Kate Gosselin's children 'depressed'?

A source close to Kate Gosselin has suggested that her children are depressed, according to Us Weekly.

The reality star has recently been training for her upcoming appearance on Dancing With The Stars, a regime which reportedly separates her from her children for at least three days a week.

Gosselin has 9-year-old twins and 5-year-old sextuplets with ex-husband Jon.

The children, who are reportedly cared for by five nannies in Gosselin's absence, are said to have asked for their mother frequently while she has been away.

A source claimed that the children ask "When is Mommy coming home?", while twins Cara and Maddy "seem depressed when Kate isn't around".

The tenth season of Dancing With The Stars premieres March 22 on ABC, and from March 26 exclusively on Watch in the UK.