Need a Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Catch-Up Before Season 5? Let This Be the Answer to Your Prayers
The trailer teases custody fights, breakups and a canceled Bachelor season as the MomTok cast faces fallout from a resurfaced 2023 altercation.
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives returns to Hulu tonight at midnight for Season 5, following eight Mormon Utah TikTok influencers known as MomTok navigating romance, fights, and family life.
- Production halted briefly after ABC canceled Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette season in March 2026 following a resurfaced video of a 2023 altercation between Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen.
- During The Bachelorette, Paul confirmed she got engaged to contestant Doug Mason but slept with Mortensen three times upon returning home and reconnected with former flame Ben Lambert before ending things with Mason.
- The season five trailer hints unresolved tension remains between Paul and Mortensen, with footage showing him displaying a tattoo of her initials, while cast member Mayci Neeley noted 'there's so much stuff the public doesn't know.'
- Beyond Paul's drama, season five addresses Jessi Draper's divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura after five years, Miranda McWhorter's new romance with Kaleb Winterburn from Montana Boyz, and Layla Taylor's split from Mason McWhorter, with the show renewed through season 7.
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After Taylor Frankie Paul’s ‘Bachelorette’ Scandal, ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Just Isn’t Fun Anymore
SPOILER WARNING: The following story contains plot details from Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” From its very first moments, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has been inextricable from the toxic entanglement between #MomTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. Two years ago, the show began with a violent encounter between the pair as captured on police officers’ body cameras. (…
The not-so-secret health struggles of ‘Mormon Wives’
What diseases does Mikayla Matthews have? What did Layla Taylor say about her eating disorder? And what have Taylor Frankie Paul and Jen Affleck said about their mental health? With season 5 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" premiering on Hulu today, here's a run-down of the cast's health troubles.
Taylor Frankie Paul makes several confessions about cheating on ‘Bachelorette’ fiancé Doug
“I got myself in a doozy,” she says on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Ya think?! Taylor Frankie Paul; Doug MasonCredit: Disney/Michael Kirchoff; Disney/Evan MullingKey PointsTaylor Frankie Paul admitted on season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives that she cheated on Doug Mason, the man she got engaged to on The Bachelorette.The Hulu show revealed she slept with ex Dakota Mortensen and started talking to a man named Ben.Paul ended things…
Taylor Frankie Paul details explosive fight with ex Dakota Mortensen before ‘SLOMW’ production shut down
Taylor Frankie Paul detailed her explosive fight with ex Dakota Mortensen on the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Season 5, before production was shut down.
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