Kate Gosselin is continuing to make public appearances as gears up to spend 3-4 days away from home appearing on Dancing with The Stars, “because she insists on putting her children first.” The much reviled reality star spoke at a Women’s expo sponsored by a local hospital in South Bend, Indiana Saturday. She had her hair extensions in again, after removing them briefly to sport a short round bob. Kate discussed her children, career as a nurse, and her upcoming sting on DWTS. There’s at least one video of this that a person in the audience recorded, and Radar’s account is accurate in that Kate didn’t say much of interest. I barely caught anything about her infertility treatments as Radar reports, but the first part of the speech could have been cut off. Her speech was pretty boring, although she did talk about her career as a nurse. She said “as you know I am a nurse… it feels like 100 years ago now. When I walked through those doors [of the hospital]
this morning, I felt very at home like I was going back to work. That’s a good thing.” This begs the question – why doesn’t she go back to work as a nurse, then? The answer is obvious, she’s getting paid much more for “putting her kids first” by switching out her hair every couple of weeks and doing more reality shows.

As for her kids, she said “They’re happy and thriving and we’re working together as we find our new normal.”

“I’m working hard as a mom at home, and as a working traveling mom. I just completed my third book… I’m dancing every day… for Dancing with The Stars. It is so out of the ordinary for me and so fun.”

Speaking of Kate’s gig on Dancing, The NY Post reports that she’s being a “total diva” on set and is rude and “frosty” to fellow cast and crewmembers. This is consistent with other reports we’ve heard about the mom of eight, and if you watch her show she’s a definite taskmaster who takes no prisoners. I believe this. What’s more is that Kate allegedly kept Johnny Weir from participating as he refused to be on the same show. For shame! I would much rather see Weir than Gosselin any day.

Kate Gosselin is being a “total diva” on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” — snubbing other contestants and behaving frostily to crew members, sources tell Page Six. The recently divorced mom of eight has been rehearsing for the ABC show, which starts its new season March 22. Her icy behavior also persuaded Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir to pull out of talks about being on the show because he didn’t want to work alongside Gosselin. A “DWTS” source said, “Kate doesn’t want anything to do with other contestants . . . While there’s a lot of camaraderie among the crew and other stars including Pamela Anderson, Kate has set herself apart . . . She wants to be queen bee.” Gosselin’s rep didn’t get back to us. A show source said, “She’s been rehearsing in Pennsylvania to be near her kids. For the short time she was in LA, she and the cast got along great.”

[From The NY Post]

Weir said last week that his cousin lives right next to Kate’s old house and that “it was really annoying for everybody” to have to deal with paparazzi in the neighborhood. He also trashed Kate’s behavior at a charity skating event they both attended in Connecticut last September. He said “Kate Gosselin was playing the diva act…I was disappointed to meet her and I was so disappointed she was involved in the show.” Team Weir! I’m hoping Kate gets voted off Dancing in the first or second week.

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