In a revealing “Sister Wives” moment, Janelle Brown offered fresh insight into her life before joining the Brown family, reflecting on a little-known early marriage to Meri Brown’s brother that made her and Meri “sisters-in-law before we were sister wives.”
The 56-year-old reality star sat down with Meri, 54, during the Sunday, Jan. 4, episode of the TLC hit to unpack their complicated history.
Janelle & Meri Revisit the Past
Long before Janelle became the second wife of Kody Brown, she was married to Meri’s brother in what she describes as a very short chapter of her life.
Janelle said she met Meri’s brother when she was a senior in high school.
The couple tied the knot after she graduated but were only together for a brief period.
Janelle herself downplays the significance, saying, “We were married for less than a year,” and noting that it “wasn’t really a thing” in her life’s broader trajectory.
Meri’s perspective highlighted how unusual the situation felt from the inside.
“She’d been married to my brother and she was actually at my wedding with him,” Meri continued. “And then they divorced after Kody and I got married.”
For Meri, having a former sister-in-law become a sister wife required significant adjustment.
She explained how it was a very difficult transition for her.
“It was a tough thing to wrap my head around on multiple levels just because she had been married to my brother, you know?” she told cameras. “And so it was definitely a thing for me, for sure.”
The moment underscored how deeply intertwined the cast’s relationships have been, even before cameras began rolling.
‘Sister Wives’ Is on Season 20
As the show continues to air on Sundays, this revelation adds another layer to Janelle and Meri’s evolving relationship, offering fans deeper context on how their lives intersected long before the era of plural marriage drama captivated audiences.
Over the course of the current “Sister Wives” season, Kody Brown has embarked on an apology tour to try to make amends with each of his ex-wives.
Throughout “Sister Wives” Season 20, Kody has repeatedly expressed that he wants to take responsibility for his past actions.
His apology tour has drawn varied responses for each ex-wife, with some expressing skepticism about his sincerity.
Kody is currently still married to Robyn, as he expressed in the prior episode he believes that she deserved the biggest apology of anyone.
“But you were never brutal. You’re never unkind. You’re never disloyal. I’ve been apologizing to everybody. I think I owe you an apology most of all,” he told Robyn.
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