- In "Sister Wives: One on One," Kody Brown said other men would think of dating Christine as "risky."
- He also blamed his ex for tension in his relationship with Janelle.
In a sneak peek of an upcoming "Sister Wives: One on One" episode, Kody Brown said other men would consider it "risky" to date his ex Christine Brown.
While discussing the end of their "spiritual" marriage, which viewers saw play out in seasons 16 and 17 of "Sister Wives," the TLC star said Christine was "trying to assuage her guilt by saying I'm a bad man."
"And I get it, she needs to do that so she can find another man who will trust her," he added in the clip, published Thursday by People. "Because if she leaves a good man, most guys are going to go, 'This is risky.'"
In the clip, Kody said he's fine with Christine leaving their relationship and moving away from the larger family. He also accused her of bad-mouthing him and blaming him for "everything" that went wrong in their relationship.
He then added that some of what Christine had said about him affected his relationship with his second wife, Janelle Brown, and some of her kids, too. The father of 18 said Christine's words, combined with tension sparked by his COVID-19 rules, caused some of his relationships with his family members to be "pulled away from" him.
Over the past two seasons, "Sister Wives" viewers have seen tension rise between Kody and two of his wives — Janelle and Christine.
Christine was once Kody's third "spiritual" wife. In November 2021, the two announced they were splitting up after more than 25 years together. Christine recently told People she realized she could live without Kody after he declined to travel out of state with her for their daughter Ysabel's scoliosis surgery in September 2020.
Christine also said it's hard for her daughters to "respect" their dad because he seemed to have "favorites" in the family. Kody was living in the house of his fourth wife, Robyn Brown, when Christine made the comment, rather than alternating between households as he'd done before 2020.
At the moment, Kody seems to be romantically involved solely with his Robyn, who is also his legal wife.
Part two of "Sister Wives: One on One" airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.