Kate Plus Mate? Gosselin Reunites With Rumored Bodyguard Boyfriend
Jun. 10 2019, Published 9:12 p.m. ET
Kate Gosselin may be back looking for love on her new reality show, but she’s also apparently still super close with her rumored bodyguard boyfriend Steve Neild, according to shocking photos obtained by RadarOnline.com!
As RadarOnline.com readers know, the TV mom has tried to hide her relationship with the Australian hunk for years, even after he reportedly quit his security duties in 2014 after his wife disapproved of his job.
But on Monday, June 10, 44-year-old Kate was spotted sharing an umbrella with Steve as the pair walked together on a rainy day in New York City.
It’s not known why Kate was in New York, or where she was headed with her alleged bodyguard boyfriend, but she wasn’t hiding from the cameras, nor ashamed to be photographed with her companion. Instead, she flashed a wide smile as Steve helped her dodge the rain.
Kate is currently trying to find love in her new reality show Kate Plus Date, which premieres tonight.
The famous mother of 8 has already suffered through a messy divorce from ex-hubby Jon Gosselin and was later dumped by millionaire boyfriend Jeff Prescott in 2016, two days before he was supposed to be filming for her hit family show.
But through those relationships and more, bodyguard Steve was by her side. Check out this RadarOnline.com gallery for more on Kate and the bodyguard.
Help Wanted
Steve was hired by TLC in 2008 to protect the Gosselin children while filming Jon & Kate Plus 8. It wasn’t long before rumors of a romance bloomed between Steve and Kate.
Getting To Know You
As Kate’s marriage to Jon crumbled, the reality mom started getting cozy with Steve.
Love And Marriage
But the bodyguard is a married man, wed to Gina Downie Neild and father of two boys back at the family home in Maryland.
Questions And Doubts
Still, even Kate's ex husband Jon has his questions about the true state of their relationship.
Speculation
“I speculate, but I don’t know — that’s a general feel. You know, almost like when they were traveling together, I felt jealous,” Jon revealed in 2009. “Here I’m Mr. Mom. And then there’s some other guy traveling with my wife.”
Secrets And Lies
Even after Kate moved on from Jon with millionaire boyfriend Jeff Prescott, she was secretly cozying up to Steve behind Jeff’s back.
‘Like A Couple’
A source told RadarOnline.com that Kate and Steve “looked like a couple” as they dined at the Double Tree Hilton in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a few years ago.
Pop Up
Since then, Steve has continued to pop up randomly in Kate’s life – and her photos.