Meri Brown

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Also Known As:: Kody Brown's First Wife
Date of Birth:: January 16, 1971
Height:: 5' 5"
Hometown:: Alameda

Bio:
Meri Brown (born Meri Barber on January 16, 1971 in Alameda, California), is a reality TV star. She is seen on TLC’s Sister Wives, which began in 2010. She is the first — and only legal — wife of the show’s star, Kody Brown. The pair have one daughter, Mariah, together. The four wives and Kody have a combined 17 kids together. Meri was studying to be a psychologist but lost her job in the mental health field due to the publicity surrounding the show. She runs a website called MySisterWifesCloset.

Best Known For:
Meri Brown is best known as one of the Sister Wives on the TLC television program of the same title. She is star Kody’s first wife.

Personal Life:
Meri Brown is the first wife of Kody Brown. The pair wed in 1990 when Meri was 19 years old. Meri struggled with problems in infertility throughout her life, but was blessed with daughter Mariah in 1995. The family practices polygamy, and jealousy issues between the wives is a staple of the show. Meri’s daughter, Mariah, came out as a lesbian in 2016 on the show.

Latest Meri Brown

‘Sister Wives’: Meri’s Affair — 5 Things To Know About Her Cheating On Kody Brown

‘Sister Wives’ star Meri Brown thought she was having an online love affair with a man named Sam. But now, it turns out she was the victim of a ‘catfishing’ scenario and had actually been corresponding with a woman. We’ve got some big details about her affair that will shock you!
Meri Brown, 44, stunningly reveals that she had been the victim of “catfishing” on the season finale of Sister Wives, airing Nov. 15. When the Browns take a family trip to Alaska in the final episode, Meri sits down with Kody Brown and her sister wives to divulge what really went down during her online love connection. Here are five things to know about Meri’s emotional internet affair.

November 11, 2015

Sister Wives Divorce

‘Sister Wives’ Finale: Meri’s Heartbreaking Divorce From Kody Brown To Save Robyn’s Kids

Kody Brown’s first wife Meri made the ultimate sacrifice ending her legal marriage, for the love of Robyn’s children. But will her sacrifice be enough to keep Robyn’s three children from her first marriage ,safe within the family?
When news broke in early Feb. 2015 that Kody Brown had divorced first wife Meri, 43, in Sept. 2014 ,to legally marry younger fourth wife Robyn, 37, polygamy critics feared the worst. Had Kody finally begun to dump his older wives in order to move his latest love, Robyn, up the family ranks and possibly to have more children with her?

March 2, 2015

'Sister Wives' Finale Recap

‘Sister Wives’ Reveal Their Shocking Secret: They Barely Know Each Other

Meri — are you kidding us? Kody Brown’s first wife made a jaw-dropping statement in the ‘Sister Wives Tell All’ finale special on Feb. 23. She confessed that the sister wives are barely closer than ordinary neighbors!
Does Sister Wives’ Kody Brown essentially have four separate families and a very distinct separate life with each of his four wives? That shocking revelation was the bombshell that Meri Brown dropped in the Sister Wives Tell All finale special, after the family’s “Commitment Ceremony” finale last night, Feb. 23.

February 24, 2014

Sister Wives Season Finale

‘Sister Wives’ Season 4 Finale — Does Kody Brown Want A 5th Wife?

We had double the fun with the Brown family on Sept. 22! In the first half of the special two-part season four finale of ‘Sister Wives,’ Kody and his wives throw some therapy at their marital problems when they go on a ‘couples’ retreat — if you can even call it that! Later, the Browns sit down to answer all your burning questions about their relationships, and some of their answers may surprise you!
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching TLC’s Sister Wives over the years, it’s that it is possible to have a strong, successful plural marriage. Still, every relationship comes with its own set of problems and the Browns’ unique union is no exception. In the two-hour season finale, Kody Brown and his wives Meri, 42, Janelle, 44, Christine, 41, and Robyn meditate, hike and sculpt to help solve their deepest struggles. But does getting their zen on do the trick? Read on for more details!

September 22, 2013

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