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Hmm, wonder what could have prompted them to shed the excess weight?

TLC has announced that its hit reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8 will be renamed Kate Plus Eight, and while the series will continue to follow the lives of the Gosselin kids, it will now focus on Kate's role as a single mother, minus her chubby ex-hubby.

TLC confirmed that Jon will still appear on the show, but not as often.

We don't feel too bad for the reality TV dad though...it looks like he's still got the Divorced Dad's Club project in the works, so fear not, we'll likely be seeing more of him on the tube.

Oh, and this just in...In Touch Weekly reports that Jon JUST submitted a document to a Pennsylvania court-approved arbitrator, which he hopes will suspend his divorce from Kate for 90 days! He tells the mag:

    "This will enable Kate and me to restore our relationship as cooperative parents and to open up our lines of communication. I hope that she will be as receptive and enthusiastic as I am to do what is best for our family. I would like to get back with Kate as a partner in parenting. Even though we were heading for a divorce, it appeared that Kate had been suffering from this divorce as much as I had. That's why I asked my attorney to put the brakes on this divorce so I could try to regain control over the future of our family. So Kate and I could join on a cooperative course that would benefit our family - not destroy it."


Hmm, is he really trying to salvage his family, or is this just a desperate attempt for more screen time? The timing seems a wee bit coincidental, doesn't it?