Shawn Johnson East's husband, Andrew East, detailed how he loved chatting about polygamy with Kody Brown on Particular Forces: World's Hardest Check.
Throughout an look on the Tuesday, October 28, episode of “The Viall Files” podcast, Andrew, 34, was requested by Viall's spouse, Natalie Pleasure, if he acquired “shut” to his Particular Forces season 4 costar Kody, 56, whereas filming the present.
“We had some very fascinating theological discussions. It was so fascinating since you meet this man and … he has a number of wives, proper … how do you get to that time in life?” Andrew responded. “We'd discuss for hours about, like, his understanding of the bible after which his upbringing. It's actually fascinating to begin to get an image of, like, how you find yourself with a number of wives.”
The Sister Wives star, 56, as soon as had 4 wives however is now not a polygamist after his splits from Christine Brown in 2021, Janelle Brown in 2022 and Meri Brown in 2023. (He stays married to Robyn Brown after the pair tied the knot in 2014.)
Shawn, 33, sat alongside Andrew in the course of the podcast recording, leaping in together with her tackle why Andrew loved his conversations with Kody a lot.
“Let's offer you some background on Andrew,” she stated. “He research faith, he has a doctorate in psychology. He actually desires to know all people's in-and-out ideas.”
Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East JC Olivera/Selection by way of Getty Pictures
Andrew then mirrored additional on his in-depth interactions, revealing that he developed respect for Kody. “You find yourself constructing a specific amount of empathy for folks, and understanding. We'd hit these forks within the street … [it's] only a distinction in the way you see issues. However fascinating conversations all spherical,” Andrew stated.
Kody serves as one of many extra controversial figures on season 4 of Particular Forces, most not too long ago seen ignoring costars Gia Giudice and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia in a problem aired in the course of the Thursday, October 23, episode. Though the trio had been presupposed to work collectively, Gia, 24, requested Kody to “decelerate” however he stored pushing on regardless of rising staff frustration.
Chatting with the cameras in the course of the episode, he stated, “I've been identified for my intense persona. I'm the loud, obnoxious kind and never the sturdy, silent kind.”
Kody Brown Amanda Edwards/Getty Pictures
Two days after the episode aired, Shawn mentioned Kody by way of an Instagram Story fan Q&A that mirrored on her expertise whereas filming the present. “Let me simply say this usually as an entire — so this has nothing to do with Kody, however there have been so many alternative personalities and kinds. A variety of us in all probability wouldn't have gotten alongside outdoors of the present, however I'll say there was not a single individual casted on that present that I'd not have trusted with my life in the course of a problem.”
Throughout her podcast look with Andrew, Shawn supplied additional perception into how the couple approached showing on Particular Forces collectively, with Andrew including that he was impressed by his spouse's motivation to participate. “She by no means backs down from a state of affairs. We truthfully discover ourselves in some ridiculous locations as a result of she's at all times down,” he stated.
Particular Forces: World's Hardest Check airs on Fox Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
