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My Five Wives (2013)

My Five Wives poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rated
G
Rating
1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This reality series follows a polygamist family with one husband, his five wives, and their 25 children. It shows their daily life and how they navigate relationships and parenting while keeping their location secret to avoid legal trouble for polygamy.

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What happens

My Five Wives is an American reality television series broadcast on TLC that began airing in 2013. The show documents the life of a polygamist family, which includes wife Paulie Caroline, her husband, their four other wives, and their 25 children. The family began the series living in an undisclosed city outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, due to fear of prosecution for polygamy. Towns shown in the show are Payson, Spanish Fork, and Provo. The five wives in order of marriage are: Paulie, Robyn, Rosemary, Nonie, and Rhonda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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