Merry Brown Take a back seat on Sister wives For years after problems with ex Cody Brown – But after their separation, she began to steal the spotlight in the nineteenth season.
“It's been fun finding my voice,” Meri, 53, said exclusively. Us Weekly In December. “(For) just remembering that he was there.”
Merry She confirmed her breakup From Cody, 55, in January 2023 after both Christine Brown and Janelle Brown The patriarch left in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Since announcing her split publicly, Meri has stopped walking the line between Team Kody and fourth wife Robyn Brown And the team's ex-wives.
Fans have seen firsthand how empowered Meri has become since then Declaring her isolation Throughout Season 19, which premiered in September. This newfound voice has made the reality star one of the breakout stars in the US this year.
Sister Wives' Meri Brown has quickly focused on moving on on her own after confirming her split from Kody Brown. Meri legally married Kody in 1990, becoming his first wife. She stuck around while Kody built their polygamous marriage, which expanded in 1993 and 1994 with Kody's spiritual marriages to Janelle Brown and Christine Brown, respectively. (…)
“I think it's just about me being more free to say what I want and not worry about what other people think or making sure I'm working on relationships within the family,” Meri said. we To change her behavior on the show. “It's like, 'Listen, I'm ready to be me.' Take me or leave me.”
Meri explained that people told her she was “glowing” afterward Regain her strength And become more independent. “I've got a little bit of salt, a little bit of sarcasm, a little bit of sass,” she joked. “I like it. I don't know. It's fun.”
Scroll down for a look at how Meri took control of the room — and slowly began stealing the room Sister wives Highlight:
I've got a glow about her
At the beginning of the season, Meri seemed healthier and happier. It's more integrated into her style. Unlike past seasons, Meri was a more central character, with TLC highlighting her lunches with friends, working at a bed and breakfast in Utah, and her interactions with her ex-sister wives, Kristen and Janelle.
during November 10th episodeKristen and Kody's daughter, Meri, attended GwendlynEngagement ceremony and the two women exchanged a long hug.
“It's better on the other side, isn't it?” Christine asked with a smile.
“Yes.” “…I don’t know,” Merry said hesitantly. “It would be,” Christine insisted. that it. I promise it's much better.”
Meri later admitted, “I loved my side,” but added that she was optimistic about the future. “I'm so happy for you,” Christine said. The dynamic was refreshing for viewers who haven't seen the two interact in years.
Laughing all the way to Utah
Meri seemed to get her groove back — and her lighthearted spirit — while packing up her home in Arizona during the November 24 episode. During the episode, Kody helped Meri move to Utah and the two were joking and laughing like old times.
Mary is very happy He wore a reading shirt“I mean karma is a bitch” while packing on what would have been the former couple's 33rd wedding anniversary. The pair also laughed out loud when they were accidentally pinned to the moving truck, landing in a NSFW situation.
“I'm just putting the cards on the table,” Meri told the camera about her unfiltered interactions with her ex-husband. “It's me. It doesn't matter anymore. We're not married.”
Meri Brown has different types of relationships with her ex-sister, with Kristen Brown identifying as the one she's least heard of. Meri, 53, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, December 10, that she describes her friendship with Sister Wives star Kristen, 52, as “non-existent” following their split from husband Kody Brown. “I hope (…)
Create boundaries
After becoming close to Robyn, 46, throughout her marriage to Kody, Meri revealed that she had to set boundaries for herself. During the December 15 episode, Meri claimed that their friendship was no longer equal, so she stopped giving so much of herself.
“With Robyn, I feel like I did so much, especially with the coronavirus, like I was the one who was always calling. It wasn't reciprocated,” she claimed. “I really believe the relationship should be reciprocal, and it wasn't reciprocal.”
Meri referred to Robyn's absence from her mother's funeral during the COVID-19 crisis as “very painful” and made her reevaluate their friendship. “I stopped calling and texting her because I was the only one doing it,” Meri revealed. “It wasn't meant to be mean.”
Mary said we That same month, she and Robyn did not speak much, confirming that she had set boundaries after Kody left and we I can only respect the authority's move.
Trust in friends
Throughout the season, viewers got an inside look at Meri's inner circle in Utah. In addition to her best friend, JaneFeatured in past seasons, several other friends sat down with Meri and publicly discussed her alleged toxic romance with Kody on camera.
Meri met up with friends Andrei and Hillary During the December 8 episode, she learned about her situation after the breakup. “So have you had sex with any men?” Andrea asked Merry, who froze after hearing the blunt question.
“Andre just has to join us the “I'm like, 'Okay, things aren't going well, but thanks for asking,'” Merry said with a laugh, addressing the cameras.
Meanwhile, Hilary reminded Meri that “survival is not the path to happiness. If you play survival your entire married life, I don't think you'll be happy.”
“It's a really strange perspective after ending a 33-year marriage,” Meri admitted, noting that she sometimes wished she had only been 45 when she finally left. She added that she will work to get to the point where she can say, “I loved my time with Cody and I love who I am now.”
Self-reflection
“It's very emotional and I don't want to get emotional,” Meri told cameras after Robyn came to say goodbye during the Nov. 24 episode. “I've had a lot of emotions through this. Over the last decade. Over the last four years while we've been living in Flagstaff (and) over the last year. I've had a lot of emotions.”
“I keep my feelings protected, and only share them with people I feel comfortable sharing them with,” she explained.
Meri revealed that she was finished Work around other people's feelings (Finally!) about her own relationship decisions. “I am at peace with where I am,” she concluded. “I have an inner happiness that I have not felt in a long time and I will not allow it to be brought down.”
Know your worth
During the December 15 episode, Meri claimed that when she told Kody things were over between them (which fans saw in Season 18) that he was more concerned with how Robyn handled it.
“She was upset about it so she stood up and walked away,” she recalled of how Robyn left the table when Meri told Kody she was leaving him. Meri added that Kody later sat down with her and said it was “very hard” for Robyn, and called his wife a “poor girl” for having to deal with the breakup.
Looking back, Meri told her friends: “I don't understand him,” before revealing that she had chosen to speak up this time. I looked at him and said: Yes, it was hard for me too.
She later told the cameras: “I'm not discounting how difficult it is for Robin. (But) it's like he's completely ignoring me and the fact that he and I This family started together“.
Meri concluded the episode by visiting her private home in Las Vegas, which she shared with her many family. She left the property saying she was “over it” and closed that chapter. (It gives off “Queen of Yas” vibes, and… we Here for it.)
Sister wives It airs on TLC Sundays at 10 PM ET.
