Kody Brown has been a reality TV star for several years.
And yet, outside of what we see from the TLC personality each week on Sister Wives, we actually don't know a ton about this guy, do we?
Brown is at the center of a controversial plural marriage and doesn't seem like the most beloved person on the small screen or anything...
... but outside of those simple facts, what can really be said about Kody?
Perhaps a little bit more now, at least, following a surprising and revealing interview Brown recently conducted with Kate Casey on her podcast "Reality Life."
What did Brown reveal about himself, the Sister Wives women and the show in general?
Scroll down to find out!
1. How Did TLC Discover the Browns?
"To be honest with you, I think we found them," Kody said, going on to explain that in 2007, Christine was involved in a polygamist coalition working to educate the public and dispel rumors surrounding polygamy.
2. Okay, and From There?
Kody said the program's producers had a dinner party with “very liberal individuals” and pals in Salt Lake City, Utah, all of whom were quite critical of Mormons and Fundamentalist Mormons, which Kody said upset the producer and inspired him to do a documentary on the subject.
3. This Producer Then Reached Out to Kody and...
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We felt like we were really free people and that we had really sort of a normal family, even though the dynamic was different,” Kody said on his family’s reason for wanting to share their story. “Because we see other Christians or other people who are religious, we can relate to them. They’re just like us, we just have this one family dynamic that’s different and that’s the polygamy dynamic and we will never get a fair shake until somebody is looking into our home constantly.”
4. But How Did Sister Wives Become a Full-Fledged TV Show?
"He wanted to produce a 90-minute documentary, festival-style, take it to some kind of film festival and present it and get people to open their minds,” Kody said. “I said, ‘There is no way we are doing a one-off, no matter what. If we can’t have a series so the people see this is normal, so that they can judge us from seeing something that was daily, then I’m not going to do it.’ So then he agreed that he would do what he could to promote an entire series."
5. Might He Have More Kids?
Kody has 18 overall, but he and Christine have at least discussed the possibility of adding more. As sort of insane as that sounds.
6. Where Will Kody's Sperm Stop?!?
"I never thought that there would be a limit. I never looked at it like when am I going to stop, I never thought that over,” Kody said on the podcast. It's worth noting that his Sister Wives are almost all younger than he is.