The Brown household has been gracing our TVs for greater than 10 years now, residing out plural marriage on TLC’s “Sister Wives”.
Polarizing patriarch Kody Brown has been candid about his marriages to his three wives, Meri,Janelle, and Robyn Brown, in addition to his ex, Christine Brown. As Kody and Christine’s cut up performs out on this season of the fact present, ET explores a breakdown of your complete Brown household and the way all of them are related.
Right here’s what it’s worthwhile to know:
Meri Brown
Meri is Kody’s first spouse and grew up in a polygamist household. Kody and Meri met at church when she was 18.
Although the 2 abstained from any bodily intimacy earlier than getting engaged, together with kissing, they tied the knot in April 1990, noting that they have been each totally conscious of their intention so as to add extra wives to the household.
The couple shares youngster Leon Brown, who got here out as transgender in June 2022.
Meri was the topic of a 2015 catfishing scandal wherein she thought was speaking on-line to a person, however it turned out to be a lady. Within the aftermath, Kody has stopped all intimacy with Meri and now not lives together with her. Kody legally divorced Meri in 2014 in order to legally marry his fourth spouse, Robyn Brown, in an effort to undertake her youngsters from a earlier marriage. He stays “spiritually married” to Meri.
Meri has maintained that she plans to proceed on in her marriage to Kody within the hope that he may sooner or later change his thoughts about their relationship. Kody has since referred to his marriage to Meri as “estranged,” noting that he now not considers himself married to Meri.
Janelle Brown
Janelle is Kody’s second spouse. He’s additionally her second husband. She was beforehand married to Adam Barber, who was really Meri’s brother. Coincidentally, Janelle’s mom, Sheryl, additionally married Kody’s father, Winn, changing into his third spouse.
After Janelle and Adam divorced, she married Kody in 1993 and maintains her religious marriage to him. The couple shares six youngsters, sons Logan, Hunter, Garrison and Gabriel, and daughters, Madison and Savanah.
Madison or “Maddie” and her husband, Caleb Brush, are mother and father to son Axel and daughter Evangalynn.
Christine Brown
Christine was Kody’s third spouse, they usually beforehand shared a religious marriage. They tied the knot in 1994. In November 2021, Christine publicly introduced that she was divorcing Kody. Their cut up is presently enjoying out on “Sister Wives”. Christine now not considers herself a member of their religion and has declared herself divorced from Kody. She’s stated she plans to pursue monogamous relationships sooner or later.
The previous couple shares son Paedon and daughters Mykelti, Aspen, Gwendlyn, Ysabel, and Truely. Mykelti and her husband, Tony Padron, welcomed their daughter, Avalon, in 2021 and are presently anticipating twin boys.
Truely is the one underage daughter of Christine’s and the dialogue of her custody following Christine and Kody’s cut up has been a heated debate on “Sister Wives”.
Following her cut up from Kody, Christine has since relocated to Utah with Truely to be nearer to household, however has maintained that she plans to nonetheless seem on the TLC actuality sequence.
Robyn Brown
Robyn is Kody’s fourth spouse and the one spouse he’s legally married to. She and Kody tied the knot in 2014, and their marriage was documented on the fact sequence. Robyn was beforehand married to David Jessop, whom she shares daughters Breanna and Aurora with. Kody legally married Robyn in an effort to undertake her daughters. Kody and Robyn additionally share organic youngsters Dayton, Solomon and Ariella.
Kody is usually accused of favoring Robyn, particularly all through the COVID pandemic, as he has set strict restrictions on journey and out of doors interplay in an effort to maintain his youngest youngsters wholesome and secure.
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