{"id":264501,"date":"2026-09-22T18:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-she-quit-mormon-wives-due-to-bullying-from-co-stars\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:32:53","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-says-she-quit-mormon-wives-due-to-bullying-from-co-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-she-quit-mormon-wives-due-to-bullying-from-co-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Says She Quit &#8216;Mormon Wives&#8217; Due to &#8216;Bullying&#8217; From Co-Stars"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul is done with <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives <\/em>\u2014 and she\u2019s leaving the Hulu reality show amid a whole lot of drama.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star announced her exit Monday, and in the process, she accused her co-stars of bullying her while she deals with ongoing legal and custody battles involving her exes.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy Instagram post, Taylor thanked the network for supporting her and allowing her to return to the show following the chaos surrounding her abruptly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/taylor-frankie-paul-i-got-engaged-on-the-bachelorette-and-then-kept-talking-to-my-ex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canceled season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu's &quot;The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives&quot; Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-563546 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2214311759-7-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives\u201d Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Araya Doheny\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But she made it clear that she\u2019s no longer interested in continuing under the current circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, I don\u2019t desire to move forward like this,\u201d Taylor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor also claimed that she had been the target of a months-long \u201cpile on\u201d involving nearly the entire cast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost the entire cast plus some, going at me\u2026.laughing about my kids is disgusting,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor went on to claim that some of the women knew what she had been dealing with over the past several months but continued to criticize her anyway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdjppCBmuxa\/?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 specifically described the situation as \u201cbullying for months,\u201d while also claiming that messages had been sent to her by a group that wanted to push her \u201cto the point of committing suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the messages arrived while she was on her way to film the Season 5 introduction, which helps explain why she did not appear in portions of it.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, this latest drama comes at a particularly messy time for Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>Her custody battles with ex-husband Tate Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen have continued to play out amid a series of legal developments.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, we reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/taylor-frankie-paul-failed-multiple-drug-tests-will-lose-parenting-time-with-kids-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor had allegedly failed multiple court-ordered drug tests<\/a>, resulting in her parenting time being reduced to eight hours per week. Taylor has not publicly addressed those allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u2019s apparent <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> exit also comes shortly after co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/taylor-frankie-paul-mothers-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mikayla Matthews announced that she would not continue with the series<\/a>, citing Taylor\u2019s return as a major reason for her decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dc-APJ1lOkG\/?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>Mikayla has since doubled down, saying she still does not plan to return despite Taylor\u2019s apparent departure.<\/p>\n<p>As for Taylor, she ended her lengthy statement with a surprisingly somber assessment of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to remove myself so they can continue,\u201d she wrote, adding that she had nearly convinced herself she deserved \u201call this pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy question has been how much suffering and scrutiny is going to be enough\u2026I\u2019m just relieved to be out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah. Whatever happens next for <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>, it seems increasingly unlikely that the MomTok drama is going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\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\/09\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-she-quit-mormon-wives-due-to-bullying-from-co-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Taylor Frankie Paul is done with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives \u2014 and she\u2019s leaving the Hulu reality show amid a whole lot of drama. The reality star announced her exit Monday, and in the process, she accused her co-stars of bullying her while she deals with ongoing legal and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-264501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}