SISTER Wives Meri Brown has shared a rare update on transgender child Leon – explaining why they no longer appear on the show.
Leon, who uses they/them pronouns, appeared on the series prior to announcing their transition as the only child of Meri and Kody Brown.
Since then, Leon has fallen out with Kody and removed themselves from the series, coming out as transgender publicly in 2022.
But while they’re no longer on the show, Meri has shared her pride at her child, telling People Magazine: “They, by their choice, have made a decision to not be super public. So I don’t talk about them so much.”
She added that Leon was “doing well” and updates social media with whatever they want the public to know.
Meri has been publicly supporting Leon since they announced their transition, and was present at Leon’s wedding when they married Audrey Kriss in 2022.
While Leon is no longer part of the show, Meri continues to appear on Sister Wives, even after the dissolution of her marriage to Kody.
Kody and Meri first legally wed in 1990, before he added Janelle, Christine and Robyn in the marriage across the 30 years after.
The pair legally divorced in 2014 for the sake of expanding their family, with Kody marrying fourth wife, Robyn, in order to adopt her children.
But Meri remained in the family unit alongside Robyn, Janelle and Christine – before breaking up with Kody properly in January 2023.
Both Christine and Janelle have also split from Kody, leaving him now with just one wife.
Across the latest series, the family have been seen navigating the splits, with Meri taking steps in order for their ‘divorce’ to be officially recognised by their church in Utah.
Kody explains it’s referred to as a ‘release’ in their religion.
He also discussed his thoughts on his relationship with Meri, saying he “didn’t need another enemy” and hoped one day he could be friends with his ex-wives.
“I think if I were single and Meri was single, would I date her? No, I wouldn’t,” he admitted to the camera.
“She is upset that I’ve dragged this out so long. I don’t blame her.”
Admitting he is no longer on good terms with Janelle or Christine, he added: “I don’t want Meri to be in this place where she’s taking this toll, this direction that both Christine and Janelle have taken.”
