Taylor Frankie Paul exploded online when she started sharing social media videos with a group of other Mormon mothers during the coronavirus crisis.
Paul, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often attends Whitney Leavitt, Miranda McWhorter, Demi Engemann, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor again Jen Affleck with a series of dance-based TikToks.
Amid MomTok’s growing popularity, Paul broke the internet when he claimed that in 2022 some of his friends were involved. the “slow change” scandal. that led to her divorcing her husband Father Paul. Almost two years later, Taylor and her fellow MomTokers got their own Hulu series, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, to write the history of the fall.
“I’m best known for my Swinger Mom articles,” Taylor said you are only told Us Weekly in September 2024. “On this show, I really wanted them to see me and see me more and my personality and a deeper level. I feel like I’m more different online than I am in an interview. So I felt like this was my chance to tell my story and take a deeper look at who I am.”
Throughout the first four seasons of Mormon wivesTaylor wrote about her life as a single mom and her on-off relationship with Dakota Mortensen. Taylor was nominated as the leader of season 22 The Bachelorette in 2025, anyway it was canceled days before the games started for alleged domestic violence.
Keep scrolling to revisit Taylor’s highs and lows in the spotlight:
2020
Taylor Frankie Paul enlisted a group of fellow Mormon moms to create social media content together, including viral dance trends, beauty tips and other lifestyle vlogs.
2022
Almost two years after MomTok went viral, Taylor Frankie Paul sent shockwaves through fans when she announced her divorce from Tate Paul. (Taylor and Tate share daughter Indy and son Ocean.)
At the time, Taylor said in a June social media post that many of the group’s members were in relationships outside of their marriages.
“I think we were all drinking and having fun and the guys were like, ‘You girls have to see for yourself,’ and that was it. It wasn’t a big deal to me,” Taylor said on the “Viall Files” podcast in September 2024, listing the sex activities she tried at the cabin parties she and Tate hosted. “To have sex in the same bed next to each other, the girls kiss their husbands and touch each other’s wives.
Another one Mormon wives stars, save Miranda McWhorter and ex-husband Chase McWhorterrefused to participate in any skating clubs.
For Taylor, her marriage ended after she had sex outside of her relationship. After his divorce, he started dating Dakota Mortensen.
2023
Dakota Mortensen and Taylor Frankie Paul in ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.’
Disney/Fred HayesTaylor Frankie Paul was arrested in February after a heated argument with her then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. The organizer was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence involving a child, child abuse and criminal mischief. Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, some of which were dismissed.
After Taylor was released from police custody, he reconciled with Dakota. During their meeting, Taylor found out she was pregnant with child number 3, her first with Dakota.
“All charges were dropped,” Taylor said on “Call Her Daddy.” a podcast in September 2025. “I have never hurt my daughter, I have never done anything on purpose with my children.
In March 2026, TMZ obtained footage of the alleged altercation, in which Taylor threw a chair at Dakota. Taylor’s lawyer, however, said the video did exist “selectively edited.”
2024
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 1 premiered on Hulu, soon breaking streaming records for the platform. The popularity of this show led them to be renewed for seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
In her life, Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen welcomed their son Ever True in March months before the split. They continued dating, which appeared on the Internet Mormon wives.
2025
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen broke up again in the fall, just before he was named the lead for season 22 of ABC’s. The Bachelorette.
“I’m looking forward to meeting a few people outside my bubble,” Taylor said you are only told Us Weekly in September 2025. “I’m so excited to get to know different perspectives and new parts about myself again.”
According to Taylor, it was her “goal” to meet The One and participate in a reality TV show.
“I’ll take my time, I’ll be like, getting to know people,” he teased. “Maybe I learned things that I didn’t like or didn’t do, that I didn’t know. I think this will be very good in the long term.”
Days before production began, Taylor and Dakota reunited during filming Mormon wives season 4. The Bachelor Nation season finally wrapped filming in December.
2026
Taylor Frankie Paul season of The Bachelorette was scheduled to air on ABC in March. A few weeks ago, local Utah police arrived at his home following an alleged altercation in February with Dakota Mortensen.
While The Bachelorette was already being taped and Taylor denied the allegations, ABC ended up airing it days before the premiere.
“We have decided not to continue with the new season The Bachelorette at this time,” said a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television Us in the statement. “We are focused on supporting the family.”
Mormon wives was filming season 5 at the time, but Hulu temporarily halted production.
