In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, theSister Wivesstar, 45, reflected on her former sister wives’Janelle,MeriandChristine Brownand the dissolution of their relationships with polygamous patriarchKody Brown.
“I think it started with when we were in Las Vegas,” she says, noting that the shift began when their respective adult children decided to leave the nest. “So their focuses started to shift to kids that have left home to go live their life, instead of focusing on their relationship with Kody.”
Kody Brown with his wives and children.Joe Pugliese/TLC/Everett
“It started becoming a lot of focus that direction, as far as holidays and things like that,” she adds.
“That made us feel more independent of each other,” she continues. “It was easier just to not spend time together because it was harder to get in the car and go hang out at someone’s house and then try to figure out if you get through the snow to home and things like that. And so I think that was the next step.”
Housing arrangements in Flagstaff and debates surrounding “living in one home or building one home” was the “next step” and “brought out a lot of truths.”
Things in their plural marriage onlygot worse when COVID hit. The reality star shares how the pandemic became a “perfect storm” in their relationships.
“I’ve heard them all talk about, ‘Well, I don’t know if I want this anymore,’ or, ‘I just want something different,’ or, ‘I used to be OK with this and how this was going, but now I’m not OK accepting what it’s been,'” she recalls.
The cast of ‘Sister Wives’.Puddle Monkey Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Puddle Monkey Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Christine and Kodyannounced their split in November 2021after being “spiritually married” for 25 years. She has since found love again andofficially tied the knotwith her now-husbandDavid Woolleyin a large Utah ceremony in October.
Despite her shocking split from Kody,Christine has remained close with Janelle, whoconfirmed her separation from the family patriarcha year after Christine in December 2022. A few days after the news of Kody and Janelle’s split, PEOPLE confirmed that Kody’s32-year marriage with his first wife Meri was also over.
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source: people.com
