Jon Gosselin plans to invite his six estranged children to watch him marry their soon-to-be stepmom, Stephanie Lebo.
With his fiancée by his side, Jon, 47, shared the wedding update in an interview with Entertainment Tonight published on Tuesday, December 4.
“I would definitely do that,” Jon told the outlet. “I would definitely send an invite to all of them. You know, they are my kids.”
Jon and ex-wife Kate Gosselin share twins Madelyn and Cara, 23, and 20-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Collin and Joel. The brood famously starred on the hit TLC reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired from 2007 to 2009. Jon and Kate, 49, tied the knot in 1999 and divorced 10 years later amid reports that Jon had carried on an affair with another woman. Jon was made primary guardian of Hannah and Collin in 2018; meanwhile, a rift developed between him and their siblings.
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“It’d be nice for [Lebo] to meet my other kids,” Jon told ET on Tuesday. “I just kind of support the kids that are integrated into the family. If other ones wake up and realize what’s going on, the door’s always open here.”
For now, Lebo, 37, is at least getting to know some of the kids. “Hannah loves me and I love her,” she shared. “She has waited so long.”
As for Collin, Lebo revealed that he sent her a “special message” after she accepted Jon’s marriage proposal last month.
“The sentence was that I’m the glue,” Lebo explained. “That resonated really well with me. So, he’s very proud.”
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Prior to meeting Lebo, Jon dated Colleen Conrad for seven years before the pair called it quits in 2021. Shortly after that breakup, he met Lebo at a friend’s party and sparks flew. Jon, however, did not go public about their love until August 2023.
In November, he proposed to his girlfriend of three years in a private dining area at her favorite restaurant, Willoughby’s on Park in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She said “yes” while her parents witnessed the special moment.
“You don’t know how long I waited for this day for you, and there was a time where I thought it was never going to happen for you,” Lebo’s father whispered in her ear, ET reported at the time. “I’m so very happy for you and Jon.”
Gosselin revealed in July this year he was planning to propose to Lebo, sharing on the “Dom Nati Show” that he was aiming to get down on one knee before Thanksgiving. During his appearance on the show, Gosselin said he and Lebo intend to keep their wedding intimate, with plans for a larger reception later.
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Despite strained relationships with his children, Jon stressed to ET that all would be invited to the wedding.
“I don’t see why they wouldn’t get an invite,” he said, noting that the invitation would likely be extended through his daughter Hannah. “Whether they come or not, that’s going to be up to them since they’re adults now and can make their own adult decisions.”
