Sister Wives’ Meri Brown admits she’s a ‘broken mess’ after dumping boyfriend Amos Andrews due to ‘red flags’
SISTER Wives’ Meri Brown has opened up about her feelings post-breakup with Amos Andrews.
Meri dumped her boyfriend over his financial issues and red flags, a source exclusively revealed to The U.S. Sun this week.
Meri, 53, shared an honest update with her 962,000 Instagram followers on Tuesday night.
The reality star took to the platform to share an inspirational quote on her Stories about “fighting.”
The post depicted an illustration of a woman holding an umbrella that was disintegrating in the wind.
Smoky clouds surrounded the figure, though a burst of bright light peeked through behind her.
Words on the screen read, “Some days she is a warrior. Some days she’s a broken mess.
“Most days, she’s a bit of both. But every day she’s there. Standing. Fighting. Trying.”
Meri left her post captionless.
END OF THE ROAD
The TV personality’s emotional words came shortly after she confirmed her split from her boyfriend Amos on February 23.
ad just debuted her boyfriend on social media a month prior.
Earlier this week, an insider shed some light on what led to the breakup.
“Amos’ reputation getting out was a huge issue,” the source claimed to The U.S. Sun.
“Meri realized he wasn’t so ambitious as her and wasn’t a go-getter. He didn’t have a stable job and that was one major red flag.”
The source said that “basically, everything had gone wrong,” and once more about his background came out – including his money troubles and nasty second divorce – “it was just too many red flags and it became overwhelming.”
The insider shared that his “financial issues” were something Meri realized was going to be a problem down the road.
“Meri is looking for financial support and someone who can support her goals and help her become successful,” they spilled.
“She won’t settle for anything less. She is not settling and wants to do better than the other sister wives.”
MERI IN LOVE
Meri and Amos, 55, began dating in October 2023.
The TLC star kept the relationship under wraps until her birthday on January 16.
“She fell hard too fast with Amos and then hard launched her relationship too soon,” a source told The U.S. Sun.
“She should have waited for it to be more serious.
“She was excited, though, and couldn’t wait to share it with the world.”
The insider claimed she wanted to make sure even her estranged sister wives – Christine, Janelle, and Robyn Brown – and ex-Kody were well aware of her relationship status.
“She wanted to show Kody that she was capable of moving on and can love another man,” the source added.
FAILED MARRIAGES
Kody, 55, and Meri announced their split in January 2023 after more than 30 years together.
Before dating the Utah native, Amos was married four times, as confirmed by court documents obtained by The U.S. Sun.
His first marriage was to Tracy Smith Lang and their divorce was finalized in 1994.
The couple had two children together: a son named Cody, who is now 36, and a daughter named Kristina, who is now 35.
Amos’ second marriage was to Shannon Marie Martin in 1995 and she filed for divorce five years later.
They had one daughter, Tiffany, who is now 26 years old.
In court docs obtained by The U.S. Sun, Shannon dragged Amos back to court in 2013, accusing Amos of refusing to pay child support for seven years and contributing $0 to child expenses for 12 years.
The former couple eventually participated in a parenting conference and an agreement was reached, settling the case.
Amos’ third marriage was to a woman named Christine Andrews.
They tied the knot in March 2002 in Arizona and she filed for divorce in June 2004.
Meri’s ex-boyfriend’s fourth marriage was to Jennifer Andrews.
They said “I do” in 2016, and she filed for divorce in March 2021 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
Court docs from his last divorce obtained by The U.S. Sun showed that Amos was over $20,000 in debt just two years before meeting the TV personality.
