Collin Gosselin invites Kate to lie detector test amid bodyguard romance rumors
Tensions flare as Collin and Jon publicly challenge Kate Gosselin over dating ex-bodyguard Steve Neild, with new claims fueling a long-running family rift
Collin Gosselin has publicly challenged his mother, Kate Gosselin, to take a lie detector test, escalating a dispute over her reported dating life. In a Thursday Instagram Stories post, the 21-year-old invited Kate to participate in a mother‑son polygraph exam, writing, “This is my formal invitation to do a lie detector test with my mom lolll,” before adding, “Then we’ll see who’s been lying straight to the public… I’m so serious by the way.” The post comes amid renewed attention to reports that Kate is dating and living with Steve Neild, the former bodyguard for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 family. Representatives for Kate and Collin did not respond to requests for comment.
The social-media challenge followed word from Page Six that Kate, 50, is dating the family’s longtime ex-bodyguard, with sources saying the relationship is serious and ongoing for more than a year. Kate herself had previously indicated on TikTok that she had been dating someone for “a little over a year, maybe 14 [or] 15 months.” In response to the reports, Collin criticized the situation in a now-expired Instagram Story, saying he was upset about “an affair with our bodyguard way back in 2009,” and describing past travel arrangements in which he shared a hotel room while his mother and the guard stayed in connected rooms. “Now everyone thinks her being with him is some cute novel romance,” he wrote, adding that he hoped Kate would be truthful rather than performative. “By the way my dad received death threats and got shunned by the public for years for ‘having an affair’ and ‘leaving his kids,’” Collin continued. “I hope she doesn’t try to play this one off. Just come forward and be truthful.”
“I’ve BEEN with him,” Collin added in a later segment of his online thread, reiterating his assertion about the relationship. His father, Jon Gosselin, also weighed in publicly, posting a screenshot of Page Six’s coverage and urging followers to “Read for yourself.” Jon’s post included a photo of Kate and Neild and carried the caption, “Maybe when I speak people will listen now!!!” The couple they once were, who welcomed twins Madelyn and Cara and sextuplets Aaden, Collin, Joel, Hannah, Alexis and Leah, divorced in 2009 after Kate and Jon’s marriage drew intense public scrutiny.
Kate’s past response to the couple’s split included a denial at the time that she had been involved with Neild prior to the breakup, describing the speculation as “disgusting, unthinkable, unfathomable.” Since then, the family’s living arrangements and custody splits have been a recurring source of tabloid fodder and social-media debates. After the separation, Kate continued with a new show, Kate Plus 8, which aired from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, Collin was placed at Fairmount Behavioral Health Institute for behavioral issues, and Jon later gained sole physical custody before Hannah joined him and the younger siblings reportedly remained with Kate.
The dispute has continued to surface amid broader reflections on the family’s history. In a 2024 interview with The Sun, Collin accused Kate of abuse, including allegations of zip‑tying him and locking him in a basement. Kate’s attorney at the time stated she never “intentionally” harmed Collin and argued she acted to protect herself and her family from his “troubled behavior.” Collin later described himself as busy with college, work, and his own business, emphasizing that he did not want to be drawn into ongoing drama.
As the family’s public narrative has evolved, Kate has asserted that the strife is motivated by ongoing misunderstandings and contested perceptions about her role in the children’s lives. The Gosselins’ story has long been a fixture of reality-TV culture, drawing attention to the pressures of fame, custody battles, and the complexities of blended families. The latest wave of posts and social-media messages shows that even years after their split, the siblings and their parents remain deeply entangled in a public-facing saga that continues to unfold across multiple platforms.
The exchange has underscored how fans of reality-TV families often follow every post and repost for clues about the family’s dynamics, love lives, and the accuracy of tabloid reporting. With Collin’s latest invitation to test truthfulness and Jon’s public response to Page Six’s reporting, the Gosselin saga persists as a focal point of culture and entertainment coverage, inviting renewed scrutiny of how a widely watched family negotiates privacy, memory, and reconciliation in the glare of the spotlight.
The dynamic remains unresolved, with neither Kate nor Collin offering new public statements at this time. As the family navigates these revelations, observers will watch for further comments from the principals or any formal statements from their representatives.