{"id":368550,"date":"2025-12-24T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/368550\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:16:09","slug":"sister-wives-star-drops-hint-shes-leaving-show-after-20-seasons-opens-up-on-being-broken-following-kody-brown-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/368550\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Wives star drops hint she\u2019s leaving show after 20 seasons &#038; opens up on being \u2018broken\u2019 following Kody Brown split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SISTER Wives star Janelle Brown has seemingly hinted that she\u2019s leaving the show following her split from ex, Kody Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/tlc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TLC<\/a> star spiritually parted ways with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kody-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kody<\/a> in December 2022, shortly after her former sister wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/christine-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christine<\/a>, did the same. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for The US Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A Sister Wives star hinted that she\u2019s leaving the show after 20 seasonsCredit: TLC<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Brown seemed to subtly hint that she\u2019s not returning to the series in an Instagram postCredit: TLC<\/p>\n<p>Fans watched the unraveling of Kody\u2019s first three marriages, including his ex-wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/meri-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meri<\/a>, in the latest seasons of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the family\u2019s significant divide, Kody, his exes, and his only remaining wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/robyn-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robyn<\/a>, continued their run on the series; however, Janelle recently dropped a telling clue that that might not be the case for much longer. <\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the mom of six shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSh8K9QERzz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\">lengthy message<\/a> on Instagram, in which she appeared to reveal she\u2019s done with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/sister-wives\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sister Wives<\/a> after 20 seasons. <\/p>\n<p>The post included a video of the sun setting over calm ocean waters, with the words, \u201cWomen don\u2019t break. We shed. And what\u2019s underneath is even stronger,\u201d written over the clip. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More on Sister Wives\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/15621420\/sister-wives-meri-brown-unrecognizable-drastic-weight-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ch-meri-brown-weight-loss-v2-comp.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">GO SIS! <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Sister Wives\u2019 Meri Brown looks like a new woman after drastic weight loss<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15548435\/sister-wives-kody-brown-slammed-liar-child-leon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JB_KODY_COMP-copy.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">KODY UNDER FIRE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Sister Wives\u2019 Kody Brown slammed as \u2018LIAR\u2019 &amp; \u2018joke\u2019 by rarely-seen child<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She further shared in her caption a message about \u201cshedding\u201d former parts of herself and seeing life differently than she used to. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to think I\u2019d \u2018broken\u2019 at certain points in my life,\u201d Janelle began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaving the show\u2026 leaving a marriage\u2026 starting over at an age where everyone expects you to have it all figured out. I kept looking at the pieces and thinking something must be wrong with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janelle continued, \u201cBut now, standing where I am, I can see it differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of those moments were breaking points. They were shedding points. Old expectations. Old versions of myself. Old identities that were never really mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TV personality went on, \u201cShedding feels painful while you\u2019re in it, but on the other side you realize you didn\u2019t lose yourself\u2026 you uncovered her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you\u2019re in a season like that too\u2026 if everything feels like it\u2019s falling apart\u2026 just hold on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the time, it\u2019s actually falling away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans caught Janelle\u2019s subtle hint about departing the series and shared their thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaving the show? If you\u2019re leaving, I hope it\u2019s for a new show about yourself,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are leaving the show i\u2019m sorry to see you go but you\u2019ve gotta do what\u2019s right for you. thank you for sharing your life on tlc,\u201d another remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s long past time for this show to end. I wish you well with all the good things coming your way,\u201d said a third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree with you. Shedding is a good way to put it. It leaving the show- you\u2019re the reason I\u2019ve kept watching because your story is just beginning,\u201d added a fourth.<\/p>\n<p>The Utah native also mentioned in a series of posts on her Stories about \u201clife feeling quieter\u201d and taking the time to \u201cheal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janelle had repeatedly butted heads with Kody while navigating their split before TLC cameras.<\/p>\n<p>In April, The U.S. Sun exclusively reported that Janelle, Kody, Meri, and Robyn had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/14043151\/sister-wives-kody-robyn-janelle-meri-divide-earnings-land\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">split their $1.5 million earnings<\/a> from the sale of their Coyote Pass property, after getting into a heated debate over the land last season. <\/p>\n<p>Janelle had also appeared to stick closely to her adult kids, who have had a strained relationship with their polygamist father. <\/p>\n<p>She and Kody share Logan, 31; Madison, 29; Hunter, 28; Gabriel, 23; Savanah, 20, as well as a son, Garrison, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/12872270\/sister-wives-janelle-brown-slashes-price-garrison-home\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tragically took his own life<\/a> last March at 25 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Janelle shared a post where she mentioned \u2018leaving the show\u2019 and \u2018shedding\u2019 former parts of herselfCredit: Instagram\/janellebrown117<\/p>\n<p>The TV star also shared on her Stories about \u2018life feeling quieter\u2019 and taking the time to \u2018heal\u2019Credit: Instagram\/janellebrown117<\/p>\n<p>Janelle spiritually split from her ex, Kody Brown, and her three former sister wives in December 2022Credit: Getty\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SISTER Wives star Janelle Brown has seemingly hinted that she\u2019s leaving the show following her split from ex,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,43025,32497,427],"class_list":["post-368550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-sister-wives","tag-tlc","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}