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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Mikayla Matthews<\/strong><\/a> is clarifying the reason for her exit from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n On Monday (September 14), the 26-year-old announced she quit the Hulu series amid filming<\/a> on season six, and the next day, she took to her Instagram<\/a> story to set the record straight on why she\u2019s leaving. <\/p>\n In her original statement, though she didn\u2019t name names, it was presumed she was referring to Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong><\/a> as the reason for her exit, and in her new statement, she confirmed it.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso to make things even MORE clear and shut down any assumptions cause there\u2019s plenty going around and it\u2019s still not clear to some people..<\/p>\n The ONLY reason I\u2019m leaving the show is because I was told a certain person was coming back.<\/p>\n I told them before agreeing to do 6 that I wasn\u2019t going to film if that certain someone came back. Because it\u2019s UNETHICAL and kids are involved. And I\u2019m being put in an unfair position because of the things I\u2019ve seen and heard that I don\u2019t agree with. Not just the barstool video everyone else saw(which mind you I saw this video for the first time in March) and other things with it that obviously made me question the one side I was hearing and unknowingly enabling the whole time. I NEVER knew the depths of it and I still don\u2019t.\u201d \u2013 Mikayla Matthews<\/strong> via Instagram story<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mikayla<\/strong> went on to say that the only reason why she agreed to film season six is because Taylor<\/strong> was not going to be there, but once they were told she was returning<\/a>, Mikayla<\/strong> walked away. <\/p>\n \u201cI said great, then I will not be participating, god bless and goodbye, haven\u2019t filmed a day since,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n \u201cThis wasn\u2019t a spur of then moment decision and it wasn\u2019t influenced a single percent by season 5 coming out. Infact already had that brought to everyone\u2019s attention and had that stance when I was doing season 5 interviews<\/p>\n No ultimatums, I\u2019m not in control of who comes and who leaves. If you guys watched season 5 and thought wow this is hard to watch, incredibly triggering and frustrating, imagine having it be your reality everyday. Why would you willingly agree to put your self back in that environment that has cause all that discomfort for every single person on this cast and crew <\/p>\n I have my contractual obligations and interviews for what I have filmed and that\u2019s the end of that. I \u2018keep talking about it\u2019 because it\u2019s still effecting me. It\u2019s my livelihood and I\u2019m extremely bothered by it. For the cast, the CREW who also had to take a break from how they provide for their family, the millions of dollars lost. Wake up people.\u201d \u2013 Mikayla Matthews<\/strong> via Instagram story<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In the recently released fifth season of SLOMW<\/em>, Mikayla<\/strong> and Taylor<\/strong> got into a big verbal fight in the finale, as Mikayla<\/strong> called out Taylor<\/strong>\u2018s actions and her going back to her ex, Dakota Mortenson<\/strong>. However, after the fight, Taylor<\/strong> apologized, and they shared a hug, and both shed tears. <\/p>\n Taylor<\/strong>\u2018s status on the show was uncertain after her season of The Bachelorette<\/em> was axed due to legal drama with Dakota<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Posted To:hulu<\/a> Mikayla Matthews<\/a> Taylor Frankie Paul<\/a> Television<\/a> The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Still](\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mikayla-on-slomw-788x525.jpg\")
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