’Jon & Kate Plus 8’s Jon Gosselin Is Engaged

Jon Gosselin and his girlfriend, Stephanie Lebo, are officially engaged!

The couple shared their relationship update with Entertainment Tonight, which announced the news in an Instagram post on Thursday, Nov. 28. The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star proposed to Lebo on Nov. 23 in a special moment that reportedly took his now-fiancée by surprise. The two made their engagement official at Willoughby's on Park, a steakhouse located in Gosselin’s hometown of Wyomissing, Pa.

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Both Gosselin’s parents and Lebo’s were present for the moment when the reality TV star asked Lebo to marry him, according to Entertainment Tonight. Lebo’s father later told his daughter, "You don't know how long I waited for this day for you, and there was a time where I thought it was never going to happen for you. I'm so very happy for you and Jon,” the media outlet reported.

Lebo’s father also shared his “best advice” for the couple, which ET quoted as urging the happy couple to “never stop being in love.”

Fans applauded the engagement on Instagram, with one writing, “Congratulations 🎊 Jon u deserve to be happy 😊” as another agreed that Gosselin, 47, “deserves a nice loving partner.”

“Congratulations! You deserve to be happy and loved!🙏🏻,” another fan wrote.

“Couple goals 😍😍😍 the true meaning of life,” one Instagram user declared.

Gosselin and Lebo first met in the summer of 2021. They celebrated their third anniversary as a couple in a joint Instagram post dated Aug. 31, 2024. "Three years... Forever to go. 🤍,” Lebo wrote to caption the post, which featured a selfie of Gosselin embracing Lebo while they stood in front of a full-length mirror.

Gosselin was previously married to his Jon & Kate Plus 8 co-star, Kate. The two split in 2009 after a decade of marriage. Years of heated legal battles followed regarding the custody of their eight children.

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