Taylor Frankie Paul says she quit ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’
Taylor Frankie Paul is stepping away from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
In a lengthy Instagram post, shared Monday, the reality TV star cited “bullying” from her castmates, ongoing custody battles with the fathers of her children and recent alleged failures of court-ordered drug tests as some of the reasons behind her decision.
“My gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return. However I don’t desire to move forward like this,” explained Paul, who was confirmed earlier this month to be returning to the hit Hulu show for Season 6.
“I originally was willing to be removed to let [the rest of the cast] all continue on with less stress and I’m back to that point.”
She lashed out at her co-stars in particular, saying, “Some of the girls know what I’ve been through and then to turn and collectively pile on with their ‘statements’ knowing there has been ongoing abuse through the system the last 8 months on top of what I’ve endured. Almost the entire cast plus some, going at me….laughing about my kids is disgusting.”
Paul went on to say that she “bit [her] tongue” there.
“These same people had meetings telling me I need to lead the way of pay….my voice was the only one that can make it happen and then they would work from what I demanded. I’m grateful I never followed through with their requests of demands and I’m grateful I kept same pay out of fairness and integrity,” she alleged.
“I treated production and crew with respect always, in fact they are ones who checked on me throughout this. It’s to the point of bullying for months now. My question has been how much suffering and scrutiny is going to be enough…I’m just relieved to be out.”
In additional captions in her photo carousel, Paul appeared to read messages of support from commenters who called out “cyberbullying” and “disgusting” behavior, apparently aimed at Paul’s costars.
As previously reported, Paul, 32, allegedly had her parenting time reduced to eight hours a week after she failed multiple court-ordered drug tests in the last 60 days, according to a recent TMZ report.
The court reportedly ordered the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star to four hours with her kids Indy, 8, and Ocean 6, whom she shares with ex-husband Tate Paul, and four hours with son Ever, 2, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
Page Six reached out to Paul’s rep for comment.
ABC previously scrapped Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette” and halted production on “SLOMW” in March amid the domestic abuse allegations.
At the time, video of an alleged 2023 incident surfaced, showing Paul hurling metal stools across the room at Mortensen, while Indy was present.
Paul has since been embroiled in a seemingly endless series of issues regarding her exes and children, including struggling with separate custody agreements proposed by her exes that would give each of them 60 percent custody while she retained 40 percent.
Insiders noted that Paul, who briefly checked herself into rehab in June, “has been working on herself” while attempting to deal with her ongoing personal issues, and that the networks have been “supportive.”
However, not everyone has been sympathetic. Paul’s “SLOMW” co-star Mikayla Matthews alluded on Instagram (without naming names) that Paul’s return spurred her own decision to quit the series.
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