Meanest story nominee: What happened to Kate Gosselin's face?

Publication: In Touch

Date: 5 Dec. 2011

Kate Gosselin had 29 cover stories in 2010.  This is her fifth in 2011, a speculation about possible plastic surgery.

This is a nominee for Meanest Story of the Week.

And the camera noses in to the tears on her face: Kate Gosselin in crisis.

Publications: People, OK!
Date: 19 Sept. 2011

Fresh trash on Thursdays! Say farewell to gossip hell, Kate Gosselin! Her reality TV show has been canceled, which means there's a good chance the Only Ten Magazines That Matter will stop paying attention to her at all. This is only the fourth week this year she's been mention, while she had 28 stories in 2010 and was one of the Top Ten gossip rag celebrities last year.

And what could be more fitting a farewell to this nasty piece of work than two negative cover stories from the nicest mags around? Here are the headlines.

• OK!: Kate Gosselin Exclusive
  She's broke without the TV show!
• People: Kate Gosselin
  Will Her Kids Be OK?
  After six rocky years on TV, Kate and her kids face an uncertain future. "I'm really scared", says Kate

Breaking news: Kate plus Eight cancelled.

Several sources are reporting that the reality show Kate Plus Eight is being canceled. In 2010, there were 29 cover stories about her, many from the first half of the year when she was one of the top ten celebrities in the supermarket rags. In 2011, there were two Kate Gosselin cover stories.



Sorry, hon, we have a new big gossip star named Kate (Middleton) and another Kate (Hudson) who just had a baby just for good measure. Three is too many.

Damn You Fat Alert™: Stars lose the battle with cellulite.

Publication: Star
Date: 14 March 2011

The word of the week in the supermarket rags is "cellulite". There are two different stories in two different mags featuring the great uncured plague.

The Star rips on many celebrated females for having cellulite this week. There are some "Guess Who?" pictures, but I refuse to play that game. Of the women they name, blow up doll Heidi Montag, is shown to be smooth and over inflated everywhere except for her thighs with the tell tale lumpiness. Obviously, this is not the picture they used.

Kate Gosselin is also shown with a picture emphasizing her cellulite, which yet again is not the picture I'm featuring here.

And just so you don't think the Star is only interested in reality TV stars whose shows are either canceled or being retooled, pop star Britney Spears makes the cover of a supermarket rag for the very first time in 2011 because she has cellulite.

I'm sure she's thrilled.

Stars without make-up, January 2011 edition

Publication: Star
Date: 10 January 2011

Fresh trash on Thursdays! Star magazine yet again has a cover story about stars without make-up. The four pictures on the cover are of two actresses and two reality TV stars.

• Courteney Cox
• Hillary Swank
• Bethenny Frankel
• Kate Gosselin

The picture above is of Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives fame.