Sister Wives' Christine Brown Drops Bombshell Confession About Secret Drug Addiction
The TLC star opened up about a hidden drug addiction that had been kept under wraps until now, pulling back the curtain on a side of her life fans never imagined.
Well, that came out of nowhere. Christine Brown from TLC's long-running 'Sister Wives' just revealed something she never talked about on camera: she struggled with a secret opioid addiction after knee surgery. Fans are shocked, understandably, because literally no one knew. She says she was too embarrassed to bring it to the show, but she is finally ready to lay it all out in her upcoming memoir.
What Christine says happened
In the book, Christine explains that after knee surgery she was prescribed oxycodone for pain. That month on painkillers spiraled into something that stuck with her for months after she stopped taking them. She says she did not feel like herself for a long time and only realized, while writing the book, that she had never really processed how bad it got.
"It was very difficult, and even though I was on it for a month, the effects of it lasted at least six. I didn't feel normal. I didn't feel okay for so long. So, once I was done and I felt better, I just felt good to feel better. And I realized that with writing the book, that's something I didn't go back and revisit was the addiction to oxycodone."
The memoir, the leaks, and why now
Christine has a memoir coming on September 16, focused on her years in a plural marriage and everything that came after. Some of it has already leaked, and the early passages are apparently pretty eye-opening. Fans are eager to read the whole thing, and this addiction reveal is one of the big shocks.
Where this fits in her story
For anyone who has not kept up: Christine was the first wife to leave the Brown family. She said the relationship stopped working for her, so she walked. Since then she remarried, tying the knot with David Woolley fairly quickly. Viewers have mostly shrugged at the speed because she genuinely looks happy, and that has been the bigger headline around her post-'Sister Wives' life.
How fans are taking it
The reaction has been a mix of surprise and support. Nobody had a clue about the addiction, and a lot of fans are saying they respect that she kept something so personal private while she was going through it. Some are also speculating that being left to fend for herself by Kody did not help, though that is fan read-between-the-lines stuff, not Christine's words.
Quick timeline
- Christine leaves the plural family after deciding the relationship was no longer working for her.
- She undergoes knee surgery, is prescribed oxycodone for pain, and develops an addiction.
- She keeps it off TV because she felt embarrassed and did not want to talk about it then.
- She remarries David Woolley; fans say she looks genuinely happy despite the quick turnaround.
- Her memoir drops September 16, with leaked excerpts revealing the addiction and other surprises.
The bigger picture
This is one of those 'inside baseball' reality TV moments where the show did not catch the hardest part. Christine says the medication's effects lingered for at least six months after a one-month prescription, and now she is using the book to talk openly about how addictive that drug can be. It is a tough admission and, by her own account, one of the hardest things she has shared.