Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Taylor, Dakota Not Together (Exclusive)

The Secret Lives of Mormon Women stars Taylor Frankie Paul And Dakota Mortensen put their relationship on hold, We weekly can confirm.

During an exclusive interview with Usconducted ahead of the recent social media speculation about their status, Taylor, 30, admitted the pair are going through a rough time after Dakota, 31, watched the show.

“I would say we’re working on things, and I really have no idea where it goes from here,” Taylor shared Us. “We’re not quite together yet, but we’re not quite done yet. I don’t know what the future holds for him and me.”

An emotional Taylor confirmed this Us that she is “heartbroken,” adding, “It’s just a lot. I’m trying to deal with it.”

As Taylor told it Us that she does not regret doing the show, Dakota was not happy with his portrayal.

“He has a really good, soft side, and I feel like that wasn’t shown on the show,” she explained. “He said, ‘I look this way… to you while you’re pregnant, when that’s just not the case with the way I’ve been treating you this whole time. Yes, I defended myself on that [some] fallen, but I’m not like that towards you. It makes me look like a terrible person when I’m not.”

Taylor and Dakota got together months after she announced her divorce from ex-husband Tate in the wake of their Mormon friend group’s soft scandal.

Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Womenwhich started streaming on September 6, captured Taylor and Dakota learning they were expecting their first baby together. She later suffered an ectopic pregnancy. In February 2023, Taylor was arrested for domestic violence after a drunken fight with Dakota, which was also caught on camera.

Taylor was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse causing injury and criminal mischief following the incident. She pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in August 2023, while the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice and a plea agreement reached the following month.

The Secret Lives of Mormon Women continued to document Taylor and Dakota’s journey by collecting cameras months after the arrest, when she was pregnant with son Ever.

“I’m pretty much known for my headlines on ‘Swinger Mom.’ I mean, the arrest was unfortunately another big hit, all over the internet. And so I would say those things are quite negative – obviously the [arrest] but the swinger wasn’t a good thing either, I want to be known for the rest of my life,” Taylor shared Us in a separate interview in August. “So for the show I really wanted them to see me and more of me and my personality on a deeper level. I feel like I come across so differently online than in conversation. So I felt this was my opportunity to tell my story and gain a deeper understanding of who I am.”

Taylor accused Dakota of not being honest about any potential overlap between Taylor and other women he saw when they started dating. After the series debuted, Taylor said she and Dakota were determined to have a future together following the birth of son Ever in March.

‘I just want to take my time for this time, this [would be] my second marriage. It will be very important to me, and I don’t want to get into another divorce situation,” Taylor explains. Us in August (before the show started streaming). “So I actually want everything to be very solid and have a foundation of trust. And so I feel like that takes time. I would love it if that were the end goal. But right now I think building up to that point is where I am.

Taylor noted at the time that neither she nor Dakota had seen what their relationship was recorded as The Secret Lives of Mormon Women.

“I feel like I’ve vented to my mom and been a little harsh — and he’s very sensitive — so I feel like it could be a lot harder for him,” she added. “It can also be a trigger to bring up these conversations. Mainly, I think I have the [season] cliffhanger, so that in itself raises something. We are doing well today, we are working hard, so I really hope that not too much comes out.”

The Secret Lives of Mormon Women is currently streaming on Hulu. For more information about Taylor and the cast, read the new issue of We weeklyon newsstands Wednesday.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi