Kody Brown Admits to Being Offended That Meri Brown Didn’t Want Him to See Her Naked Following Divorce

Sister Wives started in 2010 as a reality TV show about a polygamist family. Nineteen seasons later, the show’s subject matter has changed dramatically. The Brown family is no longer practicing polygamy. The show’s 19th season has served as a breakdown of how and why things went wrong between Kody Brown and his three ex-wives, particularly his first wife, Meri Brown. In a recent episode, Kody Brown admitted to feeling a bit offended by Meri’s post-legal-divorce behavior. He recalled his first wife refusing to allow him to see her naked after they agreed to legally split, although they claimed to be spiritually still wed at that point. Meri has a very different take on the situation.

Kody Brown was offended by Meri’s post-divorce actions

Kody Brown has spent years insisting he didn’t love Meri Brown. He’s lambasted her for her behavior, claiming she made him feel “unsafe.” Still, the father of 18 was offended when Meri refused to let him see her naked. During the show’s recent episode, Kody said Meri’s behavior changed following their legal divorce. He said he would often walk into her home, and if she were in any state of undress, she would quickly cover herself. He insists he found the action strange. Frankly, he seemed downright offended.

Kody might have been offended by the alleged change in Meri Brown’s behavior. Still, Meri was baffled by his take on the situation. In her own confessional, Meri questioned why she would “expose herself” to Kody when she and her ex-husband were not having a sexual relationship at that point. She went on to say she believed it was perfectly natural to avoid allowing Kody to see her undressed. After all, she mused, they were not engaged in a traditional romantic partnership.

Meri Brown has opened up about the lack of sex in her marriage in the past

This is not the first time Meri admitted the physical part of her marriage ended long before her legal or spiritual divorce. Several years ago, during a tell-all event, Meri was questioned about intimacy in her relationship. She revealed that she and Kody had not had sex for about a decade at that point. The conversation, which took place in 2021, hinted that Kody and Meri stopped having sex around the time he married Robyn Brown.

More recently, Meri scoffed at the notion that she and Kody had an intimate moment following their legal divorce. During the Dec. 29 episode of Sister Wives, Meri was livid at Kody for discussing their sex life. She was even more annoyed that he would make up such a story. In the episode, Kody claims that he and Meri made love following their legal divorce. She insisted she and Kody were very much not physical with each other by the time they agreed to divorce.

Meri has admitted to the lack of physical intimacy several times over the years. Still, the mother of one has made it clear that she’d prefer not to talk about sex. During a recent interview with Us Weekly, Meri said she’d prefer not to talk about sex or finances on Sister Wives. Both topics have come up regularly.