Olivia Plath Claims Kim Plath “Groomed” Her to Be Her Best Friend; Accuses Former Mother-in-law of Being “Obsessed” with Her

Olivia Plath Accuses Kim Plath of Grooming Her as a Teen

Olivia Plath, former star of TLC’s “Welcome to Plathville,” has once again taken to social media to voice serious allegations against her former mother-in-law, Kim Plath. This week, Olivia accused Kim of grooming her to be her best friend when she was just a teenager, a relationship that she claims continues to affect her to this day.

As fans of the show are aware, Olivia is the ex-wife of Kim and Barry Plath’s son, Ethan. In recent months, Olivia has become increasingly outspoken about what she describes as the Plaths’ allegedly hateful and deceitful behavior behind the scenes of “Welcome to Plathville.”

In addition to detailing Ethan’s disturbing behavior last month, Olivia has also shared information regarding what she claims were illegal actions taken by TLC. She alleged that Discovery, TLC’s parent company, allowed Kim to negotiate a show contract for her that resulted in Olivia being the only cast member not compensated for Season 1.

“Me and Kim Were BFFs”

This week, Olivia turned to TikTok to make further allegations against Kim, claiming that the mother-of-ten “groomed” her as a teen.

“…when I was 16 years-old, me and Kim were BFFs,” Olivia stated. “…and the reason why is I met their family at a conference and it all started when she heard that I was playing around with building websites and she asked me to build her family website and it went from there…and she groomed me to be her best friend.”

“I was 16, she was nearing 50, and we talked almost every single day– calls, texts, emails, almost every single day,” she added, emphasizing the intensity of their relationship.

Olivia claims that Kim would confide in her about things that she claimed no one else knew. Once Olivia and Ethan began courting, Olivia claims Kim didn’t like when she would talk to her mother on the phone by herself.

“…I had to have my phone on speaker so [Kim] could listen and monitor and add her two cents,” Olivia said. After these calls, Kim would talk to her about whatever she and her mom had discussed on the phone.

Barry and Kim Plath

Olivia then recalled a time when she was visiting the Plath family and Kim asked her to go on a walk. During their walk, Olivia said that Kim proceeded to tell her about a very disturbing dream she had the previous night.

“She tells me, ‘I had a dream last night and you and Ethan were on a plane that crashed and you both died…and I was of course sad that I lost Ethan, but I was more sad that I lost you, cause I wanna have you as my daughter,'” Olivia recounted.

While she admitted that she found Kim’s comments “kind of weird,” Olivia told fans she was “pretty brainwashed” at the time due to growing up in a “cult.” She told herself that Kim caring about her suggested that she was “mature and worth something.” However, Olivia went on to allege that Kim wasn’t just trying to be her friend, she was “obsessed” with her.

“Like, obsessed,” Olivia said. “And not only did she get me to be her best friend, but she also used me to do A LOT of things for her– one of those things was [taking] photos. Any talent that I had, she put to use for things for her, which is one of the many reasons I later chose not to have a relationship with her. She used me.”

“Why Do They Still Use My Photos?”

Olivia also questioned why Kim and the Plath family continue to use photos on their website that she took years ago, while also publicly claiming to have such an issue with her.

“…if I’m this big, bad, terrible, horrible witch who just brought nothing but bad into their life, why do they still use my photos on their website,” she asked.

Kim and Barry Plath

Olivia told fans that she doesn’t know if she has “any recourse” regarding the use of these photos, but said she would “love” if they were removed from the Plath family’s website.

“…it’s [from] when I was starting photography, it’s [from] 10 years ago, it’s not work I’m proud of,” she explained. “But I don’t think that they should be able to go on TV and tell lies about me and have revisionist history and then still turn around and use my photos to make money off of, let’s be honest, sh*tty products.”

This isn’t the first time Olivia has accused her former in-laws of grooming her. In September, she alleged that Ethan’s parents had “carefully concocted and crafted” the young couple’s relationship, insisting that she had “no idea” who she was marrying or “what” she was marrying into.

“You’re the reason we didn’t know each other and by the way, you groomed me to marry your son and be in your family,” she claimed, as reported by In Touch. “So like, you fully chose me.”

Kim has yet to respond to her former daughter-in-law’s claims, and at this time, Olivia’s photos are still being used on the Plath family’s website.

Watch Olivia’s full TikTok below.