Watch: 'Sister Wives'' Kody Brown Breaks Down Over "Favorite Ex Wife" Meri Brown Leaving
The Sister Wives patriarch recently shared that, despite his faith calling for saving oneself for marriage, he engaged in an intimate relationship in college.
"You want to know the craziest thing?" Kody shared during a confessional in the TLC series' Jan. 5 episode. "I had a lover in college. It was a little tryst. I was a naughty boy, based on my faith."
He continued, "I had a relationship in college where I lost my virginity."
The reality star -- who is currently married to Robyn Brown and was previously in a plural marriage with wives Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Meri Brown -- admitted that the decision took a toll on his mental health, given the implications of for his faith.
"It was devastating to me, it was heartbreaking," he continued. "When purity is everything in the church I was in, that was everything. It's like you're working your way back for it."