Welcome to Plathville debuted on TLC in 2019, introducing the world to the eleven-member
Plath family, including daughter Moriah. But from the very beginning, Moriah seemed like
the black sheep of the ultra conservative, Georgia-bred gang. So what's her real story?
Here's the truth about Moriah Plath.
Moriah is something of a rebel, but, in the Plath family, that basically means being quote,
"preoccupied with listening to music and doing her makeup" - at least, according to what
her sisters said on the show.
"Moriah can be opinionated."
While most of the family appears to dress quite conservatively, Moriah seems to have
adopted a less modest fashion sense. A photo posted to her brother Micah's Instagram shows
her wearing a crop top at the beach. And Moriah's own Instagram reveals that she's not afraid
to wear a bikini, or a sports bra, or even dye her hair purple.
Like the rest of the gang, Moriah is musically inclined and is part of the family band - called,
of course, The Plath Family. According to the band's website, mom Kim nurtured her kids'
interest in music from a young age. And in 2015, the family began performing gospel music.
The band has released several CDs with Moriah as the lead singer, and the entire family
was featured in a 2016 documentary called Family, Unity, Harmony.
Moriah is also a budding songwriter, and the star has opened up on Instagram about the
impact music has had on her life. When she encountered some particularly tough chapters
in the past, she revealed,
"Music was one of the few things I had to pull me through."
Moriah is clearly quite talented when it comes to the arts. Not only does she have some serious
musical chops, but she's also a budding actress. As of 2020, she has one acting credit under
her belt, a short film called You Should Be There, in which she plays Brittany, a rebellious
teen.
"Where have you been?”
“Why should you care?"
Considering that the Plath family is notoriously opposed to modern technology - even TV, when
it comes to the kids - Moriah's acting career might seem a little odd. Her family, however,
seems to be supportive of her interest. The mom wrote on Facebook in 2019,
"I'm so proud of her."
While the Plath family may be incredibly conservative, Moriah isn't completely on board with all
of her parents' teachings. The first season of Welcome to Plathville features Moriah challenging
her family's viewpoints. She admitted,
"I love my parents, but I don't agree with everything they say and think."
"It just makes you wonder why you were taught that. Why you were raised that everything
normal is wrong."
And it seems that Moriah has been skeptical of her family's lifestyle for quite some time.
In an Instagram post, Plath admitted to covertly listening to American Idol finalist Lauren
Alaina's "Road Less Traveled" on the radio when she was 12 - something that is forbidden,
since the Plath kids aren't allowed to listen to secular music.
While Moriah hasn't talked much about her fitness routine, it's clear from her Instagram
that she's in amazing shape. Her workouts are most likely a relatively new development,
since the Plath kids were discouraged from going to the gym, early on.
"This is my first time going to the gym." (laugh)
But part of Moriah's physique can likely be chalked up to healthy eating habits, as the
Plaths don't allow their kids to have sugar or soda.
"They know what a Coke is, but they don't know what a Coke is."
It seems likely that she's also had some gymnastics training, or at least has some serious natural
flexibility, as revealed by one particularly effortless front handspring on Instagram.
Both of the Plath parents, Kim and Barry, went to college, but they don't want their
kids heading off to school. Kim revealed on one episode of Welcome to Plathville that
their oldest daughter Hosanna was offered a music scholarship, but didn't accept it.
Apparently, her parents thought she'd learn more in the real world than in school.
Still, Moriah caused tension in the family when she revealed her own interest in college.
While her parents didn't immediately shoot the idea down, they were skeptical. Kim says
she doesn't see the point of spending the money on school when Moriah doesn't know that
she needs a degree, for a future career.
"They were just like college was a bad thing, and it was all about drinking and partying."
Kim did take Moriah on a college tour, and, in spite of Kim's bummer college experience,
Moriah was still excited about the prospect. She posted on Instagram,
"Definitely got a good impression of Stetson University DeLand Campus."
The tension between Moriah and her family seemed to come to a head after filming on
Season 1 officially wrapped.
"We've got a line being drawn through the middle of the family. It's just really, really
hard"
In October 2019, Moriah's Instagram post about independence led fans to wonder if she had
actually been legally emancipated from her parents.
"This is your first time ever having cotton candy."
"I'm addicted."
While Moriah herself has remained cryptic about her status, her sister-in-law, Olivia
Plath, confirmed on a podcast in March 2020 that Moriah had left the family home and had
moved in with Olivia and her husband, Moriah's brother Ethan. Olivia says that Moriah is
doing her best to stay on good terms with her parents in order to maintain contact with
her younger siblings who are still living at home.
"I'm gonna have all the new experiences I can have. All the thrills I can have."
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