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Jon Gosselin determined to take his romance with girlfriend Stephanie Lebo public after the pair have been relationship for the previous two years.
“We met at a yard barbecue at a mutual pal Dean’s home,” Gosselin, 46, mentioned in an interview with The Solar revealed on Tuesday, August 1. “It was a hillbilly factor we let fireworks off, it was enjoyable. I had been single for just a few months after Colleen [Conrad] and I broke up.”
Gosselin and Conrad, 53, dated for seven years however determined to separate in August 2021 and determined to stay mates.
After connecting on the social gathering, Gosselin and Lebo, 35, began messaging and “by no means stopped speaking.” A number of days after assembly Lebo, the duo went on a date and sparks started to fly. As their connection progressed, Gosselin checked in with their mutual pal, who hosted the bash, earlier than he proceeded.
“I referred to as Dean as a result of he’s like Steph’s brother and I mentioned, ‘Did you ever hook up with Stephanie?’ and he mentioned, ‘No man she’s like my sister,’ after which I referred to as Stephanie and requested her the identical she mentioned, ‘No means he’s like my brother,’” he recalled. “So I referred to as Dean again and mentioned, ‘Do you thoughts if I ask Steph out?’ And he mentioned, ‘No I don’t thoughts, however when you harm her I’ll kill you, I’ll snap you in half.’ And he’s an enormous man!”
Earlier than falling in love with Lebo, Gosselin confronted his fair proportion of heartbreak. He was married to ex-wife Kate Gosselin for twenty years earlier than she filed for divorce in 2009. The exes share eight youngsters, twins Mady and Cara, each 22, in addition to sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel, all 19.
The household’s lives have been documented on their hit actuality present, Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired for 11 seasons on TLC from 2007 to 2017. In July, Collin and Hannah spoke out in opposition to their mom, 48, in a Vice documentary concerning the alleged abuse they confronted throughout their childhood.
Lebo, for her half, knew of Jon earlier than they met however wasn’t phased by his actuality star previous.
“I did know who he was after I first met him, though I haven’t watched the present as faithfully as some others have, however I knew who he was and I had seen him DJing earlier than,” she advised the outlet. “So I knew about his previous and all the things though I used to be by no means Workforce Jon or Workforce Kate as a result of I simply didn’t know sufficient or watch the present that a lot.”
Jon admitted he felt relieved that Lebo was so understanding about his tumultuous relationship with Kate.
“I by no means thought relationships have been straightforward,” he confessed. “I all the time thought my relationships have been going to be a battle and folks would all the time have a chip on their shoulder the place they’d say, ‘Screw you, you’re well-known and I don’t have something and I’ve had to surrender this or that.’ However this time it’s not like that in any respect. It’s straightforward.”
