Christine Brownnever wanted to be someone’s one and only. In fact, she wanted a husband that had been married exactly twice.
“I always thought that being the third wife would be the best,” Christine, 50, says in the latest issue of PEOPLE. “The first one had all the responsibility of the guy, which is way too much work. Then with the second one, it always seemed like there was a lot of hard times and change, so I’m like, ‘No, don’t sign me up for that.’ Number three just coasts right in the middle. Easy.”
“I really believed in plural marriage and wanted to live it,” says Christine who stars onSister Wives, TLC’s hit reality series about her polygamous family.
Christine Brown.Kim Raff
But after more than two decades of marriage, shewalked awayfrom her Mormon fundamentalist faith and the only life she’d ever known in search of happiness.
Christine moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in September 2021 and still lives there with daughterTruely, 12. (The exes are also parents to sonPaedon, 24, and daughtersAspyn, 27;Mykelti, 26;Gwendlyn, 20, andYsabel, 19.)
In November 2021, Christine officiallyannouncedher split from Kody on Instagram.
Christine Brown’s kids.Christine brown/Instagram
Since their split Christine has settled into her new life and launched her solo digital seriesCooking with Just Christinefor TLC in February (season 2 premieres Sept. 11).
“I’m infinitely stronger than I ever was before. Happier. Oh my gosh, in my soul, I feel so light and easy and powerful,” she tells PEOPLE. “I absolutely love it every day.”
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Season 17 ofSister Wivespremieres Sept. 11 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com
