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Janelle Brown Says Kody’s Treatment of Their Children Led to Their Split
Janelle Brown and Kody Brown were married for nearly 30 years and share six children.
On a Sister Wives episode aired Oct.
11, Janelle said Kody’s treatment of their children was the main reason she began to question the marriage.
She said he wanted the children to conform to his views and behave in certain ways.
Janelle also recalled that Kody had once said she liked him for his physique, but she said that was not what mattered to her.
She described Kody as a good father in earlier years and said his children had been at the center of his life.
Janelle has since begun a relationship with a man named Pete, which she made public in August.
She said kindness and a family-oriented outlook matter to her, and that she does not plan to move away from her home in North Carolina.
Janelle Brown said Kody Brown’s treatment of their children was the main factor that led her to question their marriage.
She said he began expecting the children to conform to his opinions and act a certain way.
Janelle said Kody had once been a good father who put his children at the center of his life.
She also rejected Kody’s claim that she was interested in him for his physical appearance.
Janelle said she had gone public with a new boyfriend in August.
- Who
- Janelle Brown and Kody Brown, former spouses and Sister Wives stars.
- What
- Janelle said Kody’s treatment of their children contributed to their split.
- When
- She discussed it on the show’s Oct. 11 episode. The article was published Oct. 12, 2026.
- Where
- The discussion aired on Sister Wives; the article does not state a filming location.
- Why
- Janelle said Kody began pressuring their children to conform to his opinions and expectations.
Janelle Brown
Kody Brown
Reason for the split
Janelle Brown
Janelle said Kody’s treatment of their children was the main factor that made staying married a burden.
Kody Brown
Kody’s response to Janelle’s account is not stated in the article; he had said she liked him for his physical appearance.
I think the biggest thing for me started when he really started to be hard on my children, wanting them to conform to his opinion, wanting them to act a certain way
That's when all of a sudden I'm like, 'OK, I don't know if I can do this anymore.'
Kody's children were his soulmates
But his children were his joy. He loved them and he was a really good dad.
Janelle went public with her new boyfriend, Pete.
Janelle discussed what led her to question whether she could remain married to Kody.
- Children
- Janelle and Kody share six children.
- Union
- Their relationship lasted nearly 30 years.
- Episode
- Janelle discussed the split on the Oct. 11 episode of Sister Wives.
- New relationship
- Janelle went public with boyfriend Pete in August.









