‘Sister Wives’ Recap: Janelle Brown, Kody’s ‘Came Down’ Kids Split
Janelle Brown, Kody Brown.
Discovery(2)Janelle Brown revealed when she knew she couldn’t stay married Kody Brown during the latest Sister Wives: Talk back episode.
“Honestly, for me, it really came down to the kids,” Janelle, 54, said during Part 1 of the TLC special, which aired on Friday, December 22, as she rewatched the season 18 premiere.
After a fan asked Janelle if she wished she had “left sooner,” she said she’s happy with her timeline. The former couple was spiritually married for almost thirty years before Janelle announced their divorce in December 2022.
“I would have stayed if Kody had continued to be the father he was to my children for many, many years,” she explained. “But when the relationship with the children broke down, those costs no longer played a role.”
Kody, 54, and Janelle share six children – Logan29, Maddy27, Hunter26, Garrison25, Gabriel21, and Savannah18. Prior to their split, the pair had a falling out over Kody’s treatment of their sons Gabe and Garrison after the kids reportedly ignored Kody’s strict COVID-19 rules in 2020. As a result, Janelle and her children did not spend the 2021 holidays. season with Kody and the rest of the family.
In the Sunday special, Janelle and her colleague Sister women costars reacted to several moments from the season 18 premiere, one of which Janelle shared Christine Brown that Kody still wanted an “apology” from their boys, claiming that was why they were hosting “separate” Christmas events.
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“Janelle wants to be divorced. She’s trying to blame it all on me. Janelle doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas Meria [Brown] and with Robin [Brown] and with me. She’d rather spend Christmas with Christine,” Kody claimed on Sunday’s episode as he watched the scene with fourth wife Robyn, 45. “So she makes this excuse about the boys.”
Robyn asked her husband if Janelle said that, to which he replied, “No. That is my interpretation.” Kody explained, “As I’ve sat here and watched our episodes, I’ve seen Janelle specifically push a button to make me look bad to the family.”
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He claimed Janelle “told the boys” he wanted to celebrate Christmas separately to “get them on her side.” Kody further claimed, “She is mainly trying to destroy my character along with my family. Fk sister wives!”
Janelle spoke exclusively We weekly in November that “there still isn’t much movement” when it comes to Kody mending his relationship with Gabe and Garrison. “My youngest, Savanah, sees her father, but we live there in Flagstaff, [Arizona]she said, adding, “Once again, I hope time heals.”
Sister Wives: Talk back part 2 airs on TLC Friday, December 29 at 9pm ET.