Christine Brownis marking her firstValentine’s Dayafter splitting from her husband,Kody Brown.
Celebrating the romantic holidayon InstagramMonday, the 49-year-oldSister Wivesstar posted a photo of herself alongside a positive message for her fans.
“HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!” Christine wrote. “Take a break from this crazy world and focus on family today! #valentines #valentinesday #focus.”
A third supporter added, “Look at you just thriving!!! Love, love it!!!”
“Happy Valentines Day!! You look gorgeous,” another commenter wrote. “Enjoy your beautiful family and sending kisses to adorable little [granddaughter] Avalon!!”
Christineannounced her separationfrom Kody, 52, in November after more than 25 years together. The exes share son Paedon, 23, and daughters Aspyn, 26,Mykelti, 25, Gwendlyn, 20, Ysabel, 18, and Truely, 11.
“After more than 25 years together, Kody and I have grown apart and I have made the difficult decision to leave,” she said in a statement onInstagram. “We will continue to be a strong presence in each other’s lives as we parent our beautiful children and support our wonderful family. At this time, we ask for your grace and kindness as we navigate through this stage within our family.”
At the time, the Brown family patriarch said “Christine’s decision to leave comes with a great deal of sadness.”
“We enjoyed many years together and I have a large amount of respect and admiration for her,” he added. “Although we are moving forward on different paths, we will always remain committed parents.”
Kody’s marital woes with all four womenhave taken center stageduring the TLC hit’s 16th season. After he told Christine off-screen he was"not interested in having an intimate marriage" with heranymore, she said she was “heartbroken” but had “enough.”
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“It’s over. The intimate part of our marriage is over,” she said. “And to be honest, I’m not okay with that. I’m not okay with staying in a marriage where there’s no intimacy. That’s not a real marriage. I’m not interested in a half marriage or a partial marriage or whatever we have.”
Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com
