Welcome to Plathville: Fans Stunned by Barry’s New Look on Instagram
Barry Plath of Welcome to Plathville has taken daughter Moriah Plath’s lead in reinventing himself, as the pair posted a one-and-only selfie that featured Barry sporting a new look. Since Welcome to Plathville season 1, fans saw Barry take a backseat to rearing the eight kids he and now-estranged wife Kim Plath cloistered on their Georgia farmhouse. Viewers had long commented on Barry's trademark smirk and how he lets Kim dominate their home rather than being genuinely meek.
The Christian fundamentalist family gained fans with their unorthodox way of life and what has appeared to be a strict set of rules on raising their children. With now five kids still living at home and currently separated from Kim, Barry may be feeling the need to up his game. Barry’s personality has gotten a makeover after the separation, and the TLC star has now made changes to his appearance as well.
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Barry had previously been criticized for not changing much about himself on the show. But Moriah’s Father’s Day Instagram post of a newly decked-out Barry showed him trading in his button-up shirt for a tank top. The seemingly sudden change garnered amused mixed reviews and even a little disillusionment. On a Reddit thread posted by user AlternativePerfect17, fans commented that the Welcome to Plathville patriarch was now experiencing a mid-life crisis, seemingly in reference to Barry's snarky comment on changes in Kim. Some commenters heavily, yet subversively, questioned where Barry leans on the sexual orientation spectrum. Reddit user raikougal said, "That shirt is a choice...Looks a little like you just came from the pride parade if ya know what I mean." Others joked that
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