After years of passive-aggressive comments, awkward couch confessionals, and Kody Brown’s ever-rotating ponytail, we finally got the moment fans have been waiting for. Robyn Brown admitted she’s the favorite wife. Cue the collective sigh of relief and maybe a few “we knew it!” eye-rolls from the other sister wives.
For the last ten years, Sister Wives viewers have watched the slow unraveling of Kody’s plural marriages, and at the center of it all has always been Robyn. She was the last wife to join the Brown family, but somehow always the first in line for everything else. And now that she’s finally said what everyone else has been hinting at for years. It feels like a strange kind of closure. It must be a bit painful for Kody’s first three spouses, but also deeply validating.
The Sister Wives cast were gaslit for years
I can’t sugar coat what I’m about to type. For years, the original three wives — Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Christine Brown were gaslit into thinking they were imagining the favoritism. But fans saw the reg flags waving from Season 1, Episode 1. In 2010, TLC cameras caught Kody and Robyn sneaking kisses. Not to mention, he almost missed the birth of his daughter, Truely Brown, because he was hours away from the hospital on a date. But Kody’s go-to move was to deny, deflect, and blame everything on communication issues. And while his relationships with all three women slowly crumbled, Robyn was building a life with him that looked suspiciously monogamous.
Every time one of the wives brought up the obvious, like Robyn getting more attention, Kody would spin it like they were being jealous. It was emotional manipulation 101, and it worked for a long time. The wives stayed, and they continued to doubt themselves. Perhaps the saddest part was watching them trying to earn back their favor while Robyn received all of Kody’s love. Janelle was one of the last to call Kody out for gaslighting. In a recent fight, she yelled, “You are gaslighting me. All this ‘I feel so pressured bullsh*t,’ this is you saying, ‘I don’t want to do it, but I’m going to make it your fault.’” Meanwhile, Robyn stayed quiet. She played the supportive wife and the peacemaker card. But that silence? It spoke volumes.
Robyn Brown admits she is Kody Brown’s favorite
And for fans watching at home, it became painfully clear: Robyn might not have asked to be the favorite, but she also wasn’t doing much to stop it. But who knew a luggage rack could spark such emotion during the Sister Wives Tell-All? Both Christine and Janelle noted that when on vacations, Kody would always take the rack for his stuff. At the same time, their suitcases were placed on the floor. The move always felt disrespectful. It was just another example of Kody putting himself first. When Robyn was asked if she got the luggage rack, she replied, “Yes.” This simple response seemed to solidify that Robyn was often placed on a pedestal. Robyn then added, “This is so stupid.”
The host then asked, “Did you not know that it was a pet peeve of theirs?” Robyn answered, “I had no idea. Maybe I put my luggage up there first, I don’t know. It’s not, like, a big thing.” Robyn’s comment was said as another obvious dig to Kody’s first three wives. The mother of five looked exhausted when she admitted it. Like someone who had been carrying a secret for too long and finally dropped the ball. But make no mistake the impact of that sentence rippled through the fandom like a tidal wave.
Robyn Brown’s remarks are everything
Her confession doesn’t just validate the other sister wives; it dismantles the illusion of equality that Kody clung to for so long. He always wanted to pretend he treated his spouses equally, but as fans always knew, that was never the case. Kody often played dirty.
Robyn’s sentiments are more than just a headline. It’s a long-overdue reckoning. For years, fans and cast members alike were made to believe that the family’s dysfunction was about communication, logistics, or the challenges of plural marriage. But at the heart of it all was a truth that no one wanted to say out loud: Kody played favorites, and Robyn was the favorite.
