Kim Plath is opening up about the consequences of some “bad decisions” she made after separating from husband Barry Plath in 2022, while also calling out her ex for failing to check in on her amid her alleged struggles.
In a preview of Tuesday’s episode of Welcome to Plathville, Kim reflects on the financial situation she found herself in after she and Barry split, telling viewers that while she considers herself “pretty good” at handling her money, “Barry is beyond good with money.”
“He has a career, and I spent 25 years supporting him in his career because I’ve been raising kids for 25 years,” Kim says, before noting how much of a “big adjustment” it’s been for her to handle her own finances on her own.
“There have been disagreements that Barry and I’ve had because I’m hurting financially,” she claims.
As The Ashley previously told you, Kim and Barry announced in June 2022 that they were divorcing after 24 years of marriage and welcoming 10 children. (While the pair have remained separated since 2022, it’s revealed in the Season 7 trailer for ‘Welcome to Plathville’ that Kim and Barry have yet to legally divorce.)
In the clip from Tuesday’s episode, Kim admits to viewers that certain decisions she made immediately after she and Barry separated have also contributed to her money woes– specifically the legal run-in she had in Florida back in 2022.
“Early on, after Barry and I separated, I made some bad decisions one night and I ended up getting a DUI,” Kim explains. “Thankfully, I was fine and no one else was involved in the accident and I’ve learned a lot since then. It’s not something that I will ever, ever repeat again.”
While Kim claims to have learned from the 2022 incident– for which she was arrested for DUI as well as property damage and personal injury– she reveals that her “bad decision” also left her with court fees and lawyer fees. She also wasn’t allowed to drive for “a year” or “many months,” was sentenced to community service and was required to undergo “regular testing” to ensure that she wasn’t under the influence.
“It was a lot,” Kim tells viewers. “It was hard. That was a really hard year for me because it happened right as I was kind of starting to get, you know, my new life established. And I just made everything really, really difficult.”
Despite acknowledging that she was the one who “made everything really, really difficult,” Kim admits that she’s still harboring ill feelings towards Barry for not checking in on her during this difficult time.
“ … you know what, there was never a time that Barry came to me and said, ‘You know, I see you’re drinking, I see you got DUI. Are you OK, Kim? Are you struggling with stuff? Do you wanna talk?’” Kim claims. “‘Like, I care about you as a person and I’m just wondering, you know, we spend 25 years together. We had 10 kids together. I’m just curious if you’re OK.’
“He never asked,” she claims.
New episodes of ‘Welcome to Plathville’ air Tuesdays on TLC. Watch a clip from this week’s episode below.
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She had a boyfriend when she got the DUI but expected the husband she dumped to be the one holding her hand through it 😄
Was she drunk when she said all this to the press? I have never liked her. She inserts herself into her kids adult kids lives and then she wants to complain that Barry didn’t check in with her? Like WTH?
Huh? She left him, so why would he check on her and make sure she’s ok after she torpedoed her own life. That’s delusional.
Nah he did the right thing not checking on her. Do not give an ex’s bad behavior the attention they are looking for. I’ve made that mistake more than once and there were consequences each time. Never again.
She knocked her child down and killed them in another seperate accident, then gets a DUI where she put other people at risk again!! Is it any wonder he didnt check on her, this women is delusional why would he!
God I really wish these people and their annoying ex girlfriends/wives would just disappear, they are such self absorbed , horrible,boring people !
Leaving a 25 year marriage with no ability to support yourself is crazy… seems like she was unhappy for a while, she should have gotten a job when the kids were in school so she could support yourself. When you’re single, you can expect anything from your ex beyond what is court ordered
I feel like she lost the right to be upset that Barry isn’t checking in on her when she brought home that guy from the gym for dinner so she could flirt with him in front of Barry and her kids. That was pre-divorce papers.
If you need an emotional support dick that badly, go buy one. Just leave the man (and your children) alone and stop being a twat. It’s really not that difficult.
My ex had a DUI 2 times. Driving on a suspended license 3 times, firearm possession by a convicted felon 2 times. I never called to check on him. Not once. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. It is not my job to make sure he makes smart choices. Why in the world would Barry have called her when Ken picked her up from jail?
Uh, you ended the marriage, Kim….and then brought your boyfriend around and rubbed his face in it. You kind of forfeit the emotional support when you end the marriage. She also acts annoyed and bitchy whenever he tries to talk to her so…..maybe just take responsibility for your actions and get therapy?
Omg. SHE left HIM. End of. Sorry Kimmy, life doesn’t work that way. Can’t have your cake and eat it too. Plus, wasn’t there a new boyfriend on the scene by then too?
Agreed. Also, no doubt she would have responded very coldly to him if he had reached out.
Is she really that Fng stupid? Her boyfriend MAYBE should have checked in on her, but sure as hell not Barry. Cannot stand this idiot.