The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives The cast will be appearing on a reality TV show for the first time.
However, this is not their first time attracting huge audiences.
In addition to Ben Affleck’s cousins, the new Hulu reality show features a host of TikTok mom influencers, and this group of friends have a lot to share, from business to fame to the sex scandal that rocked the world.
Get to know the cast The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives!
Taylor Frankie Paul
The most central The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives One of the cast members was Taylor “Frankie” Paul, whose divorce announcement in June 2022 explained that they’d crossed a boundary line in their marriage despite a “soft swing” agreement.
Taylor has 4.1 million followers on TikTok, where she and her co-stars are part of “MomTok,” a group of mommy influencers — essentially a modern-day version of the old-school “mommy bloggers.”
Taylor, 30, has broken some of the rules she followed in her last marriage and started a new relationship with her former lover, now boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.
Taylor Frankie Paul is pregnant
Hulu’s premiere season The Secret Lives of Mormon WivesTaylor’s pregnancy will obviously play a major role in the story.
people Reports “I want people to have a better understanding of who I am as a person,” Taylor said.
As for the show, she added: “I wanted to show vulnerability and show people that even when you hit rock bottom, there is still hope.”
Trailer teases big drama for cast of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’
In February 2023, police arrested Taylor on suspicion of misdemeanor assault, criminal damage to property, and domestic violence in front of a child, following a fight with Dakota.
Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in August 2023. All other charges were dropped.
As you can see in the trailer above, Taylor’s arrest will play a major role in this season, but while there’s plenty of drama surrounding her, she’s only a small part of the cast.
Demi Engemann
Another mommy influencer is Demi Engemann, 30. She has a blended family and has three children.
Demi has over 300,000 followers on TikTok, a number that’s sure to grow. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“I am passionate about sharing my journey as a mother and empowering other women through their own journeys,” she said in a statement ahead of the premiere.
Jen Affleck
Zach Affleck is Ben Affleck’s first cousin, and his wife, Jen Affleck, has previously spoken (probably jokingly) about her desire to be the next Jennifer Lopez.
Speaking about the show, Jen said: “I’m looking forward to talking about what’s been going on in my relationships. I feel like I’ve gotten 10 years’ worth of counselling in just filming this one season.”
Some of her co-stars have been at the center of much more salacious scandals, and Jen considers herself perhaps a little more religious than her co-stars.
Jesse Ngatikaura
At 32, Jessie Ngātikaura is the oldest member of this collective of mommy influencers. She describes herself as the “grandma of the group.”
Jessie is not a grandmother. teeth Mother. Divorced and remarried, now in a blended family with 3 children.
Jessie owns half of JZ Styles, a hair school and extensions company, and she has been a hairstylist for over 10 years.
Layla Taylor
At the opposite age to Jesse is Layla Taylor, who at 23 is the youngest of the group.
But at an age where many are still choosing their career paths, graduating from college, and living at home, Leila is a single mother of two children and has already been married and divorced.
As the women discuss in the trailer, in Mormon culture, women are expected to marry and start having children at a very young age.
Macy Neely
While at Brigham Young University, Macy Neely was a D1 tennis player.
She’s also the founder of her own childbirth nutrition company. Not bad for a 29-year-old.
Macy comes from a blended family and has two children. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives She also plans to document her IVF journey as she looks to expand her family.
Mikayla Matthews
At 24, Mikayla Matthews became a mother even younger than many of her co-stars, who were also very young mothers: she was just 16. She is now married and has three children.
Mikayla said: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives “It really portrays the raw things we’re going through.
She added: “We wanted to show different sides of religion.”
Whitney Leavitt
Whitney Leavitt, 31, is married with two children, and as the trailer shows, she’s pregnant with her third baby.
“When you watch reality TV, you often see that they weren’t really friends before they filmed the show,” she said in an apparent critique of various ensemble reality shows, “and we built a business together and we get to show the world how we did it.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives It will premiere on Hulu on Friday, September 6. All eight episodes will be available to watch simultaneously.
