Janelle Brown Discusses Adam Barber In Rare Interview

Sister Wives star Janelle Brown was married to Adam Barber before she hooked up with Kody Brown and became his second wife. Recently, she opened up about Adam, the brother of Meri Brown, and that is something she very seldom talks about. Read on to find out more about the TLC star’s candid interview. 

Janelle Brown Was Not Legally Married To Kody Brown

There still seems to be some confusion among Sister Wives fans about the difference between a spiritual marriage and a legal marriage. Some people believe that Kody Brown and Janelle were legally married. But, that is not the case. In fact, only Meri, and then Robyn were his legal wives. The rest of them took vows in a Mormon temple.

Janelle Brown was legally married in the past, but not to Kody Brown. Instead, she married Adam Barber, the brother of Meri Brown. The TLC star tied the knot with Adam in 1988 and by 1990 it was all over as they got divorced. Adam passed away last year, and even if she had been invited, Meri wouldn’t have made it to Christine’s wedding because of the funeral. 

Adam Barber Discussed On A Podcast

This week, the Sister Wives star opened up about her short-lived marriage to Adam Barber during episode 1135 on the Reality Life podcast with Kate Casey. The TLC star also talked about life with Kody Brown over the years, but most fans already know about that. 

Janelle Brown didn’t have all that much to say about her first marriage. Probably because they were not together very much. Clearly, it never really had the time to become anything robust. The Sister Wives star said:

[Our Marriage] was very, very short-lived. I think we might have lived together physically, actually lived together for, like, six months. [Our relationship] just didn’t take [off].

The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reminded readers that Janelle Brown previously talked about her unsuccessful union with Adam Barber. That came in the book titled Becoming Sister Wives. Adam changed his faith for her because the TLC star was obsessed with the “polygamous Apostolic United Brethren (AUB).” Still, it wasn’t destined to be a lasting union. 

Janelle Brown knew Meri, and she knew Kody because her mom was married into the family. In the end, she got the hots for Kody Brown, and the rest, as they say, is history: including her spiritual marriage to the father of her six children. 

Are you happy that Janelle Brown shared a bit about her marriage to Meri’s brother, Adam Barber? Are you surprised that their relationship was so short? After all, she knew him from her school days. Shout out in the comments below, and remember to come back here often for all your Sister Wives news, updates, and spoilers.