where were you when you first watched John and Kate Plus 8 for many it was a show about a large family navigating life but behind the scenes things weren't so Picture Perfect Kate Gosselin's son Colin now an adult is speaking out about the physical and emotional abuse he endured from his mother my mother came physically aggressive multiple times she had zip tied my hands and feet together you know my mom always told me nobody would believe me I was fully isolated from everybody I had no friends nobody I was 100% treated differently I remember saying that I I'm not trying to trick you because I remember thinking that nobody believed me as a kid her son alleges that the public Persona Kate portrayed on TV was far from the reality he shares disturbing details of the mental and physical abuse he experienced during his upbringing painting a stark contrast to the caring mother viewers saw on screen the revelations have reignited concerns about the welfare of the Goselin children many of whom lived under intense media scrutiny during the show's Peak his claims rais questions about the long-term impact of growing up in front of cameras and the darker side of Fame for child reality stars as more comes to light the Gossel and family story is far from over what do you think about these Revelations let's talk in the comments [Music]