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Kate Gosselin is going public with her long-rumored romance with Steve Neild, her former bodyguard.
The former TLC star, 50, went Instagram and TikTok official with Neild on Saturday, Nov. 8, as she shared “10 things I’m obsessed with” on both platforms. Gosselin has not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Gosselin — who previously revealed that her partner’s name is Steve and that she’s been dating him for over a year — posted two snaps of him as part of a video slideshow, in which she detailed 10 things that matter to her, including her kids, dogs, traveling, friends, pizza, her health and her boyfriend.
“My boyfriend😍,” she wrote over two images of herself and Neild, as they posed in their bathing suits and on a beach.
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While Gosselin did not reveal her boyfriend’s last name in the post, several fans commented on his resemblance to the Gosselin family’s bodyguard she was previously accused of having an affair with in 2009. At the time, Gosselin vehemently denied things ever turned romantic with Neild at the time, calling reports “disgusting.”
Page Six was the first to identify her new boyfriend as Neild.
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In the post’s comment section, Gosselin liked a handful of fan messages, including one from a fan who said they were “so happy you and Steve are together” and that they “can tell he cared so much for you.”
Since joining TikTok in July, Gosselin has mentioned her boyfriend a handful of times on the platform, noting that she’ll be spending Thanksgiving with him while her kids are away at school and that he’s given her “extra love” amid her recent knee surgery.
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The Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum previously revealed her boyfriend is someone she’s “known for a really long time.” The mom of 8 shares 21-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah, Collin and Leah, as well as 25-year-old twin girls Mady and Cara with ex Jon Gosselin.
In a comment on her Oct. 25 TikTok, a follower wrote that they were “so happy” Kate had a new man in her life. In response to the “kind comment,” she wrote, “My kids always worried about me being alone when they were grown. This makes them so happy too, which of course makes me even happier!”
In response to another comment about how she’s “found peace” and looks “so happy,” Kate confirmed that she “sure did and wow does it feel GOOD!”
Neild apparently made his TikTok debut in September when he handed her a latte slightly out of frame. “Can you do a live with your boyfriend in the future?” Kate said, reading one fan’s comment, answering, “He’s not very fond. I won’t rule it out but, you know, he’s not overly crazy about this whole thing. We’ll see.”
On Sept. 22, she revealed she had been dating someone for “a little over a year” and was “super, super happy” in her new relationship. Two days later, Jon and one of their sextuplets, Collin, took to their respective Instagrams to react to rumors that Kate was dating Neild.
