Sister Wives star Kody Brown is the first to admit that his views on men vs. women might not be the most popular during his Special Forces stint.
After becoming a household name from his hit TLC series, Kody branched out by signing on as a recruit for season 4 of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. There’s now an even larger audience that will be introduced to Kody — who got his reality TV start documenting life as a Mormon and later a polygamist.
Kody has been spiritually married to wife Robyn Brown since 2010. At the time, Kody was already married to Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown. He and Robyn legally wed in December 2014, and he adopted her three children from a prior marriage. (The couple share two children of their own, Solomon, 13, and Ariella, 9.)
Kody’s first three marriages didn’t last and he is now only still together with Robyn. Christine, 53, announced their split in November 2021, followed by Janelle, 56, who revealed in December 2022 that she and Kody had separated. Meri, 54, confirmed her split from Kody in January 2023.
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Despite the changes in his personal life, Kody was grateful that Robyn supported him on his Special Forces endeavor, which has already had Us invested in just how far reality stars such as Kody are willing to push themselves.
“When they called me about Special Forces, I’m telling my wife, and she’s like, ‘We’re going to have to discuss this.’ One month went by, another month, we never discussed it,” he recalled exclusively to Us Weekly in September. “[I’m like], ‘We’re not going to discuss it, are we?’ She says, ‘I know you’re going to do it. There’s no way I can stop you.’”
Kody added: “Maybe going was stupid, but it’s the kind of challenge that you almost relish. It’s like, in my age, the idea of having a purpose to get into the kind of shape you need to be for this was just marvelous. It was almost spiritual.”
After the experience, Robyn said she wanted to watch her husband on screen. “We don’t want to watch each other on television [but] she wants to watch me on Special Forces,” he continued.
Kody’s attempt to test his strength as a man has also inspired some surprising sayings.
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“I am going to say this at the risk of sounding sexist,” he said in a September 2025 confessional. “I think men want to be respected and women want to be loved. I don’t care if you love me, but I care if you respect me.”
Keep scrolling for some of Kody’s other more stereotypical takes on men vs. women:
Pushing Himself Further
“To do hard things is to be good at being a man,” he said during the season 4 premiere. “Everyone once in a while you need proof of who you are.”
Not Limiting His Progress
While finding himself tested by the challenges, Kody used his kids as inspiration, saying, “I want my children to see that I can do the impossible still. Keep the old man out.”
Channeling His Masculinity
“Here’s the thing — I don’t consider myself a great leader,” he said in an October 2024 episode. “But good quality manhood, masculinity, is taking responsibility for the job that needs to be done and doing it.”
