‘Sister Wives’ star Robyn Brown called herself ‘Kody’s whipping boy’ and said she feels ‘cheated’ out of polygamy
- Robyn Brown referred to herself as Kody Brown’s “whipping boy” on the season 17 tell-all.
- She said she got “blamed” by other wives when Kody did something they didn’t like.
- The “Sister Wives” star said she thinks she’s an “easy target” because “I don’t fight.”
Robyn Brown referred to herself as “Kody’s whipping boy” on part two of the TLC “Sister Wives: One on One” finale special. She also told host Sukanya Krishnan that she feels “cheated” out of polygamy because her husband Kody Brown’s relationships with his other wives have ended, romantically.
When asked by Krishnan on Sunday if she feels “scapegoated” by members of the family, Robyn confessed that she’s unfairly accused of starting drama in the family “all the time.”
“I jokingly refer to myself as Kody’s whipping boy. When he does something they don’t like, I get blamed,” she continued. It’s unclear which of Kody’s exes Robyn was referring to, but he is no longer romantically involved with his first three wives, per previous announcements.
In November 2021, Kody and his third wife Christine Brown announced that they had split up after 25-plus years of “spiritual” marriage. Then, he and his second wife Janelle Brown confirmed that they were “separated” in footage from season 17’s finale special that first aired in December 2022; they had been “spiritually” married for about 30 years.
Kody’s first wife Meri Brown also announced on the season 17 finale special in December 2022 that Kody had “made the decision” to end their “spiritual” marriage of roughly 32 years. Meri was Kody’s first legal wife from 1990 to 2014. She legally divorced Kody so that he could marry Robyn and adopt three of her kids from a previous relationship.
The romantic aspect of their marriage dissolved in 2015 when Meri fell victim to a catfishing scandal. She’d said on previous episodes of “Sister Wives” season 17 that she still considered herself married to Kody.
On Sunday’s tell-all, a seemingly emotional Robyn told Krishnan she’s an “easy target” for Kody’s other wives because she has “a tendency to just take it” and “not get jerky about it.”
“I don’t fight. It’s not my nature to fight. I have to really, really get tough within myself to fight. It’s just, I am more heart. I’m just absolutely more heart,” she continued. Robyn didn’t name the women in her answers, but viewers of “Sister Wives” know she has a generally good relationship with Meri and a strained one with both Christine and Janelle.
Previously in her conversation with Krishnan, Robyn said that she had “always” wanted “real relationships” with Kody’s other wives. She admitted to “mourning” the dissolving of her polygamous family and said that Kody and his other wives “took it away from me.”
“I’m angry at them all,” she added.
The final part of “Sister Wives: One on One” airs January 8 at 10 p.m. on TLC.
