Kate Gosselin’s Sextuplets Celebrate 21st Birthday—Two Absent in Rare Photo Reveal
Here’s a shocker: six siblings hit the big 2-1, but only four showed up for the camera—Kate Gosselin casually dropped a rare photo collection for her sextuplets’ milestone birthday, and two of them went AWOL. According to People Magazine, the reality TV matriarch posted a carousel of snapshots on Instagram to mark the occasion, featuring Collin, Joel, Aaden and Alexis decked out in birthday crowns and holding customized cupcakes. Fans immediately noticed the conspicuous absence of Hannah and Leah, the two older twins from her brood of eight.
Let’s all pretend we’re surprised that a family photo op doubles as a strategic PR move. In one image, the quartet lounges in matching denim jackets, grinning like they’ve never heard of awkward adolescence. In another, Kate stands in the background, sporting her signature smirk and a Vogue-worthy windbreaker. The captions read “So proud” and “Time flies,” but no mention of why half the group stayed home or simply ducked the photo shoot.
US Weekly corroborates this, noting Kate didn’t comment on the missing duo—leaving followers to speculate whether it’s college commitments, a spat with Mom, or a classic “too cool for mother’s Instagram” vibe. It’s especially ironic given how rarely the sextuplets appear together these days, what with individual studies at different universities and burgeoning side hustles (one sibling apparently launched a YouTube channel for “late-night snack hacks”).
Vintage Gosselin: celebrating family unity one selective snapshot at a time. Meanwhile, fans have piled into the comments, alternating between “Where are they?” and “Is this a teaser for a spinoff?” because nothing sells like half the cast ghosting the birthday party. One user quipped, “They’re either in the next room or on rival reality show auditions.” Burn.
Despite the missing pair, Kate’s feed lit up with 12,000 likes in under an hour—proof that half a family will do if you’re famous enough. As for Hannah and Leah, they might be plotting their own post-birthday photo bomb or simply enjoying the irony of a Gosselin-style surprise. Either way, we’ll be watching Insta stories for the inevitable reunion shot.
Let’s pretend we learned something here: family milestones are best served with a side of selective editing. Tune in next time for more half-baked celebrations and questionable guest lists.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, US Weekly
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