{"id":193127,"date":"2025-09-15T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/kody-brown-i-faked-my-way-through-this-special-forces-show\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:20:37","slug":"kody-brown-i-faked-my-way-through-this-special-forces-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/kody-brown-i-faked-my-way-through-this-special-forces-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Kody Brown: I Faked My Way Through This Special Forces Show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kody Brown is getting honest about his dishonesty.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Us Weekly, the much-hated reality star admitted that he found ways to cut corners and sort of cheat the system during his time as a cast member on Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking, right?!?<\/p>\n<p>For someone as admirable as Kody  Brown?!?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-1024x549.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535175 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-1024x549.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-768x411.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-960x514.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-1080x579.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f-1200x643.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Pete Dadds\/ FOX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we had been just run ragged, [I was] wheezing, and it was a little bit fake,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kody-brown-fake-wheezed-during-special-forces-season-4-training-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown told the publication<\/a>, referring to Directing Staff (DS) instructors would \u201csort of\u201d haze the recruits.<\/p>\n<p>Explained the father of 17:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI figured if they thought I was really working hard, they wouldn\u2019t try to push me more, and I might need some energy for later. So, I\u2019m sitting there doing press-ups, and I\u2019m, like, wheezing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But not really, of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that my limits physically were never reached. I had more to give physically,\u201d Kody also told Us Weekly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516665 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kody-Brown-091324-1-13117bab357b478abe3677d8fa14c0b9.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kody Brown never really looks to happy, does he?<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown is most famous (infamous?) for having anchored Sister Wives ever since its very first episode.<\/p>\n<p>The series started with Kody as the legal\/spiritual husband to four women\u2026 three of whom have since left him and not looked back. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/kody-brown-marriage-is-a-cult-i-nearly-left-robyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown has since called marriage a cult<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the 56-year old no longer having any sister wives, the program will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/sister-wives-season-20-will-shock-you-christine-brown-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">returning later this month for Season 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The guy is a polarizing and sort of captivating small screen presence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e.webp 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-728x546.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-320x240.webp 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513027 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e.webp 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-728x546.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e-320x240.webp 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/633750834d423e00181ff54e.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kody Brown appears to be in distress here.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back to Special Forces, though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience was interesting [and] there\u2019s not a dull moment, even when you\u2019re sleeping, you\u2019re just worried you\u2019re gonna get woken up in the middle of the night and dragged out into a pool of cold water in the dry desert,\u201d he said to Us Weekly. \u201cMy teeth chattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were other physical setbacks and\/or limitations as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was one time when my muscles gave out,\u201d Brown continued. \u201cWe were supposed to be swinging across monkey bars, and I had sand on my hands, and I couldn\u2019t cup the monkey bars. I just didn\u2019t have the strength anymore to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-960x530.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1080x596.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511436 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-960x530.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM-1080x596.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.20.47%E2%80%AFPM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kody Brown is notoriously awful at tracking his money.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a previous report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/gia-giudice-kody-brown-clash-special-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kody did not get along <\/a>on this show\u2019s set with Gia Giudice.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds as if the controversial star has some other regrets, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made huge mistakes in leadership,\u201d he said of a challenge with Olympian Shawn Johnson East. \u201cIt was all just training, [but] it was embarrassing and sad because, in reality, if that would have been a combat situation, both of us might have been dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test Season 4 premieres on Fox on Thursday, September 25, at 9\/8c.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/kody-brown-i-faked-my-way-through-this-special-forces-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Kody Brown is getting honest about his dishonesty. In an interview with Us Weekly, the much-hated reality star admitted that he found ways to cut corners and sort of cheat the system during his time as a cast member on Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test. Shocking, right?!? For someone as admirable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-193127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}