Kathie Lee Has Advice for Kate Gosselin

Today show host, Kathie Lee Gifford, has weighed in on the problems of Kate Gosselin (Jon and Kate Plus 8) and her family.  If you remember, Kathie Lee has also suffered from marital problems (her husband, Frank Gifford, was caught having an affair with a flight attendant back in 1997) and I guess she’s learned a few lessons from that.

While speaking to Us Magazine at an event at the American Theatre Wing in New York City, Kathie said:  "I would turn off the cameras if I were them and just work on healing together as a family.  Who knows the long-term damage something like this could do? I understand they are making a living, but you have to wonder at what price."  Jon has said that he no longer wants to live his life in front of the cameras while Kate wishes to continue the show.

With such strong words for the reality TV family, is Kathie Lee watching the show?  No, she says.  "Frank and I are probably the only two people in America avoiding that show. We are not reality fans and prefer to live reality. We sure don’t want cameras following us around and picking on us!"

I never thought the day would come when I would say this but… I agree with Kathie Lee.  I think that for the sake of their children and their marriage, they should stop the show and work things out.  Sure, they might lose the $75,000 per episode that they’ve been making but, surely, with what they’ve already been paid and Kate’s book sales, there is enough for this family to live on.  What’s more important, anyway?  Money or your family?  Fortunately, they’ve got enough of both to go around…

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