Is Kody Brown Getting Another Wife? ‘Sister Wives’ Star Opens Up About His Spouse Situation on ‘Special Forces’

Kody Brown was in the hot seat in this week’s episode of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

The Sister Wives star, made famous by his hit TLC show and the fact that he had four wives at once, clearly had a hard time forming bonds with the other recruits. While he was away from the dining hall, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia could be heard telling everyone, “I’ve spent the most time with this fella. We have to learn that he’s going to get on our nerves and we have to throw him a bone, make him feel included. We gotta keep him happy so that he keeps u happy.” Even the directing staff (DS) seem to be annoyed with Kody’s antics, with DS Billy Billingham describing him as a “big version of Chucky.”

Once back at the living quarters, Kody opened up to his recruits about his polygamous lifestyle, sharing that he’s had 18 kids with four wives, three divorces, and that he’d “never marry again.” Kody explained that he “grew up in an entire culture” where polygamy was their “belief system,” and that, like him, his father also had multiple wives.

So, who are the women that Kody Brown is/was married to? And why does he have such a bad relationship with his children? Keep reading for everything we know:

Who are Kody Brown’s wives and ex-wives?

Kody legally married his first wife, Meri Brown, in 1990, and they welcomed one child together. While they divorced in 2014 so he could wed Robyn Brown, they remained spiritually married until 2022 when Meri decided to leave the polygamous family, per People.

Three years after he legally wed Meri, Kody entered a spiritual marriage with Janelle Brown, making her the second wife to join the family. They went on to have six children together, but in 2022, Kody confirmed that Janelle had also dissolved their marriage.

In 1994, Christine Brown became Kody’s third wife, and, eventually, the first to leave him. After having six children together, Christine announce in November 2021 that she and Kody were no longer in their spiritual marriage, citing his strained relationship with their children as the reason for the separation.

Robyn Brown is Kody’s fourth, and, according to what he said on Special Forces, final wife. They were spiritually married after meeting in 2009, but they made their nuptials official in 2014 so that Kody could adopt Robyn’s three children from her previous marriage. They went on to have two more children together, and they remain married to this day.

Why is Kody Brown estranged from his children?

There seem to be a list of reasons why Kody is estranged from a handful of his kids. According to Kody, there was some “bad blood” within the family over his divorces, causing “communication [to cease]” with many of his children. He also shared that he didn’t “have a deep connection” with his kids, which has caused a lot of “disappointment,” and that he was accused of “favoring” his children with Robyn over the others. Moreover, Kody admitted that he, too, was “offended” by kids “rejecting” him as a father.

“I’m the discrepancy. I should’ve had a stronger relationship with my children,” Kody admitted to the DS.

“I’m at a place in my life now where I’m very willing to say that I’ve been wrong,” he continued. “My failures was because I didn’t know shit about being a dad and a husband and I really thought I did. I misunderstood that and I did it wrong in so many ways and I hated being blamed for it so it made me resistent to ownership.”

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