Welcome To Plathville’s Kim & Barry Are Splitting Up After 24 Years Of Marriage: 'I've Been Hurt Too Much'
29.06.2022 - 21:29
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Kim and Barry Plath have officially announced they are ending their marriage.
Welcome to Plathville viewers have watched this season as the longtime couple grew apart — and eventually began living apart from one another.
Now it’s confirmed: the TLC leads are splitting up after 24 years of marriage. The two announced the sad news to People in a post published Tuesday evening, saying in a joint statement:
Wow, 24 years together is a really long time to suddenly decide on a split. But how mutual was the decision?
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54-year-old Barry revealed in a preview for Tuesday’s episode:
He added:
Ugh our hearts go out to him. He clearly still loves her and doesn’t want their marriage to end, but flowers and presents can’t fix things that are broken — they can’t make someone happy… And for Kim, that seems to be what she’s missing, as she explained to Barry:
That’s definitely enough to make anyone reconsider their relationship…
She also posed the question to Barry, who asked why she was being “selfish” about the decision:
Oof, what a question…
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It’s also of note that the two share a whopping 10 children together, including Ethan, Moriah, Hosanna, Micah, Lydia, Isaac, Amber, Cassia, Mercy, and Joshua, who died at 17 months. At least it sounds like they are putting their children first to continue being there for them through it all!
But we’re sure the kids still have their own thoughts on the split — specifically 19-year-old Moriah who spoke with People in June about her parents’ relationship, explaining:
It seems like the split may have been inevitable if even the children were able