Summary
Since finally leaving Kody Brown,Sister WivesstarMeri Brownhas been happier than ever and can’t stop smiling. Meri was Kody’s first wife, and they were married for 32 years before finally deciding to call it quits. The couple had one child together, and Meri held on to the marriage long after she should have walked away. By the time she left Kody, he had been neglecting his first wife for many years. Adding insult to injury, Kody had openly admitted that he was no longer attracted to Meri and couldn’t see a future with her.
Though Meri had religious reasons for wanting to live in polygamy, the neglect and humiliation were too much.In January 2023, theSister Wivesseason 18stars announced their split. The couple divorced in 2014, so Kody could legally marry his fourth wife, Robyn Brown, and adopt her three children from a past marriage. Despite the paperwork, Kody and Meri were still in a spiritual union until the dissolution of their relationship. Though Meri had desperately wanted the marriage to work, she had since moved on and is all smiles these days.
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Meri Brown’s Smile Is Beautiful In This Thanksgiving Post
She’s Alone, Not Lonely
Since her separation from Kody,Meri no longer spends holidays with Kody and the Browns. In November 2023,Meriposted a carousel of photos on Instagram from her Thanksgiving holiday with friends. The caption under the posted photos reads, “What a wonderful and beautiful Thanksgiving week with friends!” In several photos, Meri is wearing a top in a flattering salmon shade and a trendy paperclip-style necklace in gold.
In the heavily filtered photos, she is beaming happily and looking healthy and fit. ThoughMeri is a single womanwho lives alone, she doesn’t have to live a lonely life.Considering Kody’s blatant neglect of Meri, she was arguably much more lonely when she was still marriedto him.
After Kody’s second and third wives, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown, left him in 2021 and 2022 respectively, the family was split in two.
On one side were Christine and Janelle, and on the other were Kody, Robyn, and Meri. This separated Meri from Christine and Janelle and left her alone once she split from Kody. With her only child all grown up and living far away, Meri leaned heavily on her loyal friends.
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Meri Brown Is Glowing After Her Worthy Up Launch
She’s Growing Her Business Empire
According toMeri’s official website,theSister Wivesstar has been busy at work lately. Her website’s landing page reads, “Unveiling The Heart. A Journey Through The Layers Of Meri’s World,” and focuses on her business ventures. A quick scroll down the page finds Meri’s Business Portfolio. “From motivational speaking engagements to product lines, every project is a reflection of Meri’s belief in the power of self-worth,” reads the website copy, followed by alist of Meri’s business ventures. In addition to her B&B, Lizzie’s Heritage Inn, Meri works with Parklane and Lularoe, and she’s available on Cameo.
Meri’s newest venture, Worthy Up, is a life coaching service. Meri credits the idea to the bookWorthy: How To Believe You Are Enough And Transform Your Lifeby New York Times best-selling author Jamie Kern Lima.Merirecently posted an Instagram photo of herself smiling while holding the book. In the caption,Meri explains she discovered the book two years ago during a weekend getawayand found great value in it.
Meri Brown Loved Spending Time In The Big Apple
“Friday With Friends” In NYC
Since leaving Kody and losing weight, Meri has been more confident and can’t stop smiling. In September 2023,Meriposted a Fridays With Friends segment to Instagram, where she walked around New York City. In the clip, she’s having a great time video chating with her best friend, Jenn Sullivan. Since the pandemic,Meri and Jenn have been filmingFridays With Friendsto post on social media.
In her NYC clip, Meri is rocking her most New York all-black outfit and is having the time of her life with other friends.
It Hasn’t Been All Smiles For Meri
She Has To Smile To Keep From Crying
Meri has never been lucky in love. Though she and Kody were married for 32 years, it was a very lonely time for Meri. Her romantic prospects seemed to improveafter she left Kody when she started dating a new man. Fans were hopingMeri’s relationship with Amos Andrewswould work out. Fellow sister wife Christine Brown had married David Woolley a few short years after leaving Kody, and hopes were high that Meri and Amos would go down a similar path.
Sadly, lightning didn’t strike twice, and the relationship ended soon after it began.
In February,Meriannounced her breakup on Instagram. The caption read, in part, “Last week, I had to face some hard truths and have some difficult conversations.” Meri explained that though she and Amos cared about each other, their relationship wouldn’t continue.
Finding herself single again, Meri’s world was further shakenby news of the tragic death of Garrison Brownon March 5. 25-year-old Garrison was Kody’s son with his second wife, Janelle. Meri had known Garrison his whole life, and he was like a son to her.Garrison’s tragic death devastatedthe Brown family, including Meri. Hopefully, she will continue to find reasons to smile during these difficult times.Sister Wivesseason 19 will likely follow the Browns as they continue to grieve Garrison.
Sister Wives
Cast
Sister Wives is a TV series created for TLC that follows Kody Brown and his four wives as they raise their eighteen children and tackle the challenges associated with their massive family dynamic and the stigma that comes with their way of life.
