Summary
Sister WivesstarRobyn Brownhas always tried to cover her meanness with occasional niceness, but sometimes, the veil slipped, and she revealed her true colors. It has been almost 14 years sinceSister Wivespremiered, andKody Brown and his wivesbecame reality TV royals. At the time, Robyn was the new bride Kody was courting to join the family, and by the end ofSister Wivesseason 1, they had married. However, the Brown family’s dynamics would forever change from then on.
Kody’s relationship with his wives started suffering after Robyn’s addition, and the cracks in the family became bare for all to see season after season. However, the COVID-19 lockdown soon became the catalyst for the deterioration of Kody’s other marriages as he started feuding with and neglecting his wives and kids. While one of the leading causes of the dispute wasKody’s favoritism of Robyn, the fourth wife lurked behind the curtains, absolving herself of any blame. However, Robyn is as much to blame as anyone for her manipulation and how she orchestrated the family’s feud.
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8Robyn Brown Got The Fancy House (She Pretended She Didn’t Want The Best Home)
Robyn got a palace while the other wives managed tiny houses
After the Brown family left Lehi, Utah, due to investigations of bigamy, they struggled to find a house big enough to accommodate everyone together. At a point, the wives had to live in different homes, and Kody shared his time with the family. However, when it was Christine’s time to get a house, money became an issue because, like the other wives, she had invested a lot in a large plot of land at Coyote Pass in Arizona, which the family planned to develop.
Surprisingly, as Christine resorted to living in a trailer park and the other wives managed their tiny homes,Kody splashed $890,000 on a new homefor Robyn. Before then,Robyn had been talking about renting a small house, and it was surprising to see she didn’t stop Kody when he decided to spend such a significant amount on a home for her. But once again, Robyn had always known how to pretend, since Kody wouldn’t have paid for the house without her saying so.
7Robyn Brown Pressured Maddie Brush About Her Choice Of Church
Robyn didn’t want the kids voicing their opinions
Like almost everyone in the Brown Family, Robyn got along pretty well withMaddie Brush, Kody and Janelle’s daughter, when she first joined the family. Maddie even made up the nickname “Birdy” for Robyn. However, their relationship gradually changed after the family moved to Las Vegas when Robyn started forcing her input into Maddie’s life. The Brown family’s move to Las Vegas was unplanned, which meant they had to find a new congregation.
Robyn found a way to separate Kody from his kids, and instead of playing peacemaker, she opted to cancel a family tradition.
However, Maddie wasn’t quite taken with the family’s new church in Vegas and wanted to attend a church youth group of another denomination. Robyn pushed back on Maddie’s choices and refused to budge even when Maddie explained that the kids had been told they had the freedom to choose their religion.Robyn claimed Maddie and the kids needed to develop their frontal lobes to make choices. Although Robyn tried to frame her position as if she were looking out for Maddie, it was only her ego at work.
6Robyn Brown Talked About Meri, Christine & Janelle’s “Stretch Marks” & “Weight Gain”
Robyn poked fun at the wives' bodies
The accusations of Kody favoring Robyn over the other wives have been one of the longest-running themes ofSister Wives. However, during theSister Wivesseason 17tell-all, Robyn sat with host Sukany Krishnan to address these allegations. Robyn started by praising Kody for being a loving person and husband before noting that his marriage with the other wives broke down because they weren’t caring for their relationships.
Robyn said the other wives pushed Kody away by not showing him affection and constantly nagging him (viaNewsweek). However, Robyn took her criticisms even further whenshe claimed that while the other wives weren’t taking care of their bodies, Kody still stayed, noting, “I knew, and I saw that when there’s stretch marks, and there’s weight gain, and there’s like, you know you’re being stagnant in the marriage.” Robyn’s attacks on the wives were uncalled-for as she again showed her mean nature.
5Robyn Brown Separated Kody From His Older Sons At Christmastime
Robyn didn’t want her step-kids in her shiny home
The 2022 Christmas was supposed to return some normalcy to the Brown family after the turbulent COVID lockdown strained relationships betweenKody and his sons Garrison and Gabe. Kody’s strict lockdown rules had separated the family for most of the year, and Garrison and Gabe struggled to cope with some of their father’s rules, leading to some arguments. Nonetheless, the kids had planned to exchange gifts in line with their annual Christmas traditions, but Robyn’s involvement instantly canceled the Christmas plans.
Robyn didn’t want Kody’s older children in her home, which she blamed on the riftbetween Kody and his sons. Robyn’s excuse was that she didn’t want the tension to escalate, which might lead to a fight and spoil everyone’s celebration. Once again, Robyn found a way to separate Kody from his kids, and instead of playing peacemaker, she opted to cancel a family tradition that the kids were anticipating.
4Robyn Brown Hasn’t Posted About Garrison’s Passing (She Was A Part of Kody’s Post Though)
Robyn’s social media has been silent on Garrison’s passing
On Tuesday, August 07, 2025, theSister Wivescommunity was rocked with the news thatKody and Janelle’s son, Garrison, had passedaway. Garrison appeared inSister Wivesseason 18, where he talked about the rift between him and Kody and the progress he was making in his life. After the heartbreaking announcement, tributes poured in for Garrison, including from the wives who took to their social media pages to remember Garrison in their way.
However,Robyn hasn’t posted anything about Garrison. Although she was present at his burial and appeared in Kody’s post about Garrison, Robyn hasn’t added anything personal to her social media pages to mourn or remember Garrison. While it is reasonable to assume Robyn hasn’t posted, probably to avoid fans' replies blaming her for adding to Garrison and Kody’s feud, nothing stops her from making the post and turning off the comments.
3Robyn Brown Taunted The Other Wives By Sitting Next To Kody At Family Meetings
Robyn was a self-proclaimed Queen of the Brown Family
Often, it is pretty difficult to spot the passive-aggressive waysRobyn intimidates her sister wives; however, one of her most obvious tactics is her insistence always to be the wife sitting next to Kody during their family meetings. The fact that Robyn was the only wife legally married to Kody gave her a bragging right over the other wives; however,she stylishly rubbed this in their faces by always sitting next to King Kody, positioning herself as the queen. Unsurprisingly, she also bragged about how she could “speak Kody,” proclaiming herself as the only wife who knew him best.
“I don’t think Robyn’s ever lived plural marriage, honestly.”
2Robyn Brown Probably Lied About Loving Polygamy From Day One
Robyn showed no signs of accepting polygamous values
Although Robyn grew up in a polygamous family, before joining Kody’s plural family,she was married to David Jessop, which ended in a divorce. While she stated her upbringing as one of the reasons why she didn’t mind polygamy, Robyn never truly lived a polygamous lifestyle. From the moment Robyn joined the family, her attempts to have Kody all to herself were pretty obvious, andshe didn’t even attempt to foster a good relationship between her kids and the other children.
Being part of a polygamous family means respecting your position within the family and playing your part in the family system, which Robyn never did. Robyn never looked to conform and always sought ways to estrange Kody from his other wives and kids. DuringSister Wives season 18, episode 2, Christine revealed,“I don’t think Robyn’s ever lived plural marriage, honestly,” revealing that she knew Robyn wasn’t built for polygamy when she met the family before she and Kody were even married (viaBusiness Insider).
1Robyn Brown Cut Kody Off From His Other Wives
Robyn personalized Kody
Robyn’s addition to the Brown family in 2014 was billed to mark the further expansion of a polygamous family that started in 1990 when Kody and Meri said their “I dos” in the presence of their families. However, just a couple of years after thatSister Wivesepisode of Kody and Robyn exchanging vows withMeri, Janelle, and Christineoffering support from the stands, the Brown family is no longer what it used to be. Christine left in 2021, Janelle in 2022, and Meri in 2023.
The wives' decision to leave all pointed towards Kody’s favoritism of Robyn and how she successfully manipulated and isolated Kody from the other wives and their children. With the cracks in their marriage becoming evident,Kody, supported by Robyn, blames everyone else but himself for the woes that plagued his marriage. Despite the other wives' sacrifice and determination to salvage the marriage, Kody would claim Robyn was the only wife he ever loved, and the other wives left; Robyn’s only contributions were short, unapologetic, and pretentious tears.
Sister Wives
Cast
Sister Wives is a TV series created for TLC that follows Kody Brown and his four wives as they raise their eighteen children and tackle the challenges associated with their massive family dynamic and the stigma that comes with their way of life.
