Olivia Plath.Photo:Olivia Path/Instagram
Olivia Path/Instagram
Olivia Plathis excited to be sharing her journey after divorce — despite her ex-mother-in-lawKim Plath.
During an appearance on Betches’So Bad It’s Good with Ryan Baileypodcast, theWelcome to Plathvillestar, 25, confirmed her place in season 6 and shared what she was most looking forward when she returns to the TLC show following her divorce fromEthan Plath.
“I think that if you’re going to idolize a lifestyle that promotes the dysfunction that we see, then you have to show the flip side,” she said.
“I’m a petty bitch. I know that [Kim] thought that I wouldn’t be a part ofPlathvilleanymore when Ethan and I got divorced and I know that she’s disappointed… I’m just reveling in that a tiny bit.”
Olivia Plath and Kim Plath from ‘Welcome to Plathville’.tlc
“You have to show what happens when someone walks away from it. You have to show what happens when someone questions it,” Olivia continued. “Otherwise it’s just, it’s not the full story.”
Adding that the Plaths' portrayal of this fundamental Christianity was a “little purified, whitewashed, happy version of it,” the reality star claimed that the show’s rendering was “not realistic.” Despite this, Olivia shared that there have been aspects to shooting that have been “amazing,” particularly the people behind the camera.
“A few people have changed, but the core crew that we have have become people in my life who I can’t imagine my life without them,” she said, noting how the series has brought “such wise and wonderful, kind, empathetic, compassionate, intelligent people” into her life.
ThoughWelcome to Plathvillehasn’t been without its “growing pains,” she confessed, “I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
“I was terrified of the ramifications of getting divorced with the public watching. It was scary but honestly, the best thing that ever happened to me,” she added.
PEOPLE has reached out to TLC for comment. A sixth season of the series has not yet been officially announced.
Olivia Plath and Ethan Plath.olivia plath/ instagram
In October 2023, Ethan and Oliviaannounced their separationin a post shared to Instagram. The pair, who wed in October 2018 when both were just 20 years old, had beenstruggling to see eye to eyeon several important matters.
During the season 5 finale, Olivia and Ethan talked over whether their marriage should continue andcame to the conclusionthat it should end. After Ethan admitted that their differences in core values was a “matter of principle” he couldn’t look past, Olivia said she supported his choice and agreed that their separation was the right move.
“I love you as a person,” she said. “I think we’re not the right romantic partners for each other, but I still love you and I still want the best for you. No one can say we didn’t give it a shot.”
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Seasons 1–5 ofWelcome to Plathvillecan be streamed on Max.
source: people.com
