“It broke my heart”: Sister Wives star Kody reflects on his divorces while comparing them to Cher and Sonny’s split

Kody from Sister Wives (Image via TLC)
Kody from Sister Wives (Image via TLC)

Sister Wives season 19 gave viewers a glimpse into the Brown family household and how the dynamics have shifted since Kody's divorce. As fans already know, the patriarch of the family, Kody, split from his three wives—Meri, Christine, and Janelle Brown. He is currently married to Robyn Brown.

The upcoming season 19 episode 7 will showcase Kody's confessions regarding his divorce. In an exclusive episode 7 clip obtained by People Magazine, on October 25, 2024, Kody compared his divorce with Sonny and Cher's split. He talked about being a child and considering divorce as "the biggest evil," not understanding the concept behind it.

The Sister Wives star shared he was around 5 or 6 when he got to know that Cher and Sonny had parted ways. He elaborated:

“When Sonny and Cher got divorced, I was six, I was five, and it broke my heart. It freaked me out. I was like divorce is the biggest evil of, you know, it's just something that saddened me.”

Kody shares his regret regarding his divorces in an exclusive clip from Sister Wives season 19 episode 7

In the aforementioned exclusive clip, Kody shared that he was heartbroken after finding out about Cher and Sonny's divorce as a kid. Talking about his childhood, the Sister Wives cast member mentioned he had "no awareness" that the concept of divorce "was real." Further, now that his marriages with Meri, Janelle, and Christine have ended, Kody reflected on his own divorces.

The Brown family patriarch elaborated:

“At six and seven years old, I had no awareness that the idea, the concept of divorce was real. Sonny and Cher getting a divorce devastating. Like, does that really happen?"

He further talked about how his "story is taking a turn":

"This isn't supposed to be part of the story that I'm writing about myself. You know what I mean? And everybody's their story. You're the author of your story. My story is taking a turn.”

Kody then got emotional, talking about how his family has “ridden the wave” and is trying to adjust to the changes. He got teary-eyed saying that he and his family "had crashed the ship." Despite the setbacks in their family, Kody shared his hopes for them to move forward. The Sister Wives cast member admitted to his regrets, saying,

“There will always be the moment you said, ‘I wish I would've taken advantage,’ and there's the regret. There's even the regret of the divorce — Meri, Janelle and Christine — those divorces and being angry during those divorces. Sure, I regret that stuff."

The Brown family patriarch then mentioned he wanted to see a brighter future and take steps towards healing, to "create less regret." Kody continued:

"But see, that's all over now and everybody's healing. And so now we can move forward, and we can just take those steps that create less regret."

New episodes of Sister Wives are released every week on Sundays at 10 pm ET on TLC.

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