JanelleandKody Brownare facing the end of their marriage in the upcoming season ofSister Wives.
In a preview of the TLC hit’s 18th season, Kody admits he is in a “bad place” with Janelle. She asks, “Do you really still want to have a plural family? Sometimes I can’t tell.”
With tensions rising between the pair, she tellsChristine— whoannounced her splitfrom Kody in November 2021 — that she is ready to move on, explaining, “I’m growing and I need something different, like, I don’t want to be married anymore.”
Janelle Brown on ‘Sister Wives’.TLC
TLC
Later in the clip, Kody and Janelle, both 54, have an explosive argument when the Brown family patriarch questions what partnership they have left.
“This is not only me, Kody,” Janelle says. “Don’t you dare point your finger at me!”
“You make this excuse forever but I’ve tried…” Kody responds. However, she wasn’t ready to hear his side of the story, saying, “Shut your f—ing mouth and let me talk to you for a minute.”
“No, no, no. I’m done listening to you,” Kody replied before storming off the couch.
Janelle Brown, Kody Brown.TLC
Janelleannounced her separationfrom Kody in December 2022.
“Kody and I have separated and I’m happy,really happy,” Janelle told host Sukanya Krishnan onSister Wives: One on Onespecial in January. “I don’t know, things just really became sort of indifferent, like I just didn’t care anymore.”
Janelle also said that she was “not waiting” for a possible reconciliation with Kody. “I’ve kind of mourned that that part of our life is gone,” she shared. “I wasn’t heartbroken. It wasn’t heartbreaking for me like it was forChristine [Brown]. It was just kind of like, I just mourned that that life was gone…. We had this great run.”
Janelle and Kody Brown.Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic
Since her split from Kody, Janelle has been documenting her“independent woman” summeron social media and sharingmotivational messageswith her followers.
Kody and Janelle recently reunited for daughterSavanah’shigh school graduation. The former pair share children Logan, 29, Madison, 27, Hunter, 26, Garrison, 24, and Gabriel, 21.
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Season 18 ofSister Wivespremieres Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com
