Sister Wives Shock: Kody Brown Finally Spills the Real Reasons Behind His Marriage Collapses

The Sister Wives Season 19 Tell-All proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Kody Brown and his relationship with his ex-wives, Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown. Nearly the entire special showed how Kody was clearly not treating all of his wives equally, but instead of owning up to it, Kody kept finding roundabout ways to blame everyone else and his last-standing wife, Robyn Brown, who also spent most of her screen time avoiding accountability. In one shockingly unfiltered moment, Kody ended up admitting to something that shattered the narrative he had been trying so hard to build.

Is Kody Brown Really Happy for Christine and David Woolley?

During his sitdown with Sister Wives Tell-All host, Sukanya “Suki” Krishnan, Kody was shown a series of clips where Christine and her new husband, David Woolley, are openly affectionate with each other. Their dynamic is an obvious shift from how Christine felt in her marriage with the Brown family patriarch. During her own interview with Suki, Christine admitted that her relationship with Kody lacked intimacy, which is what led to their eventual divorce. However, it’s evident that she doesn’t feel like that in her new marriage. Throughout Sister Wives Season 19, Christine and David were seen hugging, kissing, laughing, and enjoying each other’s company.

When Kody was asked how Christine and David’s PDA made him feel, he admitted to being happy for her. The TLC star added that he was impressed by Christine’s “ability to manifest” the kind of relationship she had always wanted. At first, Kody’s response comes off as gracious and mature. However, what he perhaps did not realize was that in doing so, he was actually accepting that he had been neglecting all his wives except for Robyn. While reflecting on his and Christine’s relationship, Kody confessed that they both “struggled” to build something real. What he refused to acknowledge was that this struggle was largely because of his blatant denial of Christine’s emotional needs. In the same breath, Kody reduced over 25 years of his and Christine’s marriage to “a good time experience.”

This isn’t the first time Kody has tried to appear casual and detached while talking about his former wives. At this point, the act is getting a little old. Implying that his marriage to Christine was surface-level might have been Kody’s way of avoiding accountability, but it also shows just how emotionally unavailable he was to his ex-wives. By trying to make it seem like both parties were equally at fault, Kody once again refused to see how his favoritism toward Robyn is what led to the breakdown of his family.

Christine Brown’s New Marriage Has Helped Her Heal From the Past

David and Christine’s reaction to the clips, on the other hand, was refreshingly honest and made Kody’s response look even more disingenuous. Instead of playing the blame game or making herself the victim, Christine simply admitted that she is now married to a partner who gives her the connection she has always craved. Woolley didn’t hold back, though, and he called Kody out. According to Woolley, Christine was starved for affection in her previous marriage, and she admitted that it was true.

Christine and Kody’s 22-year-old daughter, Ysabel Brown, also opened up about how Christine always wanted more physical affection from her ex-husband, and that he wouldn’t give it to her. Now that she’s with someone who understands her better, Christine’s children don’t mind the PDA at all. Throughout Sister Wives Season 19, the kids have made it clear that they are happy as long as Christine is happy in her new marriage.

Kody Brown’s Relentless Need To Shift the Narrative in His Favor

Considering all this, Christine seems to have made peace with her past and is looking forward to the life she has ahead of her. She knows that her former marriage wasn’t perfect, and she really has embraced the reality of that. Even Janelle and Meri seem focused on building new lives for themselves instead of clinging to old arguments and grievances. The only people who haven’t done so are Kody and Robyn, who remain stuck in the past and are still visibly bitter towards the former sister wives for walking away.