Meri Brown’s inner circle has certainly shifted in recent years, but the Sister Wives star insists that she continues to have a close relationship with her child, Leon Brown, even if it’s one that fans don’t see or hear about very much.
“We talk often,” Meri told People in a recent interview. “They’re doing well.”
As fans of ‘Sister Wives’ know, 29-year-old Leon is Meri’s only child with ex-husband Kody Brown. (Leon came out as transgender and queer in June 2022 and uses they/them pronouns.)
Like some of the other Brown family children, Leon no longer appears on ‘Sister Wives.’ Instead, Meri said, Leon uses social media to give the public small glimpses into their life.
“ … whatever they want to put on social media is what people get to know about them,” Meri explained.
Meri noted that Leon’s decision to keep parts of their life private is the reason she doesn’t talk about them very often herself. (Some fans have speculated online that Meri and Leon are estranged, which is not true.)
“They, by their choice, have made a decision to not be super-public,” Meri said. “So, I don’t talk about them so much.”
Leon is currently living in Denver, Colorado, while Meri resides in Utah.
While Leon chooses to stay off of their family’s show and mostly out of the spotlight all together, both Leon and their partner, Audrey Kriss, were present at Christine Brown’s wedding to David Woolley in October 2023–- an event that neither Meri nor Kody were invited to attend.
As The Ashley reported last year, Leon and Audrey, who is also transgender, had secretly tied the knot in October 2022 in a ceremony held at a residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The pair had been engaged since January 2019, when Leon proposed to Audrey at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. (Viewers may remember Leon and Audrey discussing wedding plans on ‘Sister Wives’ before Leon stopped appearing on the TLC series.)
Despite neither of Leon’s parents being present at their wedding, Meri has remained very supportive of Leon since their transition; however, the same cannot be said for Kody, who has reportedly not had a relationship with Leon since their gender-affirming top surgery. (Leon revealed on social media in January 2023 that they had undergone the procedure at some point.)
Earlier this year, Meri discussed her relationship with Leon on The Sarah Fraser Show, telling the host that, while Leon no longer appears on ‘Sister Wives,’ she continues to receive comments about her child– not all of which are kind.
“The commentary that I get about Leon is very polarizing,” Meri said on the podcast. “I mean, it is…it’s going to be that way.”
Meri noted that while she appreciates the supportive comments she receives, she doesn’t appreciate “the hate that comes at me,” which she said doesn’t have “any purpose or any value.”
Meri also stated on the podcast that despite not speaking publicly about Leon very often, they continue to have “a really good relationship.”
New episodes of ‘Sister Wives’ air Sundays on TLC.
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I can’t stand Meri, but I absolutely applaud her for the way she has supported Leon through their transition and has put forth the effort to educate herself on ways to be respectful of Leon’s pronouns and experience as a trans person.
The things that happen when the most fundamental truths are abandoned!
*She
*you’re ignorant