Bringing Up Bates may have ended its run in 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the Bates family from sharing updates with the public. Gil and Kelly Bates, who became famous for documenting their lives with their 19 kids, have welcomed dozens of new additions to their family over the years, including their children’s partners and their kids. In fact, they went into 2026 welcoming their 38th grandchild.
A few weeks later, a member of the Bates clan made headlines when her husband revealed that he’d cheated on her. Katie, the 11th-oldest Bates sibling, addressed her husband’s infidelity in a January 20 Instagram post.