TLC’s “Sister Wives” star Meri Brown was there from the start of Kody Brown’s polygamous family and remained with him through many ups and downs. Meri became Kody’s first wife when they legally married in 1990. The two then decided as a couple to live plural marriage, and Janelle Brown became the first sister wife to join their family when she “spiritually” married Kody in 1993.
Meri and Kody, who share a kid, were legally wed for around 14 years. She divorced Kody in 2014 so he could legally wed Robyn Brown, his fourth wife, and adopt Robyn’s three elder children from a prior union. They were still spiritually married even though they were no longer legally married. However, Meri’s marriage to Kody fell apart in 2015 after she fell victim to a catfishing incident. As shown on “Sister Wives,” Kody stopped going to Meri’s residence and stopped having romantic feelings for her because he lost faith in her.
In the “Sister Wives” season 16 tell-all special that aired in 2022, Meri suggested that her marital problems with Kody had started long before she was tricked into an emotional relationship with a catfish. Meri admitted to host Sukanya Krishnan that she hadn’t been intimate with Kody for a decade.
On episodes of “Sister Wives,” Meri said she stayed with the family despite Kody’s clear contempt for her because of her faith, her devotion to the family, and the dream she held onto that Kody would one day want to reunite with her romantically. Even though she was aware that Kody had no desire to mend their relationship, Meri refused to think of herself as apart from him. However, the couple formally declared the dissolution of their “spiritual” union in January 2023.
“After more than a decade of working on our relationship in our own unique ways, we have made the decision to permanently terminate our marriage relationship,” a statement posted to their Instagram accounts read.
On currently airing season 18 episodes of “Sister Wives,” filmed in late 2021 and early 2022, Meri is slowly making the decision to physically distance herself from Kody and Robyn, though she hasn’t yet decided to call her situation an official split from Kody. At the time of filming, Kody’s former third wife, Christine Brown, had already left him, and Janelle was in the process of splitting from him as well. But viewers are watching the season unfold knowing that the termination of their marriage, like Janelle and Kody’s, is on the horizon.
Here’s everything we know about Meri’s life today since leaving Kody.
Where does Meri Brown live now?
In a sneak peek from Sunday’s episode of “Sister Wives,” released by Us Weekly, Meri and Robyn talk about her relocation to Utah. Meri asserts that she doesn’t believe Kody will “give a crap” if she relocates to Utah. She continues by assuring a frazzled Robyn that she will continue to keep a house in Flagstaff, Arizona, where the Brown family has resided recently. Meri informs Robyn that she plans to divide her time between Flagstaff and her bed-and-breakfast in Parowan, Utah, Lizzie’s Heritage Inn. In 2017, Meri acquired the property that had previously belonged to her family for many years.
“I’m gonna have an address. I’m gonna be here. I’m gonna sleep there. I just will also be up there,” Meri tells Robyn.
While the conversation between Meri and Robyn would have been filmed around a year before Meri and Kody officially announced their split, it doesn’t appear as though she is spending much time, if any, in Flagstaff anymore. Meri shared a post after visiting Utah’s Zion National Park in September 2023. Plus, she hosts a live chat with her best friend Jenn Sullivan many Friday nights talking to fans on Instagram, often from inside Lizzie’s Heritage Inn. When she’s not running the inn, Meri also clearly loves to travel, and has used social media to document her trips. She recently visited New York City in late summer 2023, and was in California in July.
What does Meri Brown do for a living?
In addition to the salary she earns for appearing on TLC’s “Sister Wives,” Meri presumably generates income from Lizzie’s Heritage Inn. On top of the money presumably generated from guest stays, the inn’s website sells branded merch, including baseball caps and hand-cut stone coasters. Meri has also been selling clothing for the multi-level marketing company LuLaRoe since 2016. On season 18 episodes, Meri shares that she’s considering moving inventory for her clothing business from Arizona to the Utah inn. Meri also offers personalized video messages to fans on Cameo for $150.
Does Meri Brown have a boyfriend?
Meri hasn’t revealed whether she’s in a relationship, but for the time being, it seems like she’s single and concentrating on her career. She frequently shares photos of herself and her traveling companions on Instagram, occasionally mentioning how they’ve supported her in her quest for personal development in 2023.
Just before Valentine’s Day in February, Meri gave a sarcastic “relationship status” update on her Instagram story, shortly after disclosing that she had split up with Kody. As quoted in Meri’s post, “Relationship Status: Committed to Inner Peace, Growth, Self Love and Gratitude,” according to People.