{"id":232979,"date":"2026-04-06T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-left-the-mormon-church-complains-of-panic-attacks-in-candid-social-media-post\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:54:11","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-left-the-mormon-church-complains-of-panic-attacks-in-candid-social-media-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-left-the-mormon-church-complains-of-panic-attacks-in-candid-social-media-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Says She&#8217;s Left the Mormon Church, Complains of Panic Attacks In Candid Social Media Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the three weeks since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-has-permanently-tainted-bachelorette-franchise-rachel-lindsay-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC canceled her season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em><\/a>, Taylor Frankie Paul has mostly kept her feelings to herself.<\/p>\n<p>But the embattled reality star opened up like never before on Instagram over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of posts and Stories, Taylor bared her soul on Easter Sunday, revealing, among other things, that she is no longer a practicing Mormon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu.\" class=\"wp-image-508970 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul seems to lean into controversy in this screenshot.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul kicked things off with a video montage of selfies, Bible verses, and encouraging text messages she\u2019d received from friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last 40 days felt like hell on earth. Through every panic attack I prayed for strength as I could feel my body breaking down and out from the distress of it all,\u201d she captioned one post, adding: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd HE sent just that in various ways along with so many undeniable signs saying \u2018I am with you\u2019 which I can\u2019t wait to share that part. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve prayed since I was young and never strayed away because I believe he wants us to ask for help especially during our lowest points. However, instead of just asking I switched over to thanking him at the end of each day no matter how low I felt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has risen and he is real. I got chills today when I realized it\u2019s been 40 days exactly today in this frantic state,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-611x1024.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul says she's no longer a Mormon.\" class=\"wp-image-552177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-611x1024.png 611w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-179x300.png 179w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-573x960.png 573w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-611x1024.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul says she's no longer a Mormon.\" class=\"wp-image-552177 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-611x1024.png 611w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-179x300.png 179w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM-573x960.png 573w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-9.51.32-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul says she\u2019s no longer a Mormon.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clearly, Taylor was in a spiritual mood.<\/p>\n<p>But shortly thereafter, she shared in an Instagram Story that she had decided to \u201cdetach\u201d from the Mormon Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll always have love and respect toward it,\u201d she wrote in a lengthy message. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll even continue to go with my family at times. With that being said, it\u2019s time to detach myself from it,\u201d Paul continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly believe in Christ, God, the Bible, the divine. I believe we are loved whether we are praying in the church building from a bathroom floor at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWxMLqejs64\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cI\u2019ve also experienced grace and love from amazing people that aren\u2019t sure what they believe at all and that\u2019s okay. Point being there is more out there to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor seems to be in a pretty good place at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>But she also made it clear that that\u2019s a very new state of affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never felt the pain I\u2019m in now,\u201d she wrote in one of the text messages from her montage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot breathe. I\u2019m sad, so sad and in so much PAIN. I can\u2019t wait to help those in this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a different message, she told the recipient that she was in the midst of a panic attack.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that Taylor has been having a hard time lately. In addition to being fired by ABC, she\u2019s reportedly being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/dakota-mortensen-says-taylor-frankie-paul-punched-scratched-him-in-2026-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigated for additional domestic violence complaints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But at least she can take comfort in the fact that she has a strong support network and a whole army of fans cheering her on.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-left-the-mormon-church-complains-of-panic-attacks-in-candid-social-media-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes In the three weeks since ABC canceled her season of The Bachelorette, Taylor Frankie Paul has mostly kept her feelings to herself. But the embattled reality star opened up like never before on Instagram over the weekend. 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