Janelle Brown: Smarter Than Your Average Brown (Maybe)

[Scarlett45]

1 minute ago, LilyD said:

My 11-year-old just walked by, saw that picture,  backtracked and said “mom are you looking up pinkvibrators for Christmas presents”? I nearly chocked on my drink! Where the heck did he get that wisdom from?? He’s eleven years old!! Not sure how I’m feeling now: shocked? Amused? Embarrassed? 
 

Hahahaha that’s so funny but I can certainly understand how you’d be embarrassed. 
 

I wouldn’t be surprised that an 11yrs old knows what a vibrator is. But that’s not an appropriate question to ask your MOM!!(even if you did think that, I’d just scurry on by)

[Tuxcat]

Janelle hired a talent agent. If Janelle isn't smart enough to see that the tide has shifted, her agency surely would open her eyes? 

Even if she technically doesn't "leave," she has to publicly leave at this point. The wave of support for Christine = money. Janelle aligning with Christine = money. The fact that we have swarms of people who no longer snark on the two of them - just because they are publicly saying something that Meri refuses to say (and yet she lives just like them - totally independent) is evidence. The public is demanding that Janelle leaves. She has to say it - AND this means at least one more season. Drama sells. 

Going forward, I get that people want a "revenge" show but I don't. Get them off the reality train. Christine and Janelle spent a decade trying to convince us that polygamy was some fantastic life choice. Rainbows and unicorns. The only fun part was our snark.  I don't want to watch more candy corn adventures from them.  But I do wish for them some stable success going forward.

[gingerella]

8 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Janelle hired a talent agent. If Janelle isn't smart enough to see that the tide has shifted, her agency surely would open her eyes? 

FWIW, her 'talent agency' also reps that stellar human being from 90 Day Fiance, Angela Deem, so make of that what you will. 🙄

[Adeejay]

6 minutes ago, gingerella said:

FWIW, her 'talent agency' also reps that stellar human being from 90 Day Fiance, Angela Deem, so make of that what you will. 🙄

Which is probably why, even though viewers protest, Angela is still  gainfully employed by TLC. I have a feeling Big Ed has the same representation.

[Art Of Noiz]

I remember last year, S 16 right  before the TellAlls, Christine made a social media statement that she was leaving Kody. When the TellAlls aired, she answered Sukyana's (?) questions about it.

Maybe that's what's in store for after the holidays.

[Tuxcat]

47 minutes ago, Art Of Noiz said:

I remember last year, S 16 right  before the TellAlls, Christine made a social media statement that she was leaving Kody. When the TellAlls aired, she answered Sukyana's (?) questions about it.

Maybe that's what's in store for after the holidays.

I thought they made the statement before season 16 started - timed perfectly to promote the season?

[TurtlePower]

3 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I thought they made the statement before season 16 started - timed perfectly to promote the season?

It was November-ish last year. It was several months before anything about the new season came out, but everyone was buzzing about it. Seems a similar situation here and I’ll be here for Janelle’s departure and further unraveling of Kody and Dark Queen (because I really don’t care what Meri does anymore). 

[altopower]

1 hour ago, TurtlePower said:

I really don’t care what Meri does anymore

Most of us don't. I don't wish her evil things, but I'm not interested in her fakey filtered self with minimal air time. 

[Art Of Noiz]

7 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I thought they made the statement before season 16 started - timed perfectly to promote the season?

Gosh that's right. Maybe this means TWO more seasons? Omgosh.

[Celia Rubenstein]

A tell-all book is not enough for me. It would have to be a thousand pages long to cover everything I want to know.  And if the book they did write is any indication, they kind of suck at writing and storytelling, anyway. 

What I DO want is for Janelle and Christine to host a "Pillow Talk" show (like 90 Day Fiance does) with them watching each episode of Sister Wives and giving commentary. 

Start at the very beginning and don't hold back.  I want to hear everything!

I suspect TLC owns all that footage with the rights to use it indefinitely without having to pay anyone residuals. That means Kody and Robyn wouldn't make a dime from it. But Christine and Janelle would get paid for hosting. And it would be just their side of the story - no blustering from Kody, no dry crying from Robyn, no excuses from Meri. 

And not only would Kody make no money ... imagine his reaction to Christine getting to continue on tv without him.  He is already jealous and resentful because Christine is going to be at the center of the family Christmas gathering instead of him, like she is hijacking the holiday or something. I want her to not only walk away with most of his family. I want her to walk away with his tv show (and the income from it), too!

Edited December 11, 2022 by Celia Rubenstein

[Scarlett45]

17 minutes ago, Celia Rubenstein said:

What I DO want is for Janelle and Christine to host a "Pillow Talk" show (like 90 Day Fiance does) with them watching each episode of Sister Wives and giving commentary. 

That’s could be funny. 

[Elizzikra]

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What I DO want is for Janelle and Christine to host a "Pillow Talk" show (like 90 Day Fiance does) with them watching each episode of Sister Wives and giving commentary. 

Yes, with Janelle's dogs in the bed with them...

[oliviabenson]

22 hours ago, LilyD said:

My 11-year-old just walked by, saw that picture,  backtracked and said “mom are you looking up pinkvibrators for Christmas presents”? I nearly chocked on my drink! Where the heck did he get that wisdom from?? He’s eleven years old!! Not sure how I’m feeling now: shocked? Amused? Embarrassed? 
 

Were you drinking the pink drink ?

[Twopper]

11 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I thought they made the statement before season 16 started - timed perfectly to promote the season?

It was November 2, 2021.  Happy birthday present to me 🎉🎂🎈

[Teafortwo]

8 hours ago, TurtlePower said:

It was November-ish last year. It was several months before anything about the new season came out, but everyone was buzzing about it. Seems a similar situation here and I’ll be here for Janelle’s departure and further unraveling of Kody and Dark Queen (because I really don’t care what Meri does anymore). 

Last season started 11/22/21. 

[TurtlePower]

1 hour ago, Teafortwo said:

Last season started 11/22/21. 

I thought it was November but it was September 29 that they announced it, then they began filming the season we’re currently watching. 

[ginger90]

4 minutes ago, TurtlePower said:

September 29 that they announced it,

Who announced it on this date?

[Roslyn]

18 minutes ago, TurtlePower said:

I thought it was November but it was September 29 that they announced it, then they began filming the season we’re currently watching. 

There was lots of speculation last year when it was leaked online that Christine's house was put up for sale, then she had social media photos in a different home than her Flagstaff home. That did go on for months, but the official public announcement was Nov 2 as @Twopper mentioned above. Both Kody and Christine posted officially on their Instagram pages.

I think Janelle might even be in a different apartment than the one she moved into after putting the RV up for the winter of 2021. The kitchen in recent social media photos is very different from the one that can be seen on the show.

[lookeyloo]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Were you drinking the pink drink ?

I love a cosmopolitan and my family refers to it as my "pink drink"!!  Probably healthier than theirs.  After all, it has cranberry juice!!

[ginger90]

[Roslyn]

6 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

May Kody never have the opportunity to rip off the tops of the homemade rolls EVER again!!

[Absolom]

Talk about one of the obvious signs of his selfishness.

[65mickey]

6 hours ago, Celia Rubenstein said:

What I DO want is for Janelle and Christine to host a "Pillow Talk" show (like 90 Day Fiance does) with them watching each episode of Sister Wives and giving commentary. 

Yessss!

[Tuxcat]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Guessing the Flagstaff kids don't include Daytinaroranbreanna or solnari

[Twopper]

18 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Guessing the Flagstaff kids don't include Daytinaroranbreanna or solnari

For Savannah, Gabe, and Garrison??? 3 each for her boys and 2 each for Janelle and Savannah 

[Pickleinthemiddle]

On 12/10/2022 at 3:28 PM, Tuxcat said:

Going forward, I get that people want a "revenge" show but I don't.

I don't really want a revenge show, but I would like this show before it ends, to get some real dirt on what went wrong.  I think a lot of things happened that they haven't said.  Then again maybe they don't want everything public.

[smarty]

6 hours ago, Roslyn said:

There was lots of speculation last year when it was leaked online that Christine's house was put up for sale, then she had social media photos in a different home than her Flagstaff home. That did go on for months, but the official public announcement was Nov 2 as @Twopper mentioned above. Both Kody and Christine posted officially on their Instagram pages.

I think Janelle might even be in a different apartment than the one she moved into after putting the RV up for the winter of 2021. The kitchen in recent social media photos is very different from the one that can be seen on the show.

I noticed that too. She must have moved again after the apartment in town she got when she stored the RV.  That first apartment had cheap white kitchen cabinets and countertop, her new (current) place that she shows on instagram has nice maple wood cabinets and stone counters.

[Joan of Argh]

it’s on People Magazine
Janelle left Kody

yay!!!!! 😂

[TurtlePower]

14 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Who announced it on this date?

Sorry I think I’m all sorts of wrong *again*. Saw another date that said November 2 of 2021. It’s hard to pin anything down online these days, but I found this on Christine’s IG. My original guess of November was the correct one. 

[GeeGolly]

I feel bad for Janelle. While I think Christine and Janelle will stay BFFs, Janelle was kind of Christine's rebound man. Christine is going to settle into UT and with Janelle in AZ, I'm guessing they will end up holiday and Plexus buddies and not much more.

Prior to the pandemic Janelle said she was lonely and I think as time passes she'll be lonely again. As before, her adult kids with jobs, friends, girlfriends and college are going to be too busy to fill any void.

I hope the word separation is just for the show and she left Kody, otherwise I think she might take him back.

[Soup333]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I feel bad for Janelle. While I think Christine and Janelle will stay BFFs, Janelle was kind of Christine's rebound man. Christine is going to settle into UT and with Janelle in AZ, I'm guessing they will end up holiday and Plexus buddies and not much more.

Prior to the pandemic Janelle said she was lonely and I think as time passes she'll be lonely again. As before, her adult kids with jobs, friends, girlfriends and college are going to be too busy to fill any void.

I hope the word separation is just for the show and she left Kody, otherwise I think she might take him back.

Kody is NOT going forgive Janelle for her so-called betrayals. Her best bet is to stay close to her kids/family and visit Christine as often as she can, which seems to be pretty often according to their social media. 

[Absolom]

Janelle can always decide Flagstaff, while she likes the community, is too lonely and move.  Right now I expect she's waiting for her last child to graduate from high school.  She has three of her six kids still in Flagstaff?  Maybe she'll move when one or more of them leave town.  

[Rabbit Hutch]

Janelle will come through just fine.  She seemed lit up from the inside during portions of this season, and I can actually see her pressing on with these silly MLMs, making money from her hustle.  If TLC gives she and Christine their own show, even if it's only for a few episodes, it will help her financially.  Maybe there will be a Property Brothers special, "A Forever Home for Janelle".  Now thats something I would watch!  🤗

[TurtlePower]

31 minutes ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

Janelle will come through just fine.  She seemed lit up from the inside during portions of this season, and I can actually see her pressing on with these silly MLMs, making money from her hustle.  If TLC gives she and Christine their own show, even if it's only for a few episodes, it will help her financially.  Maybe there will be a Property Brothers special, "A Forever Home for Janelle".  Now thats something I would watch!  🤗

Oh how I hope Christine and Janelle get their own spin-off together.  Meanwhile, Kody and Robyn can move into Janelle’s trailer because they can no longer afford their house. 

I wonder why Janelle kept the separation quiet for so long. Maybe their contracts said she couldn’t whilst filming (Christine announced before they began filming). 

[Roslyn]

8 minutes ago, TurtlePower said:

Oh how I hope Christine and Janelle get their own spin-off together.  Meanwhile, Kody and Robyn can move into Janelle’s trailer because they can no longer afford their house. 

I wonder why Janelle kept the separation quiet for so long. Maybe their contracts said she couldn’t whilst filming (Christine announced before they began filming). 

To keep viewers engaged for the upcoming season.  If it has been "for a few months" then the decisions will be this past year 2022, and everything we saw this season was 2021. I am sure all of these decisions are made by the family and producers for the best timing.

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

The cynic in me thinks she kept the separation a not so well kept secret in hopes of at least another season.   The show and MLM’s have provided a much better financial life for them.  Janelle just better be socking away all the money to get herself into a house she wants to own.  

[Soup333]

1 hour ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

Janelle will come through just fine.  She seemed lit up from the inside during portions of this season, and I can actually see her pressing on with these silly MLMs, making money from her hustle.  If TLC gives she and Christine their own show, even if it's only for a few episodes, it will help her financially.  Maybe there will be a Property Brothers special, "A Forever Home for Janelle".  Now thats something I would watch!  🤗

I would love that. After all the time and money she’s given to this family, she deserves a house big enough for her children to come back to during holidays or whatever. Doesn’t have to be a multi bedroom McMansion, but definitely bigger than the apartment she’s renting. 

[UsernameFatigue]

Wow, that's an early Christmas present to hear that Janelle has left Kody. I am confused though about Kody saying that they are separated? What though is the difference in the Brown world between separation and divorce?

Kody is only legally divorced from Meri. He decided that he is no longer "spiritually" (or whatever their marriage is supposed to be) married to Meri because he doesn't want to be. Meri on the other hand acts like it is a trail separation as she is still hanging around, hoping for a bread crumb or two of attention from Kody.

Christine decided she no longer wanted to be married to Kody, so she isn't. Kody goes on and on about the divorce, but really there wasn't one, even a pylg divorce because neither of them follow the church any longer. 

So it seems to me that Janelle could just as easily be divorced from Kody as separated, as their is nothing in the Brown world to define one from the other, its in name only. In any case it is about time Janelle, but glad you made the decision. 

BTW, does anyone know why commenting is closed on the thread for last night's epi? 

[Absolom]

It isn't closed, but the live chat is closed as is usual.

[UsernameFatigue]

9 minutes ago, Absolom said:

It isn't closed, but the live chat is closed as is usual.

Thanks and sorry, I shouldn't try to do 2 things at once. Lol. 

[GeeGolly]

I'm guessing separated means the door is open for reconciliation. Or perhaps Janelle and Kody are actually "divorced" and the show/family are saying separation to keep the viewers tuned in while keeping the snoopers at bay.

[eskimo]

Maybe Janelle is using the word 'separated' because 'divorce' will send Kody off the rails and she still needs to deal with him regarding CP and whatever money is due her. Sort of massaging his ego, so to speak, until she can be 100% rid of him.  This way she is dealing with a 9 year old instead of a 1 year old. 

[Mahamid Frauded Me]

In my opinion, it seems that they were basically separated anyway, Savannah said he would just come and hang out during the day. I don't think Kody and Janelle have been boinking for a long time. I agree that this could have been released conveniently at the end of the season because maybe the weren't picked up yet for another season when they filmed the tell all?  Now maybe this is another way to get another season from TLC? I do wish Janelle up and leaves Flagstaff all together, then I would believe it, but I think she rilly likes it there, plus quite a few kids live there or close by

[Nancybeth]

Janelle seems to genuinely enjoy living in Flagstaff and probably wants to make it a permanent home, whether she and Kody are together or not. Didn't one of her boys buy a home there? 

[Shelbie]

Maybe Kody asked Janelle to hold off making an announcement because he still needed to work on his speech and decide which internal organ was being stabbed.

[altopower]

22 minutes ago, Nancybeth said:

Janelle seems to genuinely enjoy living in Flagstaff and probably wants to make it a permanent home, whether she and Kody are together or not.

She loves "The Property" and would love to build there, but that's not gonna happen after leaving Kody. Even if it's just billed as separation for now, Kody will not take her back because of her betrayal. Yeah, yeah, I know, but that's what he'll say. And after being independent and making the break from him, she may decide to take a bigger break and move somewhere else without Kody and with beautiful mountains. Maybe Utah? She loves her kids and will travel to see them from wherever.

[Mahamid Frauded Me]

13 minutes ago, Shelbie said:

Maybe Kody asked Janelle to hold off making an announcement because he still needed to work on his speech and decide which internal organ was being stabbed.

Right, he does have one other kidney 

[Joan of Argh]

3 hours ago, Mahamid Frauded Me said:

Right, he does have one other kidney 

NEW FOR CHRISTMAS 🎄 

Tons of FUN for the entire family, 
GET YOURS WHILE QUANTITIES LAST!!!

[Elizzikra]

18 minutes ago, Joan of Argh said:

NEW FOR CHRISTMAS 🎄 

Tons of FUN for the entire family, 
GET YOURS WHILE QUANTITIES LAST!!!

I'm not sure how to depict his 99.8 degree fever...

[TurtlePower]

19 hours ago, MaddyMaeboxerbabe said:

The cynic in me thinks she kept the separation a not so well kept secret in hopes of at least another season.   The show and MLM’s have provided a much better financial life for them.  Janelle just better be socking away all the money to get herself into a house she wants to own.  

This would be smart. I hope she saves enough to get out of there and be okay.