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Christine Brown Reveals She and Ex Kody Brown Are Third Cousins Once Removed

The on-air disclosure highlights tight-knit community ties in polygamous circles, posing no legal issue.

Overview

  • Christine Brown disclosed on the Dec. 28 episode of TLC’s Sister Wives that she is biologically related to Kody Brown as third cousins once removed.
  • She shared the revelation in a confessional with her husband, David Woolley, noting that such a distant relation is fully legal in the United States.
  • Janelle Brown said the family long joked about Christine and Kody being cousins, emphasizing the kinship is very distant in their small community.
  • Christine and Kody entered a spiritual marriage in 1994 and separated in November 2021; she later married Woolley in October 2023.
  • The episode also followed Kody’s ongoing efforts to repair relationships with former wives, including a tense apology conversation with Meri Brown.