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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has a solid that’s new to actuality TV.
They aren’t, nevertheless, new to having an enormous viewing viewers.
In addition to Ben Affleck’s cousin, the brand new Hulu actuality collection boasts an array of TikTok momfluencers. This pal group shares rather a lot, from a enterprise to a declare to fame to a intercourse scandal that rocked their worlds.
Get to know the solid of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives!
Taylor Frankie Paul
One of probably the most central The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives solid members is Taylor Frankie Paul. Her June 2022 divorce announcement included a proof that she had crossed marital boundaries regardless of their “smooth swinging” settlement.
Taylor has 4.1 million followers on TikTok, the place she and her castmates have been a part of “MomTok.” That’s a bunch of momfluencers — that are, in flip, simply the modern iteration of the “mommy bloggers” of yore.
30-year-old Taylor broke a number of the guidelines of her final marriage. And ended up in a brand new relationship with Dakota Mortensen — as soon as her aspect piece, and now her boyfriend.
Taylor Frankie Paul is pregnant
On the premiere season of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Taylor’s being pregnant will clearly play a task within the story.
People reviews that Taylor expressed: “I need individuals to have a greater understanding of who I’m.”
When it involves the present, she added: “I wished to be weak and present those who whenever you hit all-time low, there’s hope.””
The trailer teases main drama for the ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ solid
In February of 2023, police arrested Taylor on suspicion of misdemeanor assault, legal mischief, and fee of home violence within the presence of a kid. This was after a struggle with Dakota.
In August of 2023, Taylor pleaded responsible to aggravated assault. The different costs have been all dropped.
As you possibly can see within the trailer above, Taylor’s arrest will play a task within the season. But although she has loads of drama, Taylor is just one small a part of the solid.
Demi Engemann
30-year-old Demi Engemann is a fellow momfluencer. She has a blended household and three youngsters.
Demi additionally boasts over 300,000 TikTok followers. That quantity is bound to rise with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“I really feel passionately about sharing my journey via motherhood and empowering different ladies via theirs too,” she mentioned in her personal assertion forward of the premiere.
Jen Affleck
Zac Affleck is the cousin (as soon as eliminated) of Ben Affleck. His spouse, Jen Affleck, has spoken (maybe joked) previously about her need to turn into the following Jennifer Lopez.
As for the present, Jen mentioned that she feels “excited to speak in regards to the issues which have occurred in my relationship. It seems like we received ten years of counseling on this one season of filming.”
Some of her castmates have been on the heart of extra salacious scandals. Jen places herself ahead as maybe a bit extra religious than a number of the others.
Jessi Ngatikaura
32-year-old Jessi Ngatikaura is the eldest member of this momfluencer squad. She even manufacturers herself because the “grandma of the group.”
Jessi isn’t a grandmother, however she is a mother. She has divorced and remarried, and now has a blended household that includes three youngsters.
Jessi owns half of JZ Styles, a hair college and extension firm. She has been doing hair for over a decade.
Layla Taylor
On the other finish of the age spectrum from Jessi is Layla Taylor. At 23, she is the youngest of the group.
However, at an age at which many individuals are nonetheless selecting a profession path, wrapping up faculty, and residing at dwelling, Layla is a single mom of two and has already married and divorced.
As the women focus on within the trailer, Mormon tradition expects them to marry and start having youngsters at very younger ages.
Mayci Neeley
When she attended Brigham Young University, Mayci Neeley was a D1 tennis participant.
She can also be the founding father of her personal natal diet firm. Not dangerous for a 29-year-old.
Mayci has two youngsters in a blended household. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives may even doc her IVF journey as she goals to broaden her household.
Mikayla Matthews
24-year-old Mikayla Matthews grew to become a mom even youthful than lots of her still-very-young-mom castmates. She was solely 16. She is now married and has three youngsters.
Mikayla dished that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives “actually will get to the uncooked issues that we’re going via.
She added: ” We wished to point out the completely different sides to the faith.”
Whitney Leavitt
31-year-old Whitney Leavitt is married with two youngsters. As the trailer exhibits off, she is anticipating Baby #3.
“When you see lots of actuality TV, they aren’t actually mates earlier than filming the present,” she famous in a transparent dig at varied ensemble actuality exhibits. “We’ve constructed a enterprise collectively and we get to point out the world how we did that.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres on Hulu on Friday, September 6. All eight episodes shall be out there concurrently.
