'I hit rock bottom': Jon Gosselin reveals he is now waiting tables to make ends meet after losing his reality fortune in divorce



He used to live in a $1.3million home while starring on his own reality TV show, pulling in over 10million viewers a week.



But now Jon Gosselin lives by himself in a cabin in the woods with no internet or television as he works shifts at a local restaurant.



The former Jon & Kate Plus Eight star recently revealed that he’s had trouble finding work following his cheating scandal and expensive divorce from his ex wife Kate Gosselin.

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Where he is today: Jon Gosselin recently revealed that he is now waiting tables to make ends meet

Customer service: The former star of Jon & Kate Plus Eight now works at Black Dog restaurant in Pennsylvania

The 36-year-old father of eight children told Entertainment Tonight that while he is not currently struggling to make ends meet he has ‘hit rock bottom like 20 times.'

In the candid interview, the former TLC reality star said that it has been nearly ‘impossible’ to find a place in the workforce.



After losing his job as the director of sales and promotions for Gameface International he went on to become a construction labourer for a Pennsylvania company specialising in solar panel installation.

Cleaning up: The 36-year-old father of eight children admitted he has ¿hit rock bottom like 20 times'

Happy: The former reality star says he enjoys chatting with customers who know him from his TV days

And he has now resorted to working in customer service, getting a job at a local restaurant called Black Dog.



Of the experience he said: ‘At first I was nervous because I was like, “How are people going to react?”



‘But then I'm thinking, “Well it's fun and I get to talk to people.” And they technically already know me…they're like “Are you the guy?” I'm like, “Yeah, I'm the guy.”’



Making the rounds: After trying to find work wherever he could get it, Jon finally got a job as a waiter

How it used to be: Jon pictured with his ex wife Kate Gosselin on their hit show Jon & Kate Plus Eight

Following his initial separation from Kate in 2009, Jon was spotted all over the world partying at different exotic locations.



But he now claims that all the partying was contracted work he was paid for and which he subsequently used for legal fees during his divorce proceedings - which in 2009 was reported to require him to pay $22,000 a month in child support.

The divorce was believed at the time to have been sparked by Jon's infidelity, a claim he has since denied.



A happier time: Jon and Kate share eight children together

Life of luxury: He used to live in his family home estimated at $1.3million

And even though his life is remarkably different than the considerable luxury he grew used to during his heyday on TLC he says: ‘I don't regret anything.’

‘You learn from your mistakes. That's what builds you to who you are today.’



But he couldn’t help but add: ‘I [party] now on a different level.’

Order up: Jon says customer recognise him all the time

Meanwhile, Kate has filed a lawsuit accusing her ex-husband and former co-star of stealing her hard drive and hacking into her phone and computer to get material for a tell-all book.



A federal lawsuit filed in Philadelphia last month by the mother-of-eight claims that Jon stole the material for a book called Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World without her permission.



The suit says that the book was written by her ex-husband's friend, tabloid writer Robert Hoffman, but has since been pulled from Amazon because the material was obtained illegally.

