Kendra Wilkinson Recalls 'Celeb Wife Swap' With Kate Gosselin: 'Awkward at Times'

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Wilkinson noted that after filming, she started to see why Kate was so adamant about being present with her kids, revealing she learned “you only get this moment once with your kid,” which she took to heart.

“After the show ended, we didn’t just fly back and go to our homes and never speak again. Kate invited us over to her house and we had lunch with them and got to spend some time with them,” Wilkinson recalled. “It was such a cool thing. They are a truly great family and Kate has done so good with those kids.”

In the decade since their swap, Kate’s parenting style has been called into question — by her ex-husband during their divorce and custody battle and later by their son Collin.

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Collin claimed in his 2026 memoir that his mom physically and emotionally abused him as a child and sent him to a psychiatric hospital without telling his dad where he was.

“My dad was sent out of the home. I was told all these horrible things about him. I mean, that he was like the worst person that ever walked this planet,” Collin exclusively told Us earlier this month, claiming his mom painted Jon as a monster. “I mean, that’s how my mother made it sound.”

Jon, meanwhile, has supported his son since getting him out of the mental institution in 2013. He told Us in a statement on October 15, “I couldn’t be more proud of my son’s heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse.”

Us has reached out to Kate regarding her son’s memoir and numerous abuse claims but has not heard back.

If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.

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