‘Sister Wives’ Star Breaks Silence on If She’d Return to Plural Marriage After Kody Brown’s Apology
Kody Brown apologized; now a Sister Wives star reveals if she’d ever return to his family. In the first stop of his apology tour, Kody met with ex-Janelle Brown in North Carolina, where she currently resides, to try to make amends. For the first time in many years, they sat down to discuss where their relationship stands, and for Kody to speak his peace.
“The meanest thing I said was that I didn’t love you,” Brown began in a clip posted by TLC to Instagram. “That wasn’t true. That was a lie from the perspective of pain.” Janelle responded, “I knew, I knew it. I knew that you loved me, I did. I know that we had a great relationship.”
In a confessional, Janelle continued, “I didn’t have that emotional connection with him like this for a long time. However, I thought if he was going to ask for some kind of reconciliation, I kept thinking it wouldn’t have made any sense.”
“He was being so intense and trying to connect with me emotionally. I’m like, ‘I didn’t know why.’ I couldn’t think of any reason why. I still care about him, and I think he still cares about me.”
However, she admitted that she has no interest in rekindling their romantic relationship. Splitting in 2022 after nearly 30 years of marriage, she stated that Kody is “not in my life, and I’m not going to be in his life.” They share six children: Logan, Madison, Hunter, Gabriel, Savannah, and Garrison (d. 2024). However, it didn’t appear that Kody was looking for a reconciliation with his ex. Rather, he was looking to purge his feelings about the wrongs he believed he made throughout his marriage to his second wife.
“I’ve been a bastard for about three years about this whole breakup, four years,” Kody added, as reported by E! News. He then acknowledged that he had made a lot of mistakes while navigating spiritual, plural marriages with Janelle, Meri Brown, and Christine Brown in their early years as a family. He is legally married to his fourth wife, Robyn Brown.
There was some reported friction between Janelle and Meri in those early years, leading Kody to admit he should have done more to iron things out between them. “I wish I would have seen the need for you and I to protect our special place. If I would have understood that, I think it would have been a lot safer for you. I feel like I put you in harm’s way and then didn’t step up to protect you.”
While Janelle appeared to accept Kody’s apology, fans felt differently. In the comments section of the TLC post, they shared their opinions. “Kody apologized to make himself feel better,” deduced one viewer. A second wrote, “From the perspective of a divorcee, you can accept an apology, be pleasant and never go back. Great job, Janelle!” A third viewer penned, “Janelle is going to be the only easy apology. She has a soft spot for him (still) and is extremely gracious. I don’t think Kody should expect the same from Meri or Christine. His behavior was much more egregious with them.”
What’s the next stop on Kody Brown’s apology tour? A meet-up in Nevada with Christine Brown Woolley and her husband, David Woolley. Their two-part discussion with Kody airs over two episodes. The first begins on December 14 and the second, on December 21.
Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
