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Olivia Plath’s first date post-divorce included a cat ploy and a sleepover — and she or he spilled all of the juicy particulars on the most recent episode of Welcome to Plathville.
“It’s been a number of months since Ethan [Plath] and I signed our divorce papers,” Olivia, 26, revealed through the Tuesday, August 27, episode of the TLC collection, noting she’d been on three dates since.
Olivia’s first date as a single woman was with a “pal of a pal” and included dinner, going to “a pair bars, some reside music” and having “some drinks.” What occurred subsequent took the fact star without warning.
“After which 25 years outdated me, by no means having dated or had any of that form of expertise, I didn’t suspect something when he mentioned, ‘Do you wish to go house and meet my cat?’” Olivia recalled. “As a result of he informed me about his cat all night time lengthy. And I used to be like, ‘I like cats a lot. After all I do.’”
Welcome to Plathville launched viewers to Barry and Kim Plath and their 9 kids when the fact present premiered on TLC in November 2019. In accordance with the collection description, the couple’s children — Ethan, Hosanna, Micah, Moriah, Lydia, Isaac, Amber, Cassia and Mercy — “have by no means had a soda, don’t know who Spider-Man or Tom […]
The TLC persona confessed, “So I in a short time realized that I don’t actually know lots about lots,” hinting that the cat invite was code for one thing extra.
“I did meet his cat. She was very candy. I noticed her for all of, like, a minute,” Olivia informed the cameras. She then giggled and mentioned, “Let’s simply say it was the primary time spending the night time at somebody’s home.”
Olivia informed present producers that “it was a very good date,” describing the cat proprietor as a “beautiful gentleman.” She insisted, “I don’t remorse it in any respect,” however confessed she was “very self-conscious.”
Welcome to Plathville stars Ethan Plath and Olivia Plath confronted their justifiable share of challenges earlier than calling it quits. The truth stars wed in October 2018 after being engaged for almost a yr. Regardless of the event, the newlyweds confronted pressure with Ethan’s ultra-conservative mother and father, Kim and Barry Plath, initially of their relationship. “When […]
Wanting again, Olivia mentioned, “The primary date was like being thrown into the deep finish and realizing that I didn’t know find out how to swim.”
She remembered the date as a “good expertise,” teasing, “I like the pool, however I simply determined after that that I used to be probably not inquisitive about relationship in L.A.”
Olivia moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles after saying her divorce from Ethan, 26, in October 2023. The pair have been married 5 years earlier than they break up. In February, the exes filed for divorce, which viewers have watched unfold on season 6 of Welcome to Plathville.
Olivia Plath. Courtesy of Olivia Plath/Instagram
Ethan was hesitant about shifting on from Olivia, however she’s made it clearly all season that she was prepared for a recent begin. Relationship, even slowly, has all the time been a part of that new starting.
“I’ve been relationship outdoors of L.A. principally all lengthy distance,” Olivia mentioned on Tuesday’s episode. “I’ve discovered that that’s a very nice strategy to maintain a separation of, like, my single private life in L.A. figuring my s–t out and nonetheless having some enjoyable once I’m touring, occurring dates, speaking to folks, however I’m not seeing them every single day.”
Olivia then hinted that the long-distance method had labored, telling the cameras she met somebody whereas working — she is a photographer — who later took her on an activity-centered date.
“We had a lot enjoyable collectively,” she gushed, including that they’re “bodily very attracted” to 1 one other. “There’s a whole lot of compatibility.”
Olivia confirmed that the thriller man didn’t reside in L.A. however it “appears like there is likely to be potential.”
Final month, Olivia completely informed Us Weekly that she has a boyfriend. “For essentially the most half, I maintain our relationship extra quiet,” she mentioned in July, explaining that viewers will get a glimpse of the budding romance this season. “I’ve completed a public relationship and it’s fairly arduous. It’s bought its challenges with lots of people weighing in with opinions.”
Olivia referred to as her new beau “an incredible man,” sharing that they met when she was “least anticipating it.”
Welcome to Plathville airs on TLC Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
