“Sister Wives”' Janelle Brown Recalls 'Short-Lived' Marriage to Meri's Brother Before Marrying Kody: 'It Just Didn't Take'

"I think we might have lived together physically, actually lived together for like six months," Janelle shared of her marriage to Meri’s brother Adam Barber

Janelle Brown is looking back on her marriage to Meri’s brother Adam Barber.

During an appearance on the Reality Life with Kate Casey podcast, Janelle, 55, recalled their marriage being “very, very short-lived.”

She noted that the relationship “really qualifies” as a starter marriage, adding, “I think we might have lived together physically, actually lived together for like six months. It just didn't take.”

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When asked if it was uncomfortable to meet Kody, who was already married to her ex-husband’s sister Meri, the TLC star responded, “I didn't cross paths with him. I was not at Meri's house all the time.”

“I mean, I was there occasionally. I just happened to be there when Kody came. And I already was intrigued with the faith,” she added.

Following her split from Barber in 1990 after two years of marriage, Janelle went to wed Kody in 1993, becoming his second wife in their plural marriage. Fellow sister wives Christine and Robyn later joined.

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In June, Meri opened up about fans’ reaction to Janelle’s first marriage to Barber during an appearance on the Miss Understood With Rachel Uchitel podcast.

"I think it really weirds a lot of people out and the community's not that small," Meri explained at the time of their shared hometown. "So it's kind of weird that that all happened that way."

"It took a minute for me to get my head wrapped around it," she added of Janelle’s marriage to Kody. "The whole thing was interesting. There was emotions. Let's just say, there was emotions."

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Despite her feelings about the situation, she shared they were able to “work through it” as a family.

The unraveling of their plural marriage began when Christine and Janelle called it quits with Kody within a year of each other. Meri and Kody later confirmed their separation in January 2023. He only remains married to his fourth wife, Robyn.

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Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TLC.