexis, Aden, Colin, Hannah, Leah And JoelBorn on May 10, 2004.

The quick calculations I did (and then re-did), because this is an outrageous number I cannot be right) is correct. Maddie and Cara, who were 6 when the TLC show premiered, are now 23-year-old college graduates and their younger siblings are 20.

And even though the Gosselins haven’t had their own show in years, the drama has never stopped.