Kate Gosselin

There is a Kate Gosselin cruise. Yes, a cruise featuring Kate Gosselin herself. This summer. Offered by Royal Caribbean, which is like a major cruise line.

On August 12-19, if you are so inclined, you can set sail with Kate on a ship for between $1,900 and $3,175. A small price to pay for a brush with ... wait.

The trip starts in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., moving on to Jamaica, Cozumel, etc. Kate will be available for Q&A sessions, photo ops, crafts and cocktail parties!

Better vacation: This or a week in Pyongyang?

The hilarious thing is that Kate Gosselin, for all her good qualities (there must be some, we're thinking) is basically famous for yelling, being a grating harpy, insisting on having things her way, seeking attention and emasculating her then-husband.

Just want you want to be around ... on VACATION.

Are people actually interested in things like this? Is it actually a selling point to go on a celebrity cruise? Or one with Kate Gosselin for that matter?

Seriously, tell us. And if the answer is yes, just spend August working instead. Some nice overtime pay has to be better than Mai Tais with the TLC banshee.

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In honor of Kate Middleton's 30th birthday today, we decided to bestow some love upon the Duchess of Cambridge and her many famous namesakes here at THG.

We do cover an inordinate number of Kates, Katies, Katys and Katherines in our line of work, and we have to say, many of them are pretty fabulous.

Take a look at our Top 10 and vote for your favorite below!

10. Katherine Heigl. We used to love her on Grey's Anatomy. Since leaving that show on bad terms, she's gone on to ... what has she been in lately? Hmm.

9. Kate Upton. Victoria's Secret model / teenage Mark Sanchez girlfriend.

8. Kate Moss. Older, more famous, significantly lighter model.

7. Kate Gosselin. Groan. No introduction necessary.

6. Kate Beckinsale. Underworld Awakening badass!

5. Kate Hudson. A fun-loving free-spirited star with talent to boot. What's not to love about Hudson, her famous folks, her rocker fiance, and sons Ryder and Bing.

4. Katy Perry. Fun fact - born Katheryn Hudson, the newly-single singer chose the stage name Katy Perry so as not to be confused with ... Kate Hudson!

3. Katharine McPhee. Major THG crush for a few years after her run on American Idol, now starring on the buzzed-about new show Smash on NBC!

2. Kate Winslet. One of the more talented and classy actresses around, and what can we say, we totally in the tank for the British. Which brings us to ...

1. Kate Middleton. She's royalty. In real life and here.

Who's your favorite Kate?

Kate Gosselin doesn't normally do New Year's resolutions, but she is this time. After a crazy 2011, what's she striving for to make 2012 all it can be?

"I don't typically make New Year's resolutions," she writes on CouponCabin. "However, I do aim for certain things as I organize and prioritize my life."

Her goal is both simple and profound:

Accomplish something! With passion!

She writes, "This year, I learned that if I want to accomplish something, whether it's hanging a picture in my home, building a chicken coop or running a marathon, it's all possible if my mindset is one of determination and positivity!"

"The year of 2011 for me was a year of gaining complete independence, and learning to look for solutions in every situation instead of focusing on the problems. I've always said that I don't live apologetically; I live passionately!"

"A great way to do that is to learn from the past and make it better in the future."

Amen, Kate. Good luck with that. We're sure we'll be hearing all about it.

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Kate Gosselin is at it again. Blogging up a storm at Coupon Cabin, she's focusing on the holidays and the joys - and stress - they bring in her latest musings.

Short story: Holidays are a pain in the a$$. Not because of Jon Gosselin, though.

"Following our mass gift opening, I know that once again this year I'll sit on the floor for 4+ hours unpacking toys and installing batteries," Kate writes.

"I am not exaggerating!" she adds, as if we would accuse her of that. "My hiney is sore by the time the last toy has been freed from its packaging prison."

Not to say she isn't in a giving mood. Kate notes that she even leaves containers of cookies by her garbage cans "for our ever kind and helpful trash men."

Besides, cleaning up also happens to be what Gosselin loves most.

"[T]he kids run off playing happily with all their new stuff and I clean up alone in peace and quiet," she writes. "This is probably my favorite part of the day."

"Not because of the peace and quiet, but because I have the most grateful kids in the world! They return often while I'm sweeping the floor to thank me again."

Aww. That's kinda cute, even if it involves Kate Gosselin.

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She used to running after her eight children and used to chase Jon Gosselin around like a grating banshee, so it's no surprise that Kate Gosselin finished a marathon Sunday.

The reality mom, who bundled up on an unusually chilly night in Las Vegas, with a top that said "Finishing Is Winning," ran it in just 4 hours, 59 minutes and 21 seconds.

"I'm not one to do anything lightly," Gosselin said prior to the race. "I either do it or I kill it. I guess this is considered killing it." Does that include her marriage? Ohhhh ...

The 36-year-old Gosselin, who's been a runner for three years, trained for the marathon on the roads near her Wernersville, Pa., home, often in below-freezing temps.

And by finishing 26.2 miles in the Las Vegas Rock N' Roll marathon, Kate Gosselin hopes to set an example for her kids besides exploiting them on reality TV for cash.

"I am running because I want to show that with dedication and determination anything is possible," she said. "I want them to remember the moment when their mom completed a marathon, knowing that nothing should stop them from attaining their goals."

That includes milking face lift rumors. Never let the truth stand in the way!

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Speculation over whether Kate Gosselin recently got plastic surgery - namely a facelift - started brewing last week, and the reality mom recently addressed them directly.

Any attention's good attention at this point, right?

Like any good D-list celebrity would, she managed to not only milk the scandal a bit, but parlay the PR into a shameless plug for her day job. Gotta hand it to her there.

Evidently last week's Kate Gosselin face lift rumor was just that - a rumor. She does look awfully well rested and youthful for having eight kids, so you can kinda see it, no?

Anyway, "With all the buzz about me having had a facelift, I will confirm I have not had one (I am only 36!!!)," she wrote on CouponCabin (dot) com, where she now works.

"But, I take all of the talk about how rested and young I look as a compliment! So thanks! Having said that, it brings me to some great skin care deals below! Enjoy!"

There you go, people. Kate Gosselin, pro's pro.

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Did Kate Gosselin get plastic surgery? It wouldn't be the first time.

Recent photos certainly would suggest it. When the former reality star recently reported for her first day of work as a CouponCabin (dot) com blogger, she revealed a new face to accompany her new gig, according to Us Weekly. The difference is notable.

Take a look at Kate Gosselin pictures through the years and see:

"She's consumed with her appearance," a source says of Gosselin, 36.

To keep a youthful appearance, the former reality star (Kate Plus 8 was canned, mercifully, this year) the single mom of eight relies on thrice-weekly tanning sessions ... and possibly Botox, and/or a face lift. Note the unnaturally arched eyebrows. Ick.

Not surprising, a source says: "Kate wants to look 10 years younger."

Don't we all. Luckily, not all of us overdo it in pursuit of a lost cause.

Going broke without the money train that was Kate Plus 8 funding her lifestyle and ego, Kate Gosselin has been forced to enter the workplace like a normal person.

Fortunately, she got a gig in a field she feels passionately about.

The reality TV mom of eight reported for her first day at CouponCabin, a web-based discount company, Thursday. She'll serve as a contributing blogger/manager.

Drawing upon her experience of clipping coupons like a madwoman, Kate Gosselin will now be giving online readers money-saving advice and shopping tips.

Kate Gosselin met with the CouponCabin team to “discuss creating exclusive coupons, blog ideas and money lessons that Kate has learned over the years.”

Kate’s first penny-pinching blog will run on Tuesday, November 22 and will feature tips on how to navigate the busiest holiday shopping day, Black Friday.

She may not be the best mom ever (who lets their kids play under the car), but at least Kate is doing what she has to do to make a living and save ends.

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Kate Gosselin is not winning any parent of the year awards after this.

In startling photos taken yesterday, her kids were seen climbing around and beneath the family-size van, with one of their heads behind the right front wheel.

The alarming scenario occurred when the former reality star pulled up at a parking lot to meet the school bus and take her eight kids with Jon Gosselin home.

Kate was lambasted by parenting and child protection advocates:

"A minivan is a 3000-pound lethal weapon and having children crawling around it is not prudent," KidsAndCars (dot) org president Janette Fennell said.

Rather than getting out of the huge van to supervise them, Kate stayed in the driver seat as the kids piled in with their big backpacks on their backs.

Instead of following his siblings into the car, some of them scrambled all the way under the vehicle and play on the ground ... with the engine running.

Even though Kate didn't run anyone over, "She should have gotten out of the car to supervise, especially when you have that many kids," Fennell says.

"Kids tend to put themselves in harms way in an instant. You should never leave them unattended around vehicles. Children that age are unpredictable."

Maybe KG was just clipping coupons hard up front.

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Maybe Kate Gosselin really is going broke without reality TV.

To make things a little easier with no job and eight kids to provide for, the 36-year-old single mom is clipping coupons to save some extra dough.

"No matter how much money you have, it's just smart to use coupons," she tells E! News, persuasively - there's really no arguing her on that point.

"It's like free money in your pocket."

She will blog about her coupon savings for CouponCabin (dot) com starting November 22. Not quite as lucrative a gig as her cancelled Kate Plus 8, but hey.

"One week, I remember saving more than half my grocery bill that week with coupons," recalls the former wife of Jon Gosselin. "I was beyond thrilled."

"I've never shopped at Bed, Bath and Beyond WITHOUT my coupons! I've returned with my receipt and a coupon many times, even when 'not broke.'"

As for the future, Kate admits she's worried about her lifestyle. "I hope I have a job," she sighed in a recent interview. "I don't know what's next."

Just keep blogging about laundry, Kate. Major web traffic will come.

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