Meri Brown has different types of relationships with her former sister wives, identifying Christine Brown as the one she’s heard from least.
Meri, 53, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, December 10, that she’d describe her friendship with Sister Wives costar Christine, 52, as “nonexistent” after they each split from husband Kody Brown.
“I wish her all the best. We have had a lot of life together. We’ve had a lot of fun in our past, but our paths just don’t align right now,” Meri explained. “They may crisscross here and there throughout our lives [but] we’re not living parallel lives anymore.”
As Kody’s first wife, Meri has had varying relationships with all of his wives past and present. Meri and Kody, 55, wed in 1990 before expanding their family with Janelle Brown in 1993 and Christine in 1994.
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The polygamist family faced a big change in 2014 when Kody legally divorced Meri and legally married fourth wife Robyn Brown. At the time, he also adopted her three children from a past marriage.
While Meri remained in a spiritual union with Kody for nearly another decade, the family began to fracture in 2021 when Christine announced her divorce from the patriarch. Janelle, 55, revealed in December 2022 that she had separated from Kody, while Meri waited until January 2023 to confirm her own split.
Sister Wives fans have been privy to the ups and downs that have followed the breakups, including Christine getting married in October 2023 to David Woolley. Janelle and her kids were all invited to the nuptials as was Meri’s child, Leon, but she was not on the guest list.
“It was totally fine. I think that weddings you need to just have the people around you that you are most comfortable with, and I wasn’t that for her, and I’m totally fine with that,” Meri told Us of the snub. “I think that both of us have probably really just embraced the fact that this is where we are in our lives and we wish each other the best. I know that she does the same for me.”
Meri, who moved from Arizona to Utah after her marriage was terminated by the church, insisted that she hopes Christine is “living her best life,” but reiterated that their worlds “don’t cross” at the moment.
Meri noted that she does “talk to Janelle on occasion,” calling their interactions “cordial” and “decent.” She added, “I’m happy with how that is.”
Sister Wives’ Christine Brown and Janelle Brown don’t have regrets after distancing themselves from Robyn Brown and Meri Brown following their respective splits from Kody Brown. Christine, 51, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, November 20, that she doesn’t have “any sort of relationship” with Robyn, 45, after leaving Kody, 54, in November 2021. “I’m fine […]
When it comes to her relationship with Robyn, 46, who is still married to Kody and living in Arizona, Meri is trying to find their new normal. The pair grew close toward the end of Meri’s romance with Kody and she’s remained part of Robyn’s kids’ lives.
“We don’t talk very often,” Meri confessed of the women’s current dynamic. “I’m in a place of moving forward in my life and doing things that progress my life, and that’s just kind of part of my past.”
The reality star explained that she has put up boundaries, which she isn’t “sure” Robyn is OK with. “We did have quite a few years through COVID-19 and stuff that we didn’t have a lot of interaction, and so it’s really not much different than that,” Meri said.
During the latest episode of Sister Wives, Meri Brown opened up about feeling like the third wheel while spending time with Kody Brown and Robyn Brown. During the episode, which aired on Sunday, September 10, and was filmed in December 2022, Meri, 52, celebrated Christmas Eve with Kody, 54, and Robyn, 44. “It’s probably very […]
Even though Meri isn’t sure where she and Robyn stand, she told Us she’s “cordial” with Kody.
“We don’t see each other. We’re kind to each other, but we’re not seeking each other out to have a phone call or a text conversation,” she shared. “He says often, ‘We’ll be friends, we’ll be friends,’ and it’s like, ‘OK, we’ll be friendly,’ I think, but it’s not like we’re best friend’s status or anything like that. I’m good with it.”
Sister Wives airs on TLC Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi