Almost all the couples on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' deny being involved in the TikTok swinging scandal that made them famous — except one
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" follows a group of Mormon mothers and TikTokers.
The show introduces the women in the aftermath of a "soft swinging" scandal, though many denied being involved.
Here are all of the couples on the show.
Buckle up: the Mormon MomTok swinging scandal has made its way to Hulu.
If those words don't mean anything to you, here's a brief rundown: in 2022, Mormon mom influencer Taylor Frankie Paul announced that she and her then-husband were divorcing after "soft swinging" within their friend group led to her catching feelings for another friend's husband. That declaration resulted in several other Mormon MomTok influencers distancing themselves from the swinging claims and denying their involvement.
It also obviously resulted in a TV deal. "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" follows the lives and relationships — business and otherwise — between eight different MomTok influencers.
Here's a rundown of all of the couples involved in the television show.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortenson
The entire swinging scandal kicked off after Paul announced on social media that she and her then-husband Tate Paul were divorcing after "soft swinging" within their friend group. The two share two children, Indy and Ocean.
Taylor is currently dating Dakota Mortenson. They have one child together, Ever True, and Taylor documents her pregnancy on "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." She says in the series premiere that Mortenson is a "recovering addict."
In the series premiere, Taylor opens up about the fallout after the swinger drama.
"What was frustrating though was, like, all of the moms coming at me, like, crying like, "This is ruining our lives, take it down, blah blah blah,' and then they're joking about it on their, like, TikToks," Taylor says. "I'm like, 'This ruined your life and now you're joking about it? Like, I'm confused.'"
Whitney Leavitt and Connor Leavitt
Whitney and her husband Connor share two children together. These days, Whitney has been documenting another pregnancy on social media.
In the "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" premiere, Whitney opens up about a 2022 incident in which Connor was secretly on Tinder. She says that he had been on Tinder for their "whole marriage," but he told her that he had never met up with anyone from the app, though he would exchange messages and photos with women. He later told Whitney he had a porn addiction.
Whitney says that she and Connor temporarily left Utah for Hawaii because of the Tinder incident, rather than the MomTok swinger drama. She's denied being involved in the swinging.
Layla Taylor
Layla Taylor is divorced, and shares two sons with her ex-husband.
"Divorce isn't something that's encouraged in our church," Taylor told Today. "We're definitely taught to keep our families together. Families are forever. It's not something that I think they love, but I'm all for and I'm an advocate for making yourself happy."
Taylor told Today that she and her ex-husband agreed that their sons would not appear on screen in season one of the show.
Demi Engemann and Brett Engemann
Demi and Brett Engemann have what she calls "a bit of an age gap": In the series premiere, she was 29 years old, while he was 46. They each have children from previous relationships: Brett has two sons, and Demi has one daughter, Maude.
"The father of all fathers to his two sons," Demi said of Brett in a Father's Day post. "I've never seen a dad so involved or love their kids harder, the most devoted step-dad to Maude, and future father to our own children one day."
In the series premiere, Demi says that she had been at some parties where the swinging was happening, but she was completely unaware. She said that her husband, Brett, had "picked up on the vibe" from some of the other husbands in the group.
Demi says in a confessional that she and Brett "do not share," but that Taylor told her that she thought it would have been fun to swing with them.
Jessi Ngatikura and Jordan Ngatikaura
Jessi married Jordan Ngatikaura after divorcing her previous husband. They have three children, Jagger, Peyton, and Jovi.
Jessi denied in the series premiere that she and her husband were involved in the swinging.
"I'm way too busy and tired," Jessi says in the premiere. "By the end of the night I barely want to have sex with my husband half the time. I just don't know if I could handle, like, four other guys."
Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck
Jen and Zac Affleck were married in 2019, People reported, and share two children: Nara and Luca. And if that last name rings a bell, you're not mistaken: Zac is Ben Affleck's cousin once removed. Jen said in an Instagram post that she and Zac met when she was 18 years old.
"I'm definitely not your typical Mormon. I've made choices that some might consider outside the lines, like drinking and having sex before marriage," Jen wrote on Instagram. "However, those experiences taught me about the atonement. I'm not perfect, but I believe Jesus is."
Jen says in an episode one confessional that she was not a part of the swinging.
Mikayla Matthews and Jace Matthews
Mikayla met Jace when she was 16 and he was 21, and became pregnant before they were married. At the beginning of the series, they had been married for six years. They have three children together: Beckham, Haven, and Tommy.
Mayci Neeley and Jacob Neeley
Mayci told the Mirror in 2022 that she met her husband, Jacob Neeley, while she was raising her son, Hudson, as a single parent following the death of his father, Arik Mack. They were married in 2018 and share a daughter, Harlow.
In a May 2022 TikTok, Mayci posted a TikTok "clearing my name" amid the swinging drama.
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