Taylor Frankie Paul shared a cryptic Instagram Story calling out her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costars.
“Stayed off my phone most of the day then got on just to see more videos directed to me and as a group they are STILL going and if I respond I’m in the wrong,” Taylor, 32, wrote over a mirror selfie shared late Sunday, September 13.
She continued, “The only reason I’m continuing the show is to share my story and hopefully help people. I originally had no desire to be around them either but I have a bigger purpose I’m aiming towards and need to focus on that only. I have a good heart at [my] core and I just need to remember I’m not this evil person they want me to be.”
Taylor didn’t name any specific costars from the hit Hulu reality show; however, fans on TikTok have speculated that recent videos shared by Mikayla Matthews and Mayci Neeley may be about her.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives returned for its long-awaited fifth season on Thursday, September 10, after production was paused earlier this year amid legal issues involving Taylor and her ex Dakota Mortensen.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, September 12, Taylor responded to viewer reactions to season 5, in which she admitted to sleeping with Dakota, 33, after getting engaged on her canceled season of The Bachelorette.
“Sorry to those that thought they were going to see my redemption arc. That has slowly just begun,” she wrote via Instagram. “I’ve stayed in, single and celibate this entire time and nobody will have intimate access to me again unless he’s my person — and that’s a promise to myself.”
ABC pulled Taylor’s season of The Bachelorette days before it was set to premiere in March after footage emerged of a 2023 domestic dispute between Taylor and Dakota.
“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson said at the time.
During season 5 of Mormon Wives, Taylor revealed that she had gotten engaged to Bachelorette contestant Doug Mason, though she said she later broke things off with him. Viewers also saw her contend with her feelings for Dakota and musician Ben Lambert.
“[I said,] ‘Yes.’ Yes, I did [get engaged],” Taylor told her costars. “Then, I come home. Obviously [me and Dakota] were texting. ‘When are you going to be home?’ I don’t know how it led to it, but he came over.”
