Robyn Brown was married to David Jessop before entering into a plural marriage with Kody Brown on Sister Wives season 1, and there are other connections between Robyn's ex-husband and her current polygamous family members. According to fans of the show, Robyn's ex bears a striking resemblance to Kody. From the connection between David and Kody, to Robyn's first husband's link with Christine Brown, here's how the families are interconnected.
Even though Kody's plural marriage has been full of conflict throughout the Brown family's decade-spanning Sister Wives run, Robyn's confessed that her first marriage was much less stable. Specifically, Robyn shared that David was abusive, which prompted her to leave David, and take their three children with her. Robyn doesn't talk about David much, but Sister Wives fans managed to dig up a picture of the former husband, and noted that Robyn's ex resembles Kody. A surprising explanation for their likeness is that Robyn's ex-husband is related to Kody and Christine.
How Are Christine & Kody Related to Robyn's First Husband?
As Sister Wives fans know, Kody and his spouses have plenty of overlap in their family trees. For instance, Janelle Brown was married to Meri's brother, before she left him to join Kody's plural marriage. Fans recently discovered that Robyn's ex-husband is also related to members of the Brown family's plural marriage. A Redditor, moonbee33, shared a picture of David, and admitted, "I had no idea that Kody and [Robyn's] ex looked so similar." Then, the Brown clan's followers revealed that the similarity between Robyn's husbands can be explained by their mutual genetic makeup. A fan discussed Kody and David's resemblance, joking, "They are related, so [Robyn] def kept it in the family." Although there's some distance between Kody and David, some fans were disturbed to learn that Robyn didn't get as far away from her ex as she might have thought.
While the Sister Wives' audience might be distressed by the close connection between Kody and David, viewers assert that it's common for Mormons in Utah to be related, due to their small pool of ancestors. Robyn might have wanted to forget about David after divorcing him, but fans assert the TLC reality star ended up marrying his third cousin. As if Kody and David being third cousins isn't bizarre enough, Sister Wives fans also confirmed that Robyn's ex-husband is even more closely related to Christine. A commenter explained, "I believe [David and Christine] are first cousins." Strangely, this confirms that Kody and Christine are also distantly related, as another person recalled, "Christine and Kody are blood-related by great-great-grandparents."
Robyn was looking to change her life after surviving her abusive marriage with David, but now finds herself in a different predicament. Robyn's ex-husband is related to Kody and Christine Brown, as the Mormon community's family trees have resulted in many Utah residents being distant cousins with one another. Hopefully, Christine can find someone outside of her bloodline if she marries again after leaving Kody in Sister Wives season 17.
Source: moonbee33/Reddit