DWTS' Kate Gosselin: I Wake Up in "a Cold Sweat" Every Night
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Kate Gosselin -- who makes her Dancing With the Stars debut tonight -- is beginning to wonder why she agreed to hit the dance floor in the first place.
"I wake up in a cold sweat every night," the mother of eight, 34, tells USA Today. "What have I signed up for?"
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Gosselin, who has zero dance experience, has been practicing with partner Tony Dovolani on a makeshift dance floor in the basement of her family's Wernersville, Pa., home.
"Never danced in public," she says. "It's a huge fear." Overall, her goal is "to conquer my fear of dancing. It's hugely scary."
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Her toughest competition? "Me. I struggle with perfection," she says. "While it's fun, I'm frustrated. Tony has to tell me to stop being so hard on myself."
So far, she's had no major ailments, but she says: "There's a sharp pain behind my right rib."
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Last week, Gosselin denied rumors she was being a diva on the Los Angeles set and defended her decision to do the show (critics have said she should be spending more time at home with her kids).
Gosselin said doing the show and being a mom is "a delicate balance" and that she is usually dancing "before [the kids] are up in the morning or at school."
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She added, "I'm making the best of it."
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Kate is getting more famous then she ever was. So keep hating haters. You are only making YOURSELVES SICK, with your anger and inner hate. YOUR IGNORANCE is helping Kate's career,, LMAO @ THE STUPID A.SS HATERS
Kate go home - I am sick of your face on the tv you made money off your kids and were miserable to your hubby and now you are still going on being a mom of 8 give it a break
dont' lose sleep over this, you'll be voted off right after Buzz
Why is she singled out as a bad mother? How many of the other people on this program have children? Why should she have to be with her kids 24/7? I'm not with mine all the time. I work 40+ hrs a week. Does that make me a bad mom? I don't think so. People need to stop judging her.
I say good for Kate Gosselin. If someone were willing to pay me to dance on television, you can bet your a$$ I'd do it. She's been the only one thinking about the well being of her kids since her A-hole ex-husband went through his midlife crisis at the age of 30. More power to her!!!!
I have never seen people so hard on a single Mom before. Parents do have lives too. I know plenty of people that go on vacations for weeks at a time without their kids. Some kids I know hardly ever see their parents because they have to work 2 jobs to keep a roof over their heads, so my question to you stone throwers is how is Kate so bad of a Mother?
GO BUZZ-LOYAL AMERICAN GO AWAY KATE - I DON'T KNOW WHAT U R
PLEASE AMERICA-DO NOT VOTE FOR THAT DREADFUL KATE GOSSELIN. All she wants is the money-she said it herself!!!!!!!!!! She uses & abuses people and then throws them away. COME ON PEOPLE-$7000 FREE extentions and throws them away!!!!!!!! It is way past time to say: "SEE YA KATE"Â IT AIN'T BEEN GREAT!!
Kate did a lot better than I expected. She needs to let go of her insecurities, stop caring about what people think of her, and have fun with it. She will go far if she lets herself enjoy this experience. Almost everyone stinks in the beginning because of nerves. Usually by the middle of the competition everyone starts to loosen up. That's when the competition gets good.
First of all, PLEASE AMERICA-DO NOT VOTE FOR THAT DREADFUL KATE GOSSELIN. I can't be the ONLY mother, person, dog, cat or any other living creature who is sick of her. When asked WHY she did this???? To make money of course. Why did she originally have so many embryos implanted in her?? MONEY. Not that I would ever buy any of her books, but did you miss that originally they found 7 heartbeats-not 6!!!!!! Can you imagine just how many eggs they put in her to get 7 babies and then 1 died inside. She is the worst person I have ever come across in my life. She has done NOTHING to make America better. She hasn't served her country, she doesn't take care of her kids, she drains the pockets of good people like us. Please $7000.00 extensions for FREE and then took them out????? I don't even make that much in 6 months, let alone waste someone's time, generosity and money just to throw away. Kate Gosselin is the PERFECT example of WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY. PLEASE SAY "SEE YA KATE" IT AIN'T BEEN GREAT!!
KATE YOU WERE ALRIGHT PHSYC!!!!!!!
Wake up people. A nice rack does not a dancer make. This is a publicity seeking hound dog who has no business being anywhere except home with her kids. And if she doesn't then why did she have them? Unless it was to get her own tv show. DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS POOR EXCUSE FOR A MOM. DOWN WITH KATE AND US MAGAZINE FOR PUTTING HER HERE.
Bruno is a A Hole. He only said his stupid remark, about the shopping cart to give him self some extra publicity. He knew that the media was going to go crazy with it. She was not the greatest dancer, but that remark from Bruno was not necessary. Kate does not deserve to be treated any different. But she does not deserve to be USED as a way to get your name in the NEWS !!!!
Bruno is a A Hole. He only said his stupid remark, about the shopping cart to give him self some extra publicity. He knew that the media was going to go crazy with it. She was not the greatest dancer, but that remark from Bruno was not necessary. Kate does not deserve to be treated any different. But she does not deserve to be USED as a way to get your name in the NEWS !!!!
Hysterical performance last night Kate! Thanks for the laughs. And your expression during the judge's criticism - PRICELESS!
KATE is SEXIEST ROLE MODEL for a women !!!! a Mother I'd Like to F__k! M.I.L.F.! GO KATE SHEAK YOUR STUFF!!! Kate dDIVORCED and she is SHE'S SERIOUS ABOUT DANCING!! I will Vote for YOU, KATE. You have to WIN! You have to WIN!
KATE is SEXIEST ROLE MODEL for a women !!!! a Mother I'd Like to F__k! M.I.L.F.! GO KATE SHEAK YOUR STUFF!!! Kate dDIVORCED and she is SHE'S SERIOUS ABOUT DANCING!! I will Vote for YOU, KATE. You have to WIN! You have to WIN!
KATE is SEXIEST ROLE MODEL for a women !!!! a Mother I'd Like to F__k! M.I.L.F.! GO KATE SHEAK YOUR STUFF!!! Kate dDIVORCED and she is SHE'S SERIOUS ABOUT DANCING!! I will Vote for YOU, KATE. You have to WIN! You have to WIN!