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’ Sneak Peek: Meri Breaks Down In Tears Talking About Mariah Being Gay — Watch

Meri Brown broke down into tears while talking about her daughter Mariah being gay, in a sneak peek for the Jan. 8 episode of ‘Sister Wives.’ The entire family was getting emotional after Mariah made her shocking confession. Click to watch!

January 7, 2017

Kody Brown’s First Wife Meri: Dating Another Man — Fed Up With Kody?

As ‘Sister Wives’ star Kody Brown continues trying to court a fifth woman, his OG wife, Meri Brown, reportedly has one foot out the door! Meri is being swept off her feet by a handsome man, and his name is NOT Kody!

October 5, 2016

Sister Wives: Kody Planning To Marry Two New Wives As Revenge — Report

A major shakeup may be coming to ‘Sister Wives’! Kody Brown is allegedly exacting revenge on his four wives by divorcing the lot of them — and marrying two new women! Click through for the shocking details!

How many wives does one man need? Sister Wives star Kody Brown, 45, is allegedly furious with all four of his wives (Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn) for their lack of support, and wants to mass divorce them! His plot for sweet, sweet revenge? Marrying two new, pretty ladies once they’re gone, according to a report from Life & Style magazine!

June 29, 2016

‘Sister Wives’: Kody Brown Looking To Wed Wife #5 — Report

There’s a lot of drama in the ‘Sister Wives’ family right now, and Kody Brown is definitely going to add to it if he goes through with this! The reality star is reportedly looking for a fifth wife to add into the fold — and we can’t imagine the other four ladies will be happy about it.

Meri Brown’s catfishing scandal has taken a major toll on the Sister Wives family, but Kody Brown already has something new on his mind, according to a new report. Specifically? A new relationship! The reality star is reportedly on the hunt for much younger wife to add to the polygamous group…and it’ll definitely shake things up!

May 25, 2016

‘Sister Wives’ Recap: Meri & Janelle Brown Get Therapy For Polygamy Non-Perk: Jealousy

Finally, after only about 25 years of tensely sharing their husband, Kody Brown, Meri (wife #1) and Janelle (wife #2) take the major step of trying to work out their jealousy issues with a therapist.

Lots of people think all of Kody Brown‘s four wives could benefit from having their heads examined for agreeing to be in a polygamist marriage, but now, Meri and Janelle are finally doing that. At least, the two made the much-needed move of meeting with their family therapist, Nancy Hunterton, to talk about why they’ve barely had a civil relationship for all the years they’ve been sister wives.

May 16, 2016

‘Sister Wives’: Meri Brown’s Confession To Family — Loneliness Led To Catfish Affair

Poor Meri. Now, we see the sad downside of life as a sister wife. Despite all that talk about a big, loving family, Meri is so lonely and isolated that she’s lured into an online affair that turns terrifying.

No, Kody Brown: no one man can satisfy four different sister wives. It’s physically and emotionally impossible — that’s clear — and so it really isn’t too surprising when Meri makes a teary confession in the May 8 premiere of Sister Wives that she felt so deeply and utterly alone with daughter Mariah, 20, away at college that Meri became enmeshed in a complicated “friendship” with “a man” online.

May 9, 2016

‘Sister Wives’ Secrets Spilled: Kody Brown Barely Sleeps With Any Wife But Robyn — Report

Not all is what it seems in the world of ‘Sister Wives.’ A explosive new report is claiming that the head of the Brown household, Kody, is only sleeping with one of his four wives and that lucky lady is Robyn. But that’s not all — click to read the crazy details from inside the Brown compound.

A new report is claiming that Meri Brown‘s emotional affair has taken an even darker turn — her catfish lover is ready to expose the entire Brown family in a new book. Will this juicy new tell-all be in the breaking point for the entire Kody Brown compound? New details point to yes!

February 3, 2016