Current:Home > ContactWhere Mormon Wives #MomTok Influencer Community Stands 2 Years After Sex Scandal -Dynamic Money Growth
Where Mormon Wives #MomTok Influencer Community Stands 2 Years After Sex Scandal
View
Date:2025-04-13 12:17:36
Two years after a "soft swinging" sex scandal, the #MomTok community is stronger than ever.
In fact, the group of Utah-based, Mormon TikTokers—who made headlines in 2022 after member Taylor Frankie Paul exposed some of the couples' extramarital affairs—will prove their faith and friendship can weather any controversy on Hulu's new docu-series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
"When you watch the full season, you'll see it progressively get better and us connect again," influencer Whitney Leavitt exclusively told E! News. "But when it first happened, it definitely did break us up. Just because we were all trying to process what just blew up the Internet. We all just needed a minute."
Costar Mayci Neeley echoed, "I think, too, it was scary for some of us, because we were being called swingers and getting labeled."
Both Whitney and Mayci—who have a combined 3.3 TikTok followers—have denied they and their husbands participated in the partner swapping.
"We were all just a little concerned about our reputation and judgment a little bit," Mayci added of their community’s initial fallout. "I think the group split in half when it first happened and now it's slowly recovering over time."
On the new reality series, fans will see just how the women came back together, specifically the once-strained friendship between Whitney and Taylor.
"We definitely make up,” Whitney explained. "Our friendship's closer than it has ever been. It's so cool to see throughout the season the process of reconnection happening."
And while the content creators were initially nervous to air their drama for the world to see on TV, Mayci thinks filming the show helped their friend group heal.
"Doing the show actually helped the progression of their relationships," the 29-year-old noted, "because if not, I don't think you guys would have ever talked. I think they are closer today because of filming the show and working through the feelings and traumas."
As for where the #MomTok influencer community stands today?
Though Whitney, 31, believes there are “definitely ups and downs" in the friend group, Mayci has a different outlook.
"Whitney has a different perspective I would say based on what happens towards the end of season," Mayci shared. "For me, I'm close with all the girls. I feel like I start trusting them more and more the more you spend time with them. I feel like it is stronger."
See the drama play out when The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres Sept. 6 on Hulu. And keep reading to meet the entire cast.
TikTok: 4.1 Million Followers
Instagram: 363K Followers
Taylor had two kids with her ex-husband and recently welcomed her third child with boyfriend Dakota.
TikTok: 2 Million Followers
Instagram: 250K Followers
Whitney has two kids with her husband and i currently pregnant with her third.
TikTok: 26.4K Followers
Instagram: 8,519 Followers
Newly divorced, Layla is navigating newly single life with two kids.
TikTok: 306.4K Followers
Instagram: 97K Followers
Divorced and remarried, Demi has a blended family with three kids.
TikTok: 123.6 Followers
Instagram: 139 Followers
Divorced and remarried, Demi has a blended family with three kids.
TikTok: 1.1 Million Followers
Instagram: 198K Followers
Jenn is married to Casey and Ben Affleck's cousin Zac Affleck. They have two kids.
TikTok: 2.4 Million Followers
Instagram: 230K Followers
Mikayla was a teen mom and now married with three kids.
TikTok: 1.3 Million Followers
Instagram: 116K Followers
Mayci is married with a blended family of two kids.
Check out Peacock to binge your favorite NBCU TV shows and movies, live sports and more!veryGood! (79399)
Related
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
- MyKayla Skinner Reacts to Team USA Gymnasts Winning Gold After Controversial Comments
- Three Facilities Contribute Half of Houston’s Chemical Air Pollution
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Nebraska teen accused of causing train derailment for 'most insane' YouTube video
- San Francisco police and street cleaners take aggressive approach to clearing homeless encampments
- Black leaders in St. Louis say politics and racism are keeping wrongly convicted man behind bars
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- Simone Biles now has more Olympic medals than any other American gymnast ever
Ranking
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Dog attacks San Diego officer who shoots in return; investigation underway
- 2024 Olympics: Gymnast Laurie Hernandez Claps Back at Criticism of Her Paris Commentary
- Jodie Sweetin defends Olympics amid Last Supper controversy, Candace Cameron critiques
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics
- Channing Tatum Reveals How Ryan Reynolds Fought for Him in Marvelous Tribute
- Social Security benefits for retired workers, spouses and survivors: 4 things married couples must know
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Simone Biles reveals champion gymnastics team's 'official' nickname: the 'Golden Girls'
San Francisco police and street cleaners take aggressive approach to clearing homeless encampments
How do I connect with co-workers in virtual work world? Ask HR
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Report: U.S. Olympic swimmers David Johnston, Luke Whitlock test positive for COVID-19
Orgasms are good for your skin. Does that mean no Botox needed?
Interest rate cut coming soon, but Fed likely won't tell you exactly when this week