The Mormon girls behind the #MomTok phenomenon turned the social media world the other way up when a scandal revealed that the content material creators have been additionally a gaggle of swingers.
Taylor Frankie Paul despatched shock waves via the TikTok world in 2022 when she introduced her divorce from now ex-husband Tate Paul and shared extra of their “soft swinging” life-style, which included among the mates featured in her movies.
A brand new Hulu collection, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” follows the aftermath of the intercourse scandal that rocked TikTok and turned a couple of dancing influencers into mothers with main incomes.
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A gaggle of Mormon TikTok influencers have been revealed to be swingers in a intercourse scandal that broke the Web. (Natalie Cass/Disney)
“I want people to have a better understanding of who I am,” Taylor advised Individuals journal. “I wanted to be vulnerable and show people that when you hit rock bottom, there is hope.”
Taylor and her ex had agreed to a life-style that included having a number of companions, though Taylor and her ex determined as a pair that they “wouldn’t go all the way.” When the scandal broke, she admitted that she “did step out of the agreement” and cheated on her ex with Dakota Mortensen, who she now calls her boyfriend and not too long ago had a toddler with.
Whereas Taylor’s world modified virtually in a single day, so have been the lives of a number of girls included in her movies and on their very own platforms.
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“The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines,” the present’s description mentioned. “Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?”
Taylor Frankie Paul mentioned she created the “MomTok” world. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
“I really like the Mormon church, however there are loads of guidelines that we’ve to comply with,” Mikayla Matthews mentioned throughout a confessional interview. “We were raised to be these housewives for the men, serving their every desire.”
“Have kids by the time you’re 21, or in my case, at 16.”
“I love the Mormon church, but there are a lot of rules that we have to follow.”
“Well, I’m like, f— this,” Taylor mentioned earlier than a video montage performed clips from her TikTok days. “I created MomTok. It’s a group of Mormon moms making TikToks. It started with Whitney, Mayci, Mikayla and I.”
“We’re breaking a norm,” Whitney mentioned. “We’re trying to change a stigma of gender roles in the Mormon culture.”
Mikayla Matthews discovered fame as a MomTok influencer. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
Mayci Neeley stars in “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
Jennifer Affleck is married to Ben Affleck’s cousin, Zac Affleck. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
“That’s what scares me,” one husband mentioned within the trailer. “In the church, we have rules for a reason.”
In one other excerpt, Taylor defined, “Mayci, I need you to twerk your a– off,” earlier than leaping into one other dance routine. “My goal was really just to be able to provide for my family,” one mother mentioned.
The ladies “blew up” in a single day and went from a couple of million followers to 9 million very quickly, merely from their group dance routines and relatable comedian sketches.
“Then it just turned into this whole group is swinging with each other,” Mikayla mentioned.
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“No one is innocent. Everyone has hooked up with, like, everyone,” Taylor mentioned in a TikTok clip shared within the trailer.
It was like swapping in entrance of one another standing subsequent to one another,” one mom explained to the group.
“Now there is a battle for MomTok,” another mom explained in a confessional before cutting away to one husband letting out a stressful exhale. “The drama’s now with the husbands.”
Demi Engemann shares her story as one of the Mormon TikTok influencers. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
Layla Taylor boasts more than 300,000 followers on TikTok. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
Jessi Ngatikaura joins the group of women on the series. (Pamela Litkey/Disney)
Jennifer Affleck explained to her husband, Zac, that “the group is essential to me” throughout a tense dialog. Zac, whose well-known cousins embrace Ben and Casey Affleck, responded that “being divorced and taking good care of two youngsters can be form of robust, so that you make the choice.”
Jennifer told People magazine, “It looks like we received 10 years of marriage counseling on this one season of filming.”
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Worlds start to collide offline as friendships are torn apart behind the scenes.
“On-line it seems to be like we’re all of the bestest of mates, however we’re not,” Whitney said.
At one point, the subject of alcohol is brought to the table – something Mormons abstain from as part of their religion. Drama reached a tipping point when body camera footage showed the night Taylor was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
“The scandalous world of a gaggle of Mormon mother influencers implodes after they get caught within the midst of a swinging intercourse scandal that makes worldwide headlines,” Hulu said in a series description. (Fred Hayes/Disney)
She was charged with aggravated assault (third-degree felony), two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child (third-degree felony), child abuse (class A misdemeanor), and criminal mischief (class B misdemeanor).
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In August, Taylor pleaded responsible to aggravated assault (a third-degree felony), and the opposite costs have been dismissed.
