Kody Brown’s SHOCK Reality Comeback: The Real Reason He Joined Special Forces — Fans Say It’s a Desperate Move to Erase His Past

As one of the genre’s most polarizing figures, Brown joins an intriguing list of athletes, actors, and reality stars putting themselves to the test, including The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice and her daughter Gia Giudice, headline-making actor Jussie Smollett, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and America’s Next Top Model‘s Eva Marcille, and The Valley‘s Brittany Cartwright, among others.

Though other celebrities will arrive in Morocco as spouses and family members, Brown’s appearance holds greater weight than many of the other stars. Sister Wives follows Brown and his polygamist family, which includes four wives and 18 children. This time, he’s here alone. Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test marks his opportunity to reboot his image without Sister Wives as his backdrop.

Kody Brown Will Feel the Weight of His Baggage on ‘Special Forces’

As the celebrities face this ultimate challenge, the history of Brown’s past weighs heavily on him. Since 2010, Brown has shared his life with viewers as his family has splintered over time. Most recently, in the series’ bombshell Tell-All special, Brown revealed his desire to move out of the country with Robyn Brown, officially splitting from his estranged wives and their children. This revelation becomes yet another notch toward his desire to run away from his problems. Perhaps this new Special Forces journey will provide him with much-needed insight into how to face and address his problems head-on. During the four-part Tell All, when specifically asked to comment on his failed marriages, he pushed the blame onto the women rather than own up to his part in the demise. Furthermore, his avoidance of certain questions proved his lack of accountability.

Now, he has a chance to change all that. With a constant need to shift the narrative to suit his needs, this new opportunity will not afford him the same chance. As seen throughout the show’s run, there is no room for excuses on Special Forces. Directing Staff (DS) agents Rudy Reyes, Mark “Billy” Billingham, Jason “Foxy” Fox, and Jovon “Q” Quarles will most certainly hold his feet to the fire or tell him to pack it up and go.

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test follows recruits as they learn “the art of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable” through training challenges across Morocco’s desert terrain. This season, challenges include a supply search in an abandoned village where they must race to extraction, a treacherous rat-run through dark and narrow tunnels, a plane shell dunk drill where recruits will be submerged underwater and must escape, and a death-defying urban ladder crossing between buildings 50 feet above the ground. The comforts that Brown is used to, including a multi-million dollar property, are wiped away in Morocco. He will be forced to abandon everything in order to reflect on his past should he want to change his future.

In addition to Brown, the full cast of recruits includes Brittany Cartwright, Randall Cobb, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, Andrew East, Shawn Johnson East, Mark Estes, Gia Giudice, Teresa Giudice, Chanel Iman, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, Eva Marcille, Johnny Manziel, Ravi V. Patel, Christie Pearce Rampone, and Nick Young.