As the eldest of 18 Brown children, Leon grew up in a boisterous family, and things got even crazier when their family became subjects of Sister Wives. Leon was around 15 when Sister Wives premiered, and it must have been awkward to go through their teen years on television.
Over the years, Sister Wives went on to chronicle the dissolution of the Brown family as three of Kody’s four wives divorced him, so Leon has an understandably complicated relationship with their time on the show.
Leon Distanced Themselves From The Show
Safe Spaces
In February 2023, Leon’s sister, Gwendlyn Brown, posted a YouTube video of herself reacting to an episode of Sister Wives season 17, episode 9. Gwendlyn is Kody’s daughter with Christine, his second wife. During the episode, Kody commented on Leon not fitting in with the family, and Gwendlyn vehemently disagreed.
Gwendlyn explained that since Leon came out as transgender, they chose to separate themselves from the show and the family. Though Kody and his wives have said that they support same-sex marriage, the family is very Mormon, and the Mormon church has not traditionally welcomed LGBTQ people.
Leon Got Married To Audrey Kriss
Kody And His Wives Didn’t Attend Leon’s Wedding
In 2022, Leon married Audrey Kriss in a private ceremony that wasn’t attended by any of the Browns. Leon and Audrey are both transgender, with Leon coming out in 2022 and Audrey in 2021.
Leon met Audrey in college and, after dating for two years, they got engaged while attending the 2019 Women’s March in Washington, DC.
According to In Touch, Leon and Audrey were married in October 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. No one else was present during their ceremony, and there was no officiant to oversee their union.
Instead, the wedding was recorded as being a “self-solemnized” event, which means Leon and Audrey essentially officiated their union without any witnesses being in the room.
Leon Has Become An Activist On Instagram
“We Will Keep Being Born”
Leon may have complicated feelings about the show, but they have used their time appearing on Sister Wives for good. They have used their fame to fight for causes that they care about. In July 2023, Leon posted an Instagram photo of themselves sitting in a rainbow pride flag hammock during gay pride.
“reminder that trans people cannot be legislated out of existence. we will keep being born, keep living, keep thriving, & finding our joy.”
They Has Distanced Themselves From Their Family
Throughout the year of 2024, Leon has remained mostly out of the spotlight. They have yet to appear in Sister Wives season 19, and there is very little hope that they will make an appearance before the season wraps. Leon didn’t receive a lot of positivity from their family, especially their father, Kody, after coming out as transgender in June 2022.
However, Meri, their mother was supportive of Leon and who they are. Despite still being close with Meri, Leon will likely still stay away from the cameras this year. Nonetheless, Leon has been busy doing other things this year.
Leon hasn’t posted much on social media this year but has posted in the last month. On September 15, Leon shared a carousel of images of what they did over the summer. In the series of photos, Leon has several with their partner Aubrey and their adorable dogs.
The couple seems to live in an area that includes a lot of nature as opposed to somewhere more metropolitan. Janelle Brown even left a comment on the post, saying, “I adore you two,” with the heart-eyes emoji.
Will Leon Ever Return To Sister Wives?
It’s Very Unlikely
Since growing up and moving away from home, Leon hasn’t made many Sister Wives appearances. Their most recent involvement with the show happened during COVID-19 when Leon and Audrey moved in with Meri during lockdown.
Leon hasn’t appeared on Sister Wives since they transitioned, and though they may make an occasional appearance while visiting Meri, they are unlikely to play any significant role in the show moving forward.
