Sister Wives' Janelle Says Meri Began Developing 'Interest Outside of the Family' After Becoming an Empty Nester

Mar. 15, 2025

Meri Brown and Janelle Brown.Photo:Meri Brown/Instagram; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Meri Brown/Instagram; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Janelle Brownis opening up about the disconnect between her family andMeri Brown.

“I do think when Leon left the house and she was an empty nester before we were, she started to develop a lot more interest outside of the family,” she continues, referring to Meri’s child Leon. “Because yeah, she had time.”

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Meri Brown.Meri Brown/ Instagram

Meri Brown/ Instagram

“So I don’t know if she was separate. I mean, she and Kody had been estranged for many, many years.”

Christine Brown, 51, was the first of the sister wives toleave their plural marriageto Kody, 55. A year later in December 2022, Kody announcedhis separationfrom second wife Janelle. A month after that, the end of his union with Meri wasconfirmedin January after the pair’s relationship had beenplatonicfor years.

Kody Brown.Ida Mae Astute/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Ida Mae Astute/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

On a recent episode ofSister Wives, Meriopened up about where she’s atin her relationship with Kody. “I feel very peaceful about our situation, he doesn’t. Some of the things that he’s saying are really, really, really mean,” Meri told cameras of Kody.

“He clearly has a lot of internal [feelings] that he still needs to work on here.”

In their conversation, Kody told Meri, “Where we are now is… I actually like you now,” as she joked, “Gods be praised.”

Kody insisted, “Well, I didn’t for six years at all,” as Meri said she thinks “it was more than that,” adding: “Be honest with yourself.”

source: people.com