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Robyn, who was the last wife to join the previously polygamous group and is Kody’s legal wife, said her husband looked “really shocked” when he came into the room where she was working.

She admitted it took a while for her to warm to the idea of joining a polygamous union, though Shirley's receptive attitude made it easier for her.

She grew up in a polygamous family, with her mother being the youngest of three wives.

There is a lot of back and forth about the polygamous history of Mormonism and, increasingly, the perils of believing in one religion over another when they share similar mythologies.

The 56-year-old monarch is currently in a polygamous arrangement with 11 wives - and has been married 15 times in total.