Jon Gosselin and Girlfriend Stephanie Lebo Explain Why They Kept Relationship a Secret for Years (Exclusive)
etonline.comJon Gosselin and his girlfriend, Stephanie Lebo, are opening up about why they decided to keep their relationship under wraps for almost two years.Speaking with ET's Rachel Smith at the couple's home in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Jon says «the real reason» was simply because they wanted their privacy.
But it's not like their inner circle didn't know about their blossoming relationship. Yes, they all knew — their kids, their family, their friends.
But they wanted to avoid the spotlight until they were ready.«We were never 'private, private,'» Stephanie tells ET.Jon adds the couple would go out all the time, though they'd mostly go out publicly in their neck of the woods. «So what happened is I started traveling more and DJing in L.A., Miami, New York, like all over the place and we would go together,» Jon says. «So, instead of jumping the shark, we pretty much said, 'You know what, let's just organize something and come out publicly because it's gonna keep on happening.
We're gonna travel together when we're together.'»The couple, who met at a backyard BBQ in late August of 2021 and became official just weeks later, said they concocted a ruse that helped avoid «new couple alert» headlines.
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