{"id":141549,"date":"2025-01-02T14:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/mormon-wives-jen-affleck-cries-over-hardest-year-amid-split-rumors\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:39:42","slug":"mormon-wives-jen-affleck-cries-over-hardest-year-amid-split-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/mormon-wives-jen-affleck-cries-over-hardest-year-amid-split-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mormon Wives&#8217; Jen Affleck Cries Over &#8216;Hardest Year&#8217; Amid Split Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"125.0370942813\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3845628\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jen and Zac Affleck<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Jen Affleck\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> star <strong>Jen Affleck<\/strong> admitted to struggling throughout 2024 amid speculation about her marriage to <strong>Zac Afflec<\/strong>k.<\/p>\n<p>Jen, 25, took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jenniferaffleckk\/video\/7454652078879804714?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7424355578280379947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> on Tuesday, December 31, to share a video of her crying, which she captioned, \u201cThe hardest year of my life. But one that will forever change me and who I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The footage was accompanied by audio of <strong>Queen Latifah<\/strong>\u2019s speech from the movie <em>Last Holiday<\/em>. \u201cWasted too much of my life being quiet,\u201d the sound said. \u201cI was afraid, I guess. You know how it is. You keep your head down and hustle and hustle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-producers-reveal-their-hopes-for-season-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-producers-reveal-their-hopes-for-season-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eceived an outpouring of support<\/a> from her costars in the comments section. Her friend <strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong>, also featured on <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,<\/em> shared a similar message via her TikTok amid rumors she split from <strong>Dakota Mortensen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.8625592417062\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jen-zac-afflecks-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feature-The-Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Stars-Jen-Affleck-and-Zac-Affleck-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?crop=0px%2C481px%2C1438px%2C813px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Stars Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck Relationship Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feature-The-Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Stars-Jen-Affleck-and-Zac-Affleck-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jen-zac-afflecks-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Jen and Zac Affleck&#8217;s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Jen Affleck\/Instagram Viewers have a lot of opinions about Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck\u2018s marriage after watching their relationship play out on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The couple started dating in 2018 and got married one year later. After expanding their family twice, Jen and Zac joined the cast of Hulu\u2019s [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c2024 was the worst year of my life,\u201d Taylor, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@taylorfrankiepaul\/video\/7455102989804621086?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in one video. Another read, \u201cI didn\u2019t think my 20s would be so trying, so full of gain, joy, learning lessons, loss, pain, confusion, love, betrayal, shame, guilt, heartbreak, happiness and sadness all mixed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor shared highlights from her 20s, which included ups and downs with ex-husband <strong>Tate Paul<\/strong> and her romance with Dakota. The video ended by showing Taylor alone with her kids. Dakota, for his part, shared a TikTok of him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mormon-wives-taylor-frankie-paul-dakota-celebrate-christmas-separately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving into a new apartment<\/a> after the holidays.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jenniferaffleckk\/video\/7454652078879804714\" data-video-id=\"7454652078879804714\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.1884057971014\">\n<section wp_automatic_readability=\"2.5507246376812\"> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jenniferaffleckk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jenniferaffleckk?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@jenniferaffleckk<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The hardest year of my life. But one that will forever change me and who I want to be. <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c suono originale - Movie_gle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/suono-originale-7447884637051570966?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c suono originale \u2013 Movie_gle<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Season 1 of Hulu\u2019s <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> premiered in September 2024 and followed a group of Mormon mom influencers in Utah. While<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-frankie-paul-and-dakota-mortensens-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Taylor and Dakota\u2019s issues<\/a> were largely at the center of the series, Jen and Zac\u2019s marriage also had its moment. Initially, Jen was presented as a devout Mormon with a seemingly perfect home life, but her costars \u2014 and viewers \u2014 got a glimpse at her marital issues toward the end of the season when Zac claimed she had \u201cno values or morals\u201d after a girls night out in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZac\u2019s making me feel like I did do something, like I cheated on him or something. I clearly didn\u2019t do anything, and he knows my heart and my intentions,\u201d she said during a confessional. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s so upsetting that he doesn\u2019t believe me or trust me. I would never do anything to jeopardize our marriage and it makes me sad that he doesn\u2019t feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.2693333333333\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/realitycouplelead.jpg?crop=0px%2C12px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Couples Survived reality TV Curse Snooki-Polizzi-and-Jionni-LaValle melissa joe gorga\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/realitycouplelead.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Couples Who Survived the Reality TV Curse (So Far) <\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWho says true love doesn\u2019t exist on reality TV? While it seems to be a trend that many marriages on reality TV end in divorce, there are still some reality TV couples out there beating the odds. Big Brother\u2018s Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo\u00a0met while filming season 18 of Big Brother in 2016. The timing [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jen defended Zac <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/are-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jen-zac-affleck-still-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when the episodes were released<\/a> in September 2024, exclusively telling <em>Us Weekly<\/em> where the couple stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since we finished filming, we\u2019ve been doing nonstop therapy and it\u2019s been great,\u201d Jen said at the time. \u201cSo if anything, [watching the show] is just going to be exposure therapy at this point. We\u2019ve healed and now we\u2019re ready to talk about it once it comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jen also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jen-affleck-lists-zacs-acts-of-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down suggestions<\/a> that her husband was the reason for her leaving MomTok, saying, \u201cIt had a lot to do with just me and just figuring out everything. There are so many factors \u2014 not just our relationship \u2014 like religion, friendships and my children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cIn order to make the right decision for me and my family, I really had to take a step back and ask myself, \u2018How am I going to move forward and what\u2019s best for us?\u2019 You\u2019ll just have to wait for season 2 to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The couple have since moved from Utah to New York while Zac attends medical school. When <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> was renewed for season 2, however, viewers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-jennifer-and-zac-affleck-sell-utah-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned the status<\/a> of Jen and Zac\u2019s marriage. The pair haven\u2019t directly addressed the rumors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChoosing to step away from social media has been one of the best things I\u2019ve done for my mental health,\u201d Jen wrote via Instagram Story in December 2024. \u201cI can\u2019t lie \u2014 these months have been some of the toughest I\u2019ve faced, but they\u2019ve also helped me gain clarity about myself, my relationships and the mother and friend I aspire to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zac\u2019s own Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jen-affleck-says-she-got-clarity-from-social-media-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">account is private<\/a> and his bio reads, \u201cOfficial Fan Page of Jen, Nora and Luca @jenniferlaffleck.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mormon-wives-jen-affleck-cries-over-hardest-year-amid-split-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen and Zac Affleck Courtesy of Jen Affleck\/Instagram The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck admitted to struggling throughout 2024 amid speculation about her marriage to Zac Affleck. Jen, 25, took to TikTok on Tuesday, December 31, to share a video of her crying, which she captioned, \u201cThe hardest year of my life. 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