When it comes to Kate Gosselin, there’s no denying that people either love her, hate her, or love to hate her. There’s no in between. She’s got die-hard fans that have followed her every step since she first debuted on our small screens in TLC’s runway hit, ‘Jon and Kate Plus 8.’ And even with her reality television downfall and all of her ups and downs in between, she’s still managed to keep her name in the headlines, regardless of whether or not people want to see her in them.

That’s not to say though that Kate Gosselin hasn’t tried to make all of her wrongs into rights. After all, she’s had to deal with a lot of personal changes and even transformations these last few years so much so that some say she is barely recognizable anymore. From a brand new wardrobe, hair extensions, and even veneers, Kate is definitely not the same woman she was when she gave birth to her sextuplets.

Here are 15 photos of Kate Gosselin’s ever-changing face and of course, the ever-changing personality that comes with it. There’s no denying that we’ve seen them all. From Pregnancy Kate, to Crying Kate and Even Devil in Disguise Kate, we’ve got them all.

15 High School Kate

This was before Kate Gosselin knew that she would be one of the biggest reality television stars of the TLC network. This was before her husband Jon and of course, the birth of their eight children.

Kate Irene Kreider had no idea that she would become a household name because of her large family one day. Before she became pregnant with her sextuplets, she worked as a labor and delivery nurse at a hospital in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. It’s safe to say that all of the long hours she spent with mothers and newborn babies might have made her want to have a huge family of her own. Soon after she graduated high school, Kate ended up meeting and falling in love with Jon Gosselin. And the rest as they say, is history.

14 Pregnancy Kate

Even though Kate already had her hands full with her twin daughters Maddie and Cara, she was determined to have more children. Little did Kate know that her life would change forever after the birth of her sextuplets. After struggling to conceive naturally, Kate used fertility treatment because of her polycystic ovary syndrome. But instead of getting pregnant with just one child, she soon found out that she was actually carrying six little babies inside of her.

According to Kate Gosselin, she found out very early in her pregnancy that she had seven embroys, but one did not fully develop. Her sextuplets were born 10 weeks premature with six infants placed on ventilators. Despite all of the complications, Kate was determined to bring her children home and start her new life as a family of ten.

13 Before Fame Kate

Jon and Kate Gosselin might have been utterly exhausted trying to take care of their eight children on their own, but they were still together and for the most part, still happy. At this point in her life, Kate knew that she needed to systematically have everything done and organized to raise eight children successfully and stay afloat at the same time, too. And that’s exactly what she did.

It didn’t take very long for Jon and Kate’s very unconventional family to get discovered by television producers, though. The Gosselins got their first television break on an NBC reality television series called ‘Home Delivery.’ A production crew helped renovate their home to accommodate their large family. This was also the first time that the world was introduced to Kate Gosselin.

12 Still Happily Married Kate

On the small screen, Jon and Kate were trying to make things work. Kate was running their household as her family’s CEO with Jon taking orders by her side. But the cracks in their marriage were beginning to show. Kate was growing increasingly frustrated with the way things were handled at home and she didn’t like how Jon sometimes refused to listen to her orders. She often berated him or ridiculed him in front of the television cameras, much to their fans’ surprise.

Still, Kate managed to keep on a happy face, despite her situation at home and her crumbling marriage. Kate was prepared to raise and take care of eight children, but not nine, including her husband. It didn’t take long though for Jon to stand up to his wife and demand that he be treated with some much-deserved respect.

11 Backward Rat Tail Hairstyle Kate

Kate and Jon Gosselin separated and divorced in 2010. And that’s when Kate’s true colors began to show, in many different forms, including her personality, her clothes, and of course, her hairstyle. This is the Kate that everyone remembers from her prime. She was perhaps the only celebrity in the entertainment world to rock the backward rat-tail look on television. And she even added a good chunk of highlights to glam it up, too!

Despite all of the ridicule, Kate ignored her critics and continued to go about her business with her game face on. And her game face was something that fans saw a lot of as all of the dirty laundry from her marriage began to make its way to the front pages of the gossip magazines.

10 Kate Minus Jon Kate

After Jon and Kate separated, things just weren’t the same for them or for their family. Fans rarely got to see Kate smile in public anymore, or at home and in front of the cameras for that matter. While Jon was dating different women and jetting off the South of France with his new fashion designer friends, Kate was left to take care of their children all on her own.

With very few friends and family near by (but plenty of frenemies and critics), Kate held her head up high as she was determined to raise her children on her won, regardless of whether or not Jon was around. Things got really bad though when the ex-couple got into a heated argument when Kate didn’t approve of a babysitter that Jon was using for the kids. That’s when their show was put on hiatus.

9 Dancing With The Stars Kate

Kate quickly knew that she wanted to do more than just be a celebrity mom and TLC reality television star. That’s why she joined ABC’s hit competition show, Dancing With The Stars, in an effort to extend her 15 minutes of fame. Kate was hoping to use the show as a springboard for other better and hopefully exciting opportunities.

Unfortunately, Kate’s stint on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ was anything but memorable. Kate was often criticized and ridiculed for her wooden performances. Some even believe that she stayed on the show for as long as she did simply because her critics wanted to see more of her bad dancing. Kate was finally voted off the show, but not before she gave us a few cringe-worthy dances that have gone down in history as some of the worst dance floor moves on the show.

8 Crying Kate

After ‘Dancing With The Stars’ things started going downhill for Kate Gosselin fast. She was accused of having a secret affair with her bodyguard, who just happened to be married with a family of his own. As much as she was trying to keep her life together, everything was just falling apart piece by piece.

Kate often went on television shows to complain about how difficult her life was behind the scenes. She was at a breaking point. She was hoping to win some sympathy from her fans, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. Instead, Kate quickly became one of the most hated and loathed celebrity mothers on television. People wanted to see less of her, and not more. But that didn’t stop Kate from appearing on every television show that she could get on, including ABC’s talk show ‘The View,’ which she happened to co-host several times.

7 Racist Kate

Back in 2013, Kate Gosselin managed to spark controversy and outrage with a Twitter photo in which she appears to be making a racist gesture. The reality star was seen wearing a molded headpiece that looked like an Asian or geisha hairdo. If that weren’t enough, Kate also pulled the skin around her eyes in a very mocking manner.

The irony of course is that Kate Gosselin’s ex-husband Jon is a second-generation Korean American. Kate was forced to deny that she was a racist and instead, said that she was simply “goofing off” in her photo and not mocking her Asian-American ex-husband, Jon. Kate asserted that it was “opportunistically turned into something that it never was intended to be.” But that wasn’t enough for her critics. They blasted her for being both ignorant and insensitive for the embarrassing photo.

6 New Hair Extensions Kate

At this point in her life, Kate knew that she needed to make some serious changes in her life. And that’s when she decided to invest in some quality hair extensions. It was out with the old short, cropped hairdo and in with the new, long blonde extensions.

As you can imagine though, Kate’s new hair came with a cost, too. According to reports, her hair extensions cost her a whopping $7,000. A lot of her critics blasted her for spending so much of her TLC paycheck on her hair and her appearance. But that didn’t stop Kate from trying to look her most glamorous self for the cameras. This was also the first time in a long time that fans started to see Kate Gosselin happy and smiling again.

5 New Veneers Kate

No transformation is complete without a new set of veneers. And that’s exactly what Kate ordered along with her hair extensions. Many of Kate’s fans noticed that she was hoping for a fresh start in this time period of her life, but unfortunately that’s not what she got.

For many of her fans, Kate looked like an entirely different woman with her hair extensions and new veneers. She no longer had the short backward rate tail haircut that she was known and often ridiculed for. Instead, she opted for a more modern, sexier look that went with her new single mom persona. And she also had a new reason to smile. With her reported $35,000 makeover, Kate Gosselin was determined to remain a Hollywood star, no matter how much money she had to spend on her appearance.

4 Annoyed Kate

With no reality television show, no stable income and definitely no future in the entertainment business, Kate was now looking more pronounced than ever. After TLC dropped her show, ‘Kate Plus 8’ the offers were simply not coming in. Kate was hoping to remain a fixture on the TLC reality television circuit, but that wasn’t the case at all.

And for Kate, her frustration was definitely showing on her face. Despite all of the money that she spent on her appearance, no one was booking her for talk shows anymore. The paparazzi stopped following her and worse, her telephone stopped ringing. Needless to say, Kate was frustrated and annoyed with the lack of offers coming in and worse off, the lack of attention that she was getting from the media.

3 Clown Kate

Kate managed to strike a deal with TLC to allow cameras back into her house for reunion episodes. After all, America saw how Kate’s sextuplets took their first steps and wanted to continue watching them grow. For Kate, this was an opportunity to show America that she wasn’t done yet and that she still had plenty of surprises left in her. After all, she managed to make it this far in her reality television career.

Kate is now raising her eight teenage children on her own. It’s not always easy, but she’s managed to keep her family together and entertained with her silly antics and her typical mom behavior. All these years later and she’s proved that nothing has really changed. She still expects the best out of her children and she still doesn’t let them win in board games.

2 Surprised Kate

Kate’s surprised here for many reasons. One reason is because she is still on television, even though it’s not as often as she would like and that two, both her critics and fans are tuning in to see her specials on TLC.

Plus, Kate has managed to raise her children without a stable TLC paycheck or the help of her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin. While she’s been trying to stay afloat with whatever promotional or paid opportunities she can get her hands on, Jon has been working odd jobs as a waiter, DJ and even male entertainer. Plus, everyone has seemed to forgotten that Jon Gosselin had even existed on their TLC show in the first place. Kate has not only become the head of her own family, but the star of her own show, too.

1 Still Standing Kate

Love her or hate her, there’s no denying that Kate Gosselin is a mother and a woman with many different faces. Some are just more animated than others. But there’s no denying that this woman is persistent and that she does work hard to provide for her eight children, even when the going gets tough. If there’s one thing that Kate isn’t, it’s a quitter.

And while no one knows what the future holds for Kate Gosselin and her eight children, one thing is for certain: she won’t be disappearing anytime soon. She managed to stay with us for this long and there’s a good chance that she will continue to make headlines and be on television screens for many years to come. Or at least until her children graduate college!