“Sister Wives” star Kody Brown is unexpectedly in a monogamous marriage and told People that he doesn’t think he’ll be adding any more wives in the future.
“I think plural marriage is extremely difficult,” the 54-year-old said in a video interview, adding that he has “no interest” in ever trying it again with another wife.
Brown insisted he’s still an “advocate” of plural marriage. He said that when religion is attached to a way of life, people “struggle with God” and their spouses, which is an opportunity for growth.
“So, I believe that plural marriage is about your growth, about self-development, about finding that goodness through difficulty,” he said.
But, based on his own challenges with the practice, he said there was “no reason” for him to seek another bride to join his family with his current legal wife, Robyn.
Brown compared his experience breaking up with three of his four wives in the span of 14 months to hitting the “bottom in a deep, deep swimming pool.” But he said he’s “pushed off the bottom and I’m headed to the surface.”
The fat her of 18 admitted that he and his family have experienced “a lot of heartbreak” lately and sometimes he was messy in handling the emotions that came with it.
“We’re not going back to where we were,” he said. “And I want to get to a place where I’m accepting that with a heart full of grace and love.”
“We’re all seeking happiness and we will all find it,” he said. The Brown family, who first rose to prominence when “Sister Wives” premiered on TLC in 2010, started to unravel in November 2021 when Brown and his third wife Christine announced they were ending their “spiritual” marriage after more than 25 years together.
Brown and his second wife Janelle announced they were separated in December 2022, and no longer consider themselves “spiritually” married.
Then, in January 2023, Brown and his first wife Meri announced the official end of their relationship, although it was public knowledge that they hadn’t been romantically committed to each other for many years prior to Meri deciding to leave the family.
“Sister Wives” season 18 premieres August 20 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.