There’s no such thing as a third wheel when it comes to Christine Brown and husband David Woolley’s relationship with Janelle Brown. The trio made that clear with their recent cruise adventure.
Christine, 51, posted on Instagram on Friday, November 3, saying, “I told David that Janelle and her kids are part of me from the very beginning of our relationship.” Not that we were reverting to polygamy, but she will always be my sisterwife.
The Sister Wives actress gushed over her 59-year-old husband and 54-year-old lifelong friend Janelle, saying that they “get along great.” “Vacationing with all of us is awesome,” Christine continued. Christine uploaded a group shot from the beginning of the vacation, in which she was seen laughing. As for Woolley, he was standing with his wife on the deck at dusk, grinning broadly. Janelle completed the group, grinning across from Christine.
“Embarking on my first cruise ever!” Janelle captioned a series of snaps via Instagram on Friday as she got on board the vessel.
Their venture on the high seas comes less than one month after Janelle jetted off to Utah to support Christine as she married Woolley on October 7. (Christine and Janelle were both previously in spiritual unions with husband Kody Brown. Christine and Kody, 54, split in November 2021, while Janelle confirmed in December 2022 that she and the patriarch were separated.)
“Loving life!! I got to marry my soulmate and it was a beautiful day,” Christine wrote via Instagram after her nuptials in her home state. “I’m just so overwhelmed with gratitude. Love you, My King.”
Janelle was the only one of Christine’s former sister wives on hand to celebrate the occasion. Kody’s first wife, Meri Brown, was not in attendance, but her child Leon, 28, made the trip. (Meri, 52, and Kody announced in January that they were no longer in a romantic relationship.)
Robyn Brown, Kody’s fourth wife, whom he lawfully married in 2014, was not invited. Their five children were not present at the function either. To celebrate their second mother Christine, all six of Janelle and Kody’s children—Logan, 29, Maddie, 27, Hunter, 26, Garrison, 25, Gabriel, 21, and Savanah, 18—were present.
The bride and groom, together with five of Christine’s six children who were present, posed for a family photo with Janelle’s and Meri’s children. As they cheered for their mother on her special day, she and Kody’s son Paedon, 25, and daughters Aspyn, 28, Mykelti, 27, Ysabel, 20, and Truely, 13, had broad smiles on their faces. But Gwendlyn, her 21-year-old daughter, was not present at the event.
Since their respective splits from Kody, both Christine and Janelle have continued to stay in touch. In fact, their friendship has only grown since leaving Kody. Throughout 2022 and into 2023 the longtime sister wives started new traditions with their combined 12 kids and grandkids, including Christmas celebrations and Easter festivities.
“We need to have traditions that carry this part of the family forward,” Janelle confessed in an October episode of Sister Wives, while at Christine’s place for Easter 2022. “I think it’s really fun to have the traditions regardless of how old you are.” Christine noted there was no “tension in the air” when spending time with Janelle and their children outside of Kody and the greater family.