Tamron Hall Fired from Hosting ‘Sister Wives’ Tell-Alls Because Certain Members of Brown Family Were Mad She Asked “Tough” Questions

Sister Wives star Meri Brown was a guest on the Tamron Hall Show this week, during which host Tamron Hall reminded viewers that she used to host the Tell Alls for the TLC series, before revealing that she lost the gig after “certain” members of the Brown family were upset that she asked them questions that were “too tough.” 

Before welcoming Meri onto the stage, Tamron told her audience that she hosted the end-of-season ‘Sister Wives’ “Tell-All” episodes– during which she sat down with Meri, Kody, Robyn, Christine and Janelle– for four years before she was given the boot, thanks to complaints from some of the Brown adults.
“I, like millions of viewers, watched the family grow and change over time,” Tamron said of the Browns. “Kody took a fourth wife, Robyn, children were adopted and born and then came the 18th child, and as we watched, they fought to try to overturn even Utah’s plural marriage laws … We also witnessed the family fall apart.” 

Tamron then explained why she stopped hosting the Tell-Alls with the Brown family. 

“ … I will be honest with you, I was told not to come back because some people thought that the questions were too tough that I was asking,” Tamron revealed.

Although Tamron didn’t call out the “people” by name, she did show a clip from one of the Tell-Alls, during which she questioned if Kody legally marrying Robyn made them feel that he had “legitimized one wife” over the others.

Tamron had warned the family beforehand that it was possible that her question “would offend” them. After it was asked, Robyn told Tamron she was, in fact, offended. 

(Tamron didn’t confirm that this was the moment that caused her to lose the hosting gig.) 

Although Tamron hosted the Tell-Alls from 2013 to 2017, she admitted to viewers on Wednesday that she didn’t even want the job at first, saying she only accepted it for the money. 

“ … I am being very honest with you to tell you that initially, I did not want to host that show,” she said. “I was asked to do it and at the time I said, ‘It’s a check. Done!’” 

Tamron said that after getting to know the Brown family through the Tell-Alls, she had– and continues to have– “a lot of respect for Meri,” and was very excited for the opportunity to catch up with her after so many years.

After Meri sashayed out onto the stage, Tamron confessed that she was “really hurt” when she was let go from her ‘Sister Wives’ Tell-All gig. Meri then confirmed that some members of the Brown family were, indeed, unhappy with Tamron’s bold questions.

“I always felt like I had a really cool connection with you and I never had any issues with you,” Meri said.

“You’re blaming the other wives?” Tamron joked.

“Oh, 100 percent!” Meri responded.

Meri then doubled down on her support of Tamron.

“I know that there are people in the family who struggled with your wanting to hold them accountable, which is why they didn’t [want you to host anymore].” Meri said. “But that’s what you do! You hold people accountable, and when people don’t want to be held accountable, they kick you out of the club.”

In the years since Tamron was fired, Sukanya “Suki” Krishnan has filled the role of host, much to many fans’ dismay. The show’s viewers have been very vocal on social media that Suki often fails to ask hard questions and/or hold the Browns accountable for their on-screen actions.

After a clip of the upcoming ‘Sister Wives’ Tell-All episode— which features Suki as host— was posted to the official ‘Sister Wives’ Facebook page, fans sounded off in the comment section about wanting a host who actually asks tough questions.

“Why did they bring Suki back?” one person wrote.

“She’s the worst!” someone else commented.

“She is the worst interviewer ever,” another wrote.

New episodes of ‘Sister Wives’ begin airing this Sunday on TLC. 

Watch a clip from Friday’s episode of the ‘Tamron Hall Show’ below.