Christine Brown Opens Up About Janelle’s Support To Leave Polygamy

Kody Brown married Christine Brown in 1994.

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Christine said Janelle supposed her decision to leave Kody from the start.

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She said Janelle cried when she broke the news to her.

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Christine said she was never particularly close to Meri and Robyn.

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She set up her digital series, “Cooking with Just Christine,” in February this year.

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Christine announced her decision to leave Kody in November 2021.

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She said she often felt like Robyn was given the most attention.

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Kody told Christine that he wanted a “romance-free” marriage, but she refused.

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He revealed that the aim of their show to portray a functional polygamous family had changed to the opposite.

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