'Sister Wives' star Christine Brown says she hopes it gets 'less awkward' for the adults to film together amid her split from Kody

• "Sister Wives" is returning to TLC for season 18, Variety confirmed on Wednesday. 
• Christine Brown said she's going to "stick with" filming the show even after her divorce from Kody. 
• Christine, who got engaged this year, said she hopes filming becomes "less awkward" with time.

TLC's "Sister Wives" star Christine Brown said she's going to "stick with" filming the hit reality show for its upcoming eighteenth season, and she hopes it gets "less awkward" filming with her ex Kody Brown and other former family members.

In an interview published on Wednesday by Variety's senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta, TLC president Howard Lee confirmed that "Sister Wives" would be returning for season 18 and that there is "no end in sight" for the series.

The show has followed polygamist Kody Brown, his four wives, and their 18 kids through one catfishing scandal, two moves, and three on-screen monogamous weddings since season one premiered in 2010. Season 18 will likely see the Browns continuing to deal with the aftermath of Christine's separation from Kody and her subsequent move to Utah.

Christine and Kody were "spiritually" (but not legally) married for over 25 years before they announced via Instagram that they were separating in November 2021. She was his third wife.

Season 17 largely centered on their split and the impact Christine's move from Flagstaff, Arizona, to Utah would have on the family as a whole. But another storyline focused on the impact Kody's strict COVID-19 safety rules had on his "spiritual" marriage to his second wife Janelle. Kody and Janelle announced their separation on the season 17 tell-all special after about 28 years together.

Then, in January, Kody and his first wife Meri announced the official end of their own "spiritual" marriage after more than 30 years together. They legally divorced in 2014 so Kody could legally marry his fourth wife, Robyn, and legally adopt her three children from another marriage. Meri and Kody's romantic relationship first became estranged in 2015 when Meri was the victim of a catfishing scandal.

Even though three of Kody's four marriages appear to be just about over, the TLC network president and Christine both think the Brown family story is far from over. Christine said she still calls Janelle her "sister wife."

"I think what people might think is still more interesting is how does the family actually work after somebody leaves? How do we manage the divorce with still having sister wives?" she continued. "So many people get divorced and work on their relationships with their exes and learn how to take care of kids together."

"We're all still a family," Christine said. "Hopefully it just gets less awkward."