Kody Brown reacts after Christine reveals she’s moving to Utah in Sister Wives preview: ‘I’m disgusted’

In a preview of Sunday’s new episode of the TLC reality series, Christine – who split from Kody last November – revealed her plans to move to Salt Lake City, Utah, which is eight hours from Flagstaff, Arizona , where Kody and his family live three other wives – Robyn, Janelle and Meri – live.

While Christine, 50, and Kody, 53, suggest they will remain “good friends” after she leaves, Kody explains in a confessional why he “doesn’t think about being friends.”

“I am married to two divorced women. I know what you think of this guy,” he says to the camera.

“Both Janelle and Robyn were married before I married them,” adds Kody, who is only legally married to Robyn. “They are not on good terms with their ex-boyfriends. I don’t want this to happen here. I wouldn’t like to [Christine] I go across the country telling people I’m a bad person.”

After describing the situation as “complicated,” Christine asks Kody if he’s “okay” when she “moves away,” to which he admits, “Not really.”

Kody notes that Salt Lake City is “eight hours away” and says it’s “kinda unrealistic for us to be where we are with our kids.” Kody suggests St. George, Utah, which is much closer, but Christine promptly shuts him down, calling the town “disgusting.”

Kody expresses his frustration in a confessional. “I’m disgusted with the idea of ​​her moving and taking Truely and moving to Utah,” he says of his and Christine’s youngest child. “Truley is my child. I don’t want to push them into anything crazy. Men don’t win in the divorce world. I’ve done my research.”

During their conversation, Kody asks Christine if they would still “break up” if she didn’t move to Utah, to which she replies, “I don’t know, but I don’t think we would last.”

Meanwhile, in her own confessional, Christine continues to talk about her decision to move to Utah and why it’s important to take Truely with her.

“What I’m looking for is a place where I can wrap Truely in the family,” she explains. “I can take her to a better support system where she is surrounded by love. Whereas here, honestly, most of the time I am.”

Christine adds that Truely, now 12, “doesn’t understand at all” what goes on between her parents, noting that older siblings have seen Kody often “being somewhere else and preferring to be somewhere else.”

“I’d rather get her out of the situation before she knows anything,” she says.

Christine and Kody wed in a “spiritual” wedding in 1994. By the time they became a couple, Kody was already “spiritually” married to Janelle and legally married to Meri. Fourth wife Robyn came after Christine – and Kody, in the eyes of the law, divorced Meri so he and Robyn could legally marry.

Christine and Kody share six children including Truely: son Paedon and daughters Aspyn, Mykelti, Gwendlyn and Ysabel.

In November 2021, Christine announced that she and Kody had decided to separate after 25 years of marriage.

The reality star shared a statement on Instagram at the time, saying the couple had “grown apart” and would eventually call it quits.

“After more than 25 years together, Kody and I have grown apart and I have made the difficult decision to leave,” the post reads. “We will continue to be a powerful presence in each other’s lives while raising our wonderful children and supporting our wonderful family. At this time, we ask for your grace and kindness as we navigate this phase within our family.”

Kody also shared his own statement on Instagram regarding the breakup, saying, “Christine’s decision to leave comes with great sadness. We have spent many years together and I have great respect and admiration for her. Though we advance on different paths, we will always remain committed parents.”

Sister Wives airs Sunday nights on TLC.