Even though Christine Brown and Kody Brown split in 2021, she says they’re still family. On the December 28 episode of Sister Wives, Christine told her husband, David Woolley, that she and Kody are actually cousins. The bombshell explains a lot about how polygamist families stay connected.
Sister Wives’ Christine Brown reveals she and Kody are cousins
Christine, who grew up in a well-known polygamist family, said marrying inside the church often meant tying the knot with distant relatives. Growing up, she knew she’d have to marry a convert because she was related to almost everyone in the church. “I did marry a convert… but I was still related to him too,” said Christine.
David looked shocked and said, “That’s not cool.” Christine laughed it off and broke it down: “We’re third cousins, once removed. Fully legal. Fully.” While polygamy itself isn’t technically legal, their family connection is fine by the law. Together, they have six kids, namely, Aspyn Thomas, Mykelti Padron, Paedon Brown, Gwendlyn Queiroz, Ysabel Brown, and Truely Brown (via E! News).
Fans of the Brown family weren’t totally shocked by the news. First wife Janelle Brown said joking about distant cousin ties is pretty normal in their world. There was always this joke that Christine and Cody were cousins, but they’re so distantly related. In polygamist circles, small communities often make complicated family trees.
Even with that distant family link, things between Christine, Kody, and their kids have changed over the years. Kody admitted that most of the drama came from the breakups with Meri, Janelle, and Christine, not from anyone’s personal mistakes.
The “deteriorations” happened as a group, not because of one person, he claimed. Kody added that he’s ready to have honest talks with his kids, own up to past slip-ups, and work on rebuilding trust. “I’m willing to have the conversation. I’m willing to hold space. ‘Dad, you did this, you did this, you did this.’ I’m willing to hold that space.”
Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya on ComingSoon.
