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Kody Brown Admits He Once Considered ‘Walking Away’ from Robyn

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The downsides to plural marriage took center stage on Sister Wives‘ latest episode.

Valentine’s Day was in full swing on Sunday, April 27 episode of the hit TLC series. And naturally, Brown family members Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown were in reflection mode.

Kody, for one, had an interesting outlook on marriage after enduring three divorces in a 14-month period. “My church isn’t a cult. It’s hard to get into an easy to get out of, but marriage is its own cult. I don’t want to disparage marriage, but it is easy to get into and it is hard to get out of,” the 56-year-old told the cameras.

Later, Kody was shown taking Robyn, 46, to a Valentine’s Day dinner, where she asked him how he felt about no longer being a polygamist. Kody told Robyn he felt as if he’d been “slapped by polygamy.”

“It’s hard not to be bitter about the fact that I bought off on it and did it because in the end, in the last moments of it, it felt terrible,” he said. “I’m like, literally bitter sometimes.”

From left: Kody Brown and Robyn Brown.

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After Robyn asked if he was “missing what it was before” the demise occurred, Kody said that it was a “loaded” question.

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“I don’t want to be flippant with my answer because we were devoted to this, but I’m not interested in plural marriage anymore,” he then explained to the cameras. “I don’t want to pursue another woman because I don’t want that headache, the questions, the struggles, the wonder about trust. I’m not in that space.”

Kody then told Robyn that he “can’t deny” that his children are a “blessing” that’s come out of plural marriage, but he’s “completely discouraged by the idea that people feel obligated to do what we did.” Meanwhile, Robyn said she’s been “heartbroken by all of this and trying to make sense of it.”

However, she later told the cameras separately that she’s now “very scared of plural marriage” because of “what has happened” to her family, adding that “there’s a lot of like trauma there.”

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Despite Kody’s initial challenges navigating life as a monogamous man after living as a polygamist for decades, he confidently told Robyn he feels “at peace” with where they now are as a couple. Yet, that wasn’t always the case for him.

“Because I’ve been in plural marriage for so long and it was a sole focus of marriage for me, when we failed at it, I was sabotaging myself,” he explained. “There were days unfair to Robyn that I thought about just walking away from our relationship, too. And that was just because I was so broken, I became self-destructive.”

Looking back on the ways he attempted to sabotage his relationship with Robyn, Kody actually apologized to her “for the dark space I went through and how it harmed you because it wasn’t fair to you.”

“Because I was angry, you’re withdrawing from me. And because you were withdrawing from me, I was experiencing not just the anger from the rejection and the anger from the failure of our failures in plural marriage and everything that I was experiencing there, it was causing me to literally have bad thoughts about us.”

From left: Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown, and Janelle Brown.

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At a different point in the episode, Robyn shared what she felt was something that wasn’t beneficial to her marriage.

“This was something that [Kody, Meri, Janelle and Christine] decided before I even came in the family to not show affection in front of each other. I always saw it as a mistake,” she recalled. “I think it made Kody feel alone, and I think it made each of us wives feel kind of alone.”

Robyn noted that affection “brings comfort to the couple,” adding, “It makes the couple feel kind of safe and secure. And in plural marriage, there’s a lot of insecurity just because there’s so much sharing.”

“It would have made each wife feel more secure and more comfortable if Kody would have been able to show affection or we would have been able to show affection to him,” she concluded.

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Sister Wives airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.

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Violet Affleck reveals tense argument with ‘shell-shocked’ mom Jennifer Garner

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Violet Affleck opened up about a fiery argument she had with mom Jennifer Garner over the LA wildfires. In an academic research paper for Yale University. Violet wrote about the tense conversation she had with her mom while they were in a hotel room during the fires. Watch the full video to learn more about the emotional clash.

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Kate Middleton Gets New Madame Tussauds Wax Figure — See the Photos!

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Kate Middleton’s new wax figure at Madame Tussauds London has been unveiled
The Princess of Wales’ statue has been dressed in the same outfit she wore at the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in December 2023
Princess Kate’s figure stands next to the wax statue of her husband, Prince William

The royal red carpet has been rolled out for a new wax figure at Madame Tussauds London!

On Wednesday, May 21, the museum unveiled their new statue of Kate Middleton after the wax figure underwent a makeover.

This comes after the Princess of Wales, 43, first made her Madame Tussauds debut in April 2012, a year after her wedding to Prince William.

“Fast forward to today, hot off the heels of their 14th wedding anniversary, the talented studio artists have refreshed the Kate Middleton figure from tiara to toe,” a news release obtained by PEOPLE reads.

In photos shared by the museum, princess Kate’s wax figure can been sporting a sparkly pink gown and tiara, reflecting the outfit she wore at the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in December 2023.

Kate Middleton’s new wax figure at Madame Tussauds London.

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“The figure is dressed in a dusky pink Jenny Packham gown, silver pumps in the style of Gianvito Rossi ‘Rania 105′ and finished off with an exact replica of the signature Lover’s Knot Tiara,” the release continued. “The tiara itself is from the Madame Tussauds London archives, and was worn by the figure of Princess Diana in the 1980s.”

The royal headpiece is the one Kate has worn the most during her royal life and was also a favorite of her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who wore it on multiple occasions. According to the Court Jeweller, the special tiara is more than 100 years old and was originally commissioned from the jeweler Garrard by Queen Mary in either 1913 or 1914.

The wax figure’s look was completed with a Royal Victorian Order blue sash as well as “the Royal Family Order of QEII and replica Greville Diamond Chandelier earrings.”

Kate’s wax figure stands beside her husband’s Madame Tussaud’s statue.

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Kate Middleton at a reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace, in London, on December 5, 2023.

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Prince William’s figure also has a fresh look and has undergone an outfit change, with the 42-year-old’s statue now wearing a black Ede & Ravenscroft tuxedo — “a brand with a long history of providing attire for the Royal Family,” per the release.

The figure also sports a white bow tie, an Order of the Garter sash and star and army medals.

Prince William and Kate Middleton wax figures at Madame Tussauds London.

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“We are delighted that a new figure of the much-loved Catherine, Princess of Wales, has officially landed in The Royal Palace Experience at our attraction in the heart of London, continuing our centuries-long work with the Royal Family,” Steve Blackburn, Senior General Manager at Madame Tussauds London, said in a statement.

“Only Madame Tussauds London can offer fans the truly immersive and unique opportunity to touch shoulders with past and present Royal Family members!,” he continued. “Kate, majestically crafted by our talented studio team, has been sculpted to ensure her resemblance is fit for a future Queen, alongside her dashing husband. We cordially invite you to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales this summer, right in the heart of the capital where the Royal Family resides!”

The public can view the Princess of Wales’ new figure from Thursday, May 21.

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‘Love Island USA’ host Ariana Madix reveals which cosmetic treatments she gets

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“Love Island USA” host Ariana Madix is coming clean about her cosmetic treatments.

“I just did my first laser treatment. I’ve been very interested in that for a long time. I keep things at a minimum,” Madix tells Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy in an exclusive interview.

She goes to reveal that she does get Botox “every six months or so.”

“I just got a little bit in my lips because they were getting a little crusty on the inside. I never go more than 0.5 at a time,” she adds. “Because I never want to look crazy.”

Madix, 39, explains that she started getting laser treatments to address skin laxity.

“Fine lines, I don’t give a s–t about, but skin laxity is something I’ve been dealing with,” she says.

Due to that, the “Vanderpump Rules” alum says she was told by professionals that she’s “not even a candidate” for facial fillers because she doesn’t “have the structure to support it.”

“That’s why we started on the lasers,” she elaborates. “So I will report back after I’ve had all the things.”

In addition to her cosmetic treatments, the former Bravolebrity reveals that she drinks “insane amounts of water, like 100 ounces a day” and “constantly” goes to the gym.

Madix acknowledges there is “a lot of pressure” when it comes to aging but tries to keep everything in perspective.

“I feel like you don’t want to be preoccupied with it too much,” she says. “But at the same time, if you feel good about doing something, go ahead and do it. At the end of the day, it’s nobody’s business.”

“I know in the industry, I am in a position where that stuff does matter, but I also know … I’m going to get older no matter what. … If you don’t age, you just die. I’d rather be aged than dead,” Madix adds.

Of course, this isn’t the first time the reality star has detailed her cosmetic enhancements.

While she isn’t doing facial fillers anymore, she confessing to getting filler in her chin and lip last July after a fan speculated she had a plethora of work done.

“i’ll tell you what i’ve had! you’re partially correct,” Madix commented in response at the time.

“tox in 11’s, outer brow, and my neck. ellevate for my neck in 2019 by @theneckdoctor. minimal lip filler bc my face is too small to handle very much and filler in my chin.”

“absolutely no filler anywhere else and def no bleph yet ❤️❤️,” she added. “hope this helps! i’ll keep yall posted if i do anything else.”