Category: Welcome To Plathville

What is Institute in Basic Life Principles? Documentary to target Duggars, Plaths, Bates

The creators of the docuseries LuLaRich have their targets set on fundamental Christians like the Duggars, the Plath family from Welcome to Plathville, and the stars of Bringing Up Bates.

The Amazon Studios production is set to expose the dark, cult-like side of the Institute in Basic Life Principles which they support, but what actually is the IBLP?

PLATHVILLE Olivia Plath’s brother Nathan Meggs sentenced for DUI arrest EXCLUSIVE

The brother of Welcome To Plathville star Olivia Plath has been sentenced stemming from his March DUI arrest in Florida.

In case you missed it, Nathan Meggs was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida on March 11 after he was found “unconscious in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, while the vehicle was turned on, at the gas pumps of a gas station,” according to the police report. 19-year-old Nathan “had vomited on himself, the odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his mouth, he was slurring his words, and he presented a noticeable sway.”

PLATHVILLE Kim Plath is seen dancing with a new man

Kim Plath of Welcome to Plathville has been spotted dancing with a new man. This season on the show Kim announced that she was leaving her husband of almost 25-years, Barry Plath and started going to the gym, drinking, and doing other activities that were banned in their fundamentalist Christian household for the past two decades. Barry Plath has also been hitting the gym lately.

PLATHVILLE Barry Plath shows off new muscles

Matriarch Kim Plath shocked everyone at the beginning of Welcome to Plathville Season 4 with her sudden change in behavior. She was dancing to hip hop, going to the gym regularly, and even opened her own dance studio. She also announced that she was leaving Barry, her husband of almost 25 years. Now, it looks like Barry has also been hitting the gym pretty hard as the famous family evolves and restructures.

PLATHVILLE Who is Olivia’s family? Meet the Meggs

On Welcome to Plathville Olivia Plath has had issues with her mother-in-law Kim Plath from the start of the show and has been a catalyst in helping her husband and his younger siblings explore the world outside of their rural, disconnected childhoods. Olivia Plath also grew up in a family similar to the Plaths. In fact, that’s how she met Ethan. Because both Olivia and Ethan had limited contact with other people, the fact that their families had similar beliefs and practices made their parents feel like it was okay for them to date and get married.