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Janelle Brown revealed when she knew she couldn’t keep married to Kody Brown throughout the latest Sister Wives: Talk Back episode.
“Honestly, for me, it really came down to the kids,” Janelle, 54, mentioned throughout half 1 of the TLC particular, which aired on Friday, December 22, whereas rewatching the season 18 premiere.
After a fan requested Janelle whether or not she wished she’d “left sooner,” she mentioned that she is completely happy together with her timeline. The former couple have been spiritually married for practically 30 years earlier than Janelle introduced their separation in December 2022.
“I would’ve stayed if Kody had stayed the father that he was for my kids for many, many years,” she defined. “But when the relationship with the kids broke down, that cost was no longer a factor.”

Kody, 54, and Janelle share six kids — Logan, 29, Maddie, 27, Hunter, 26, Garrison, 25, Gabriel, 21, and Savanah, 18. Ahead of their break up, the twosome butted heads over Kody’s remedy of their sons Gabe and Garrison after the youngsters allegedly disregarded Kody’s strict COVID-19 guidelines in 2020. As a end result, Janelle and her children didn’t spend the 2021 vacation season with Kody and the remainder of the household.
In Sunday’s particular, Janelle and her fellow Sister Wives costars reacted to varied moments from the season 18 premiere, one among which was Janelle telling Christine Brown that Kody nonetheless needed an “apology” from their boys, claiming that’s why they have been doing “separate” Christmas occasions.
“Janelle wants to be separate. She’s trying to put it all on me. Janelle doesn’t want to have Christmas with Meri [Brown] and with Robyn [Brown] and with me. She’d rather have a Christmas with Christine,” Kody alleged on Sunday’s episode as he watched the scene alongside fourth spouse Robyn, 45. “So she’s making this excuse about the boys.”
Robyn requested her husband if that’s what Janelle mentioned, to which he replied, “No. That’s my interpretation.” Kody defined, “As I’ve sat here and watched our episodes, what I’ve seen from Janelle is that Janelle is punching a button specifically to make me look bad with the family.”
He claimed that Janelle was “telling the boys” that he needed to do Christmas individually to “get them on her side.” Kody additional alleged, “She’s specially trying to destroy my character with my family. F–k sister wives!”
Janelle solely advised Us Weekly in November that “there’s still not a lot of movement” when it comes to Kody repairing his relationship with Gabe and Garrison. “My youngest, Savanah, does see her dad, but we live right there in Flagstaff, [Arizona],” she mentioned, including, “I’m hoping, again, that time heals.”
Sister Wives: Talk Back half 2 airs on TLC Friday, December 29, at 9 p.m. ET.
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