Welcome To Plathville: Moriah Knew About Parents’ Struggles 'For Months'
19-year-old Moriah of Welcome to Plathville, revealed that she’d known about her parents’ marital problems for months before her mother Kim Plath decided to separate from her father Barry Plath. Kim announced their separation during the show’s June 7 episode, stating that she was “emotionally done”. The mother of 10 decided it was time to pack up and move into one of their vacant rentals.
Many fans speculated on the nature of Barry and Kim’s relationship and marriage, mostly seeing Kim as the dominant parent and commenting that she walks all over Barry. Other fans thought that Barry purposefully let Kim take the lead, speculating that Barry and Kim’s marital plight has been orchestrated for the show, and that they would eventually decide to reconcile after 25 years of being together. However, Barry and Kim recently announced they have decided to end their marriage. Kim and Barry's separation caused a change in character for both, and even a change in dress for Barry after Moriah took the opportunity to feature both parents in separate photo ops after their separation.
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Even though Moriah had been living with her brother Ethan Plath and his wife Olivia Plath in Tampa, Florida, in an interview with People, Moriah said she already knew that their parents were having problems. "I've known for months before anything actually happened, months before they actually decided to separate," Moriah commented. "I knew that they were struggling." Moriah’s split with Max Kallschmidt drew her closer to Kim, as the Welcome to Plathville star was able to confide in her mom. This may have helped Moriah to see the writing on the wall, and she picked up on some telling
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