Kate Gosselin: Broke Without Kate Plus 8?

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Five-star vacations. Thousand-dollar haircuts. Diva demands. Celebrity status.

Kate Gosselin was living the good life. Now that it's being taken away by TLC with the demise of Kate Plus 8, she's forced to face some harsh realities.

Namely that she's been living beyond her means and has no Plan B.

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“This cancellation caught her completely by surprise - she’s devastated,” says an insider. “Kate’s worried about paying her bills and continuing to live the life she’s become accustomed to. She’d gotten used to money rolling in.”

Has she ever.

The unemployed mom shells out approximately $500,000 a year for two housekeepers, a pair of nannies, an assistant and bodyguard Steve Neild. He might be willing to work for "other compensation," but the rest of them? Doubtful.

Oh, and the cost of private school for the eight kids? Another $500,000.

That’s in addition to Kate’s recreational spending, too, which ain't cheap. On August 12, just before TLC pulled the plug, she enjoyed a lavish, private shopping spree at Posh ElysaSuzanne Couture in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Those perks will soon be gone, but Kate Gosselin isn’t giving up quietly. She has discussed motivational speaking as well as writing another book, even though her most recent, I Just Want You to Know, tanked hardcore.

What’s more, she’s reportedly - for reasons unknown - negotiating to fill in on CBS’s The Talk, which axed Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini.

One possible income source is (sigh) the children ... to Jon Gosselin's chagrin. “Kate feels like the kids are still the primary cash cow,” a source said.

Can humankind do worse than this woman?

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    Barbara Danenza

    I have been a fan of the Gosselins, from day one. I loved watching the grow & progress. I hope she can work out a plan to be back on TV. This celebrity exposure was a gift. Enjoy it to the fullest. I wish you all well.

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    peter jerome

    Go out and get a job like everyone else. You've got no real talent anyway!

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    laffy
    @peter jerome

    Kate yet again using another Alias

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    ann

    Yes, Kate is a monster, I just miss the kids and wish them heathly and happy lives.

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    pAULA

    Go away Kate please please. The promo with you up on the roof and the men on the ground looking straight u[p your kilt, hope your precious cargo was'nt around. Thanks but no thanks, get a job doing anything sell the big house, change over to public school, if they will have them, and look after them they way you should have done from the atart. You wanted them now look after them, don't expect the world to pay for looking at you. You came downunder I believe. No one k new except for that other "single MOM" fingers down throat, Steve would have sorted you out in a second. GO AWAY, WE ARE BORED BORED BORED.

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    Paula

    KATE, NO ONE HATES YOU OR YOUR KIDS, WE HAVE JUST HAD ENOUGH!!!! GO AWAY. SELL THE BIG HOUSE, THE KIDS WILL HAVE TO SHARE ROOMS AGAIN AND GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL. THEY CAN GET SUSPENDED FROM THERE AS WELL, THE POOR LITTLE BEGGARS ARE 'MESSED UP' BECAUSE OF YOU, NOW TRY AND HELP THEM, GO BACK TO WORK, REAL WORK, YOU HAVE NO TALENT, WE ARE ALL BORED WITH YOU ALL, YOU CAME DOWN UNDER I BELIEVE, NO ONE NOTICED!!!! EXCEPT MAYBE THAT "OTHER SINGLE MOM: FINGERS DOWN THROAT, STEVE WOULD HAVE SOON SORTED YOU OUT, GO AWAY!!!! YOU WANTED 8 KIDS, NOW GET ON WITH IT AND LOWER YOUR COST OF LIVING. SAW THE PROMO'S OF KATE + 8, YOU SCREAMING ON THE ROOF WITH THE MEN DOWN ON THE GROUND LOOKING STRAIGHT UP YOUR KILT, HOPE YOUR 'PRECIOUS' KIDS WERE'NT HOME. WON'T BE WATCHING THE SHOW.