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Sister Wives: Robyn Brown Reveals Husband Kody Brown “Lives in Fear” She’ll "Leave Him Too"
Robyn Brown is backing up her beliefs.
In an exclusive clip from the upcoming Dec. 29 episode of Sister Wives shared with E! News, Robyn—who is the only remaining wife to Kody Brown—detailed the threats against their plural family dynamic alongside her daughters Aurora Jessop, 22, and Breanna Jessop, 19.
As the three women met with copastors of The Commons Church in Arizona, Robyn explained why the family took a hiatus from attending religious services while living in Utah.
“We didn’t have a community church to go to,” Robyn explained in the clip. “The state of Utah was threatening prosecution because of our beliefs, because we were a plural family.”
Indeed, Robyn noted that the family’s uprooting to Flagstaff, Arizona, was partly due to the issues they faced in Utah.
“We basically moved because we were trying to be family without being torn apart,” she added. “Or thrown in jail.”
Later, in a confessional interview, Robyn—who was once married to Kody at the same time as Christine Brown, Janelle Brown and Meri Brown, who have all since left him—expanded on her frustrations with practicing Christianity while being committed to a polygamous lifestyle.
“Usually when I tell people about my religious background, they look at me like I’m wrong,” she said, “or I’m a sinner because I was a part of a plural family. Women get really defensive and angry. Men are more like, ‘Huh, interesting.’ But then they also shutter and go, ‘Aw I couldn’t have more than one.'”
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And Robyn—who also shares kids Dayton, 24, Solomon, 13, and Ariella, 8, with Kody—isn’t only facing skepticism about her lifestyle from people outside her circle. After all, her daughters recently opened up about how they are unsure of whether they’d follow in their mother’s footsteps.
“I have conflicting thoughts," Breanna admitted during a Dec. 8 episode of Sister Wives. “But right now I’m just, I don’t think so. I’m not sure if I want to live that.”
Aurora also affirmed to her mom, “I don't have the same call to it that you and Dad do and did.”
Although Robyn has remained firmly committed to Kody, his former wives have moved on. Keep reading to untangle all of the Sister Wives stars’ romances.
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Meri Brown
In January 2024, a year after she and Kody Brown announced their breakup, Meri revealed on Instagram that she had begun dating Amos Andrews the previous October. But in February 2024, Meri confirmed on Instagram that they had called it quits.
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Kody Brown & Robyn Brown
"She looked like a soccer mom," Kody Brown once joked on Sister Wives of meeting then-single mom Robyn in 2009. "She had a van, three kids and was divorced. I thought, 'I didn't need a van, a divorced woman, and three kids in my life—that's just trouble.'"
Nearly a decade and a half on, though, they're still kicking it, the pair adding son Solomon, 12, and daughter Ariella, 7, to the squad. As for bringing on other teammates, it's not in the game plan. "I really, really struggle with it because it feels, like, 'Oh, well. Those didn't work. So, on to [someone] new,'" Robyn said on the December Sister Wives: One on One special of Meri, Janelle and Christine leaving the fold. "That's hard for me. That's really, really hard for me. It feels disrespectful."
Christine Brown
She got the man and the family. Going official with her and David Woolley's romance on Valentine's Day 2023, Christine Brown shared, "I finally found the love of my life, David. The first time he held me close, it felt like my soul took its first breath. He's wonderful and kind, incredible with my children and an adorable grandpa. I never dreamed I could find a love like this."
Two months later he added to the fantasy with a spring proposal. "David treats me like a queen and tells me I'm beautiful everyday," Christine told People. "I've never been in love like this before and the world seems like a brighter place with him in it."
Tying the knot in Utah Oct. 7, she wrote, "I'm so blessed! I've married my best friend."
Madison Brown
The first of the 18 Brown children to walk down the aisle, Janelle's eldest daughter, Madison Brown, now 28, wed Caleb Brush at a 2016 outdoor wedding in Montana captured by TLC's cameras. Nearly seven years later, the two have multiplied their love with Josephine joining big brother Axel, 6, and big sister Evie, 4, in February.
"One month as a family of 5 and my heart is bursting," North Carolina-based Maddie wrote on Instagram in March. "I didn't know this kind of peace amongst chaos could be had."
Leon Brown
Four years after their engagement aired on the TLC reality show, Meri Brown's only child, Leon Brown, has settled in Denver with partner Audrey Kriss. "my sweetest symphony," Leon, 28, raved of their fiancé. "Life with you truly is so sweet." Echoed Audrey, "Being your partner and watching your growth and coming into yourself over the years has been an honor and joy."
Logan Brown
Eldest kid Logan Brown, 29, got the gang back together when he married longtime girlfriend Michelle Petty in Arizona this past October. "It was a beautiful day and this mama's heart was mush the whole time," Janelle shared on Instagram of her son's wedding. "You always have such a sense of peace when your children find amazing life partners."
Mykelti Brown
More than six years after her 2016 wedding to Antonio "Tony" Padron, Mykelti Brown joked that they'd already tested the limits of their marriage vows by welcoming twins Archer and Ace into the fold in November 2022.
"We have 3 kids and 4 moves under our belt," noted the 27-year-old, also mom to Avalon, 2. "A whole lot of good times and some hard times #surprisetwins But here we are still doing this whole marriage thing."
Aspyn Brown
In the five years since they wed, Christine's daughter Aspyn Brown, 28, and husband Mitch Thompson have traveled everywhere from Paris to Alaska. But last December, they put down roots, Mitch sharing on Instagram, "We bought our first home! Just in time for Christmas."
Gwendlyn Brown
Before hitting their one-year anniversary, Christine's daughter Gwendlyn Brown and love Beatriz Queiroz went to the happiest place on earth and marked six months together with chocolate fondue. Then came the really sweet part. The 22-year-old shared a glimpse at the candlelit, rose-filled proposal on Instagram in November 2022, writing simply, "i'm engaged!!"
The couple wed in July, sharing the news on Instagram the caption: "Say hello to mrs (x2) queiroz."
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