Welcome to Plathville’s Olivia Plath raised eyebrows about the status of her marriage with a cryptic social media message about her summertime plans.
06.06.2023 - 15:52 / perezhilton.com
The former star of Welcome To Plathville is reacting to the all-new documentary focused upon a very similar right-wing Christian family — and she sees a lot of parallels in the new series.
Of course, Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle are in the proverbial crosshairs right now after Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets debuted on Amazon Prime late last week. But not everybody who is tuning in to the series is watching for the sheer shock value. Some, like Olivia Plath, are recalling their own lives in similar situations.
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As Perezcious readers no doubt know, the 25-year-old is one of the former stars of the series Welcome To Plathville. That show, which first hit screens back in 2019, center on a fundamentalist family living in rural Georgia. Helmed by father Barry and mother Kim Plath, the family’s nine children — including Olivia’s husband Ethan — were shown on screen living out the clan’s conservative Christian beliefs while shunning technology and the modern world.
So, when Olivia tuned into Amazon Prime to watch the story of Jim Bob and Michelle’s embattled family play out, she saw a lot that looked familiar. In a video clip posted over the weekend, the young woman took aim at the Duggar fam’s upbringing in the docuseries. Specifically, Olivia noted revelations about the Institute in Basic Life Principles, formerly controlled by Duggar family friend Bill Gothard, and how its Christian, conservative, patriarchal rules compared to the past Plath life.
Speaking candidly in a Saturday Instagram Stories post, Olivia said of the new docuseries:
Whoa!
Speaking alongside her sister Lydia, Olivia relayed her take on being “ex-fundie and ex-cult
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Jinger Duggar Vuolo is well aware of the new Prime Video docuseries about her family,. But the 29-year-old daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar didn't feel the need to participate in the show, despite her sister, Jill Duggar Dillard, and cousin Amy Duggar King's involvement.Back in January, Jinger released her memoir,, in which she opened up about her faith journey and her complicated relationship with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) that her parents taught herself and her siblings growing up.But though she's been outspoken against the practices, Jinger opted to not appear in the docuseries.«I was actually approached and asked to participate in the docuseries, but I thought that from my perspective, I really wanted to make sure that I was able to share my story in my own words and in my own timing,» Jinger recently told.
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the Duggar family when they were just a clan of 16, featured in the 2004 documentary. The supersized Baptist brood's fame grew along with their family, eventually leading to the hit TLC reality series, which followed their adventures in home schooling, courtship and family expansion. After the show's cancellation in 2015, fans continued to follow the Duggars on six seasons of their follow-up seriesas well as on their various social media pages. Led by parents Jim Bob and Michelle, the Duggar family now consists of 19 kids, 11 sons- and daughters-in-law, and 27 grandchildren — and counting!As the eldest Duggar kids are growing up, getting married and having kids of their own, it can be hard to keep track of everyone.
Jill Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to speak out about growing up in her ultra-conservative Christian family. A new Prime Video docuseries,, shares with viewers how the family became a reality TV sensation before scandal shook the foundation of their deeply held belief system.Like her sister, Jinger Vuolo's, recent book, starts with a focus on disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. “IBLP and the teachings draw in people like my dad, who want this control," Jill notes. «It can foster this cult-like environment.