Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets who grew up on “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” is competing on Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” and he’s calling this the first time the camera was his own choice.
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Updated 19 minutes ago, September 20, 2026
Collin Gosselin scrambles through dense jungle terrain alongside DS agent Jovon Quarles during filming of Fox’s ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.’ Photo by Pete Dadds / FOX.Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets who grew up on “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” is competing on Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” and he’s calling this the first time the camera was his own choice. Season 5 premieres Sept. 24, with episodes hitting Hulu the next day.
Collin Gosselin appears as a contestant in Season 5 of Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” premiering Sept. 24. Photo by Pete Dadds / Fox.He’s 22 now. His mother, Kate Gosselin, competed on Season 1 of the same show and left after a neck injury on Day 1. Asked whether he hopes she’s watching and what she might learn about him, Collin said he wasn’t there to send her anything.
Kate Gosselin laughs while holding infant daughter Hannah as husband Jon feeds a young Collin, with daughter Madelyn looking on, at the family’s Wyomissing home in September 2004. Photo by Krissy Krummenacker / MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images.“I didn’t do this for my mom. I did this for me,” he said. “I did it for me and I did it for all the kids out there who have been through rough things and went through hell growing up. I did it for them.”
Collin Gosselin on the Season 5 red carpet for “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” at the FOX Studio Lot in Los Angeles on September 17, 2026. Photo by Frank Micelotta/FOX.He has publicly alleged a difficult childhood that included being institutionalized around age 11. Kate has denied the abuse claims and previously described him as having behavioral issues. His memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight,” is scheduled for Oct. 13.
Collin Gosselin poses at the Season 5 red carpet for Fox’s ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ at the Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles on September 17, 2026. Photo by Frank Micelotta / FOX.Thanks for spending time with Thought Catalog. Connect with us on Facebook and browse the rest of our website.