Sister Wives star Christine Brown admits she’s related to ex-husband Kody
Sister Wives star Christine Brown just dropped a huge bombshell about her ex-husband - and viewers are in shock.
For those unfamiliar with the long-standing TLC reality TV show, it follows Kody Brown’s multiple marriages and the family dynamics of a modern-day polygamist household in Utah, US.
The programme first premiered in 2010 and Sister Wives is still churning out new episodes fifteen years later.
Christine, 54, who rose to fame on the show, wed Cody via a 'spiritual marriage' in 1994, while he was already married to first wife Meri Brown and second wife Janelle, before they split in November 2021.
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Kody is now married to Robyn Brown, while Christine got married to her current husband, David Woolley in October 2023 - all caught up?
Now, during an episode that aired on Sunday (28 December), Christine revealed that she and Kody are actually related - yes, really.
The former couple, who also share six children, 'are indeed 'third cousins, once removed'.
She detailed the shock family detail in confessional with her current husband, where she talked about how plural weddings are 'way too weird,' as reported by PEOPLE Magazine.
Christine explained: "I knew growing up that I would have to marry a convert because I was literally related to everybody in the church," she said. "I did marry a convert, but I was still related to him, too."
After seeing her husband's disbelief, she confirmed: "Yeah, I'm related to Kody."
"Third cousins, once removed is fully legal," she added: "Fully. Polygamy's not legal, but [I'm] third cousins, once removed from Kody."
Meanwhile, another ex-wife of Kody's, Janelle Brown, revealed that there was always an ongoing 'joke' that Kody and Christine were cousins, but their relationship was so 'distant' that it was 'ridiculous'.
Janelle said: "I think in the polygamous families, this kind of stuff happens all the time. It wasn't the kind of relationship where you saw each other at a family reunion.
"It was a very distant relationship but they would always joke about being cousins. It's a small community."
As we say, the two share six children together - Aspyn, Mykelti, Paedon, Gwendlyn, Ysabel and Truely.
And as the publication outlines, it turns out that Christine and Kody's unexpected familial connection isn't the only one.
During a November episode of Sister Wives, Janelle explained how Kody's father married her mother after they got together.
She said: "I was starting to talk to Kody and I met the family and was really intrigued. My mom's like, 'Oh, heck no, heck no, heck no, heck no'. My mom came to save me and ended up marrying Kody's dad.
"She ended up marrying Kody's dad and they actually got married three months before we did. When they decided to get married, I was like, 'That's gonna be a little hard to explain, but alright.'"
Topics: Sister Wives, Reality TV, Entertainment, TV And Film, Sex and Relationships
Madison Burgess