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Filming Got SO BAD That These Mormon Wives Actually Quit The Show TWICE!

These Mormon Wives Actually Quit The Show TWICE!

Two of the biggest stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives almost didn’t make the final cut!

As Perezcious readers know, the new Hulu show centered on Taylor Frankie Paul and her group of #MomTok friends following the Mormon “soft swinging” scandal. Pretty quickly, star Whitney Leavitt became the season’s villain — striking up an ongoing feud with other co-stars and just serving all the shade you’d expect from a reality series enemy! But guess what?! She almost quit! What?!?!

Related: Taylor Frankie Paul’s BF Dakota Broke Up With Her! And We Know Why!

While chatting with Us Weekly on Wednesday, executive producer Jeff Jenkins revealed that Whit quit “a couple of times” during filming — mostly as the tides turned against her! Honestly, that’s not shocking. She largely distanced herself from the rest of the group in the latter half of the season, and when she did return — showing up to Mikayla Matthews‘ birthday party uninvited — it caused a whole big mess.

When joining the show, it really seemed like Whitney had no idea she’d become the villain, either. So, it’s not surprising to hear that she almost pulled the plug when she noticed that happening. But thank goodness she didn’t in the end!! The producer added:

“She thought better of it and stuck with it.”

The season would’ve been so boring without her. Hah! That said, it’s still up in the air whether she’ll return for a potential season 2, but Jenkins sounds hopeful. He teased:

“She’s one of those people [where] the camera loves their energy, and she’s evolving.”

FWIW, Taylor is supportive, noting that it could be a good chance to see “her redemption story.” But frenemy Mikayla isn’t on board! She previously told the outlet:

“[Her departure] takes a lot of stress off a lot of us. No one’s trying to force her to be friends with us or be in the group.”

Ouch…

So, we’ll see what happens! Interestingly, Whitney wasn’t the only one who nearly walked away! Jennifer Affleck also quit a few times! The producer added:

“I’m pretty sure Jen quit once or twice and then came back. To her credit, she saw the bigger picture and understands the importance of [the story] she was telling.”

Wow!

Jen went through some s**t with her husband Zac on the show, especially after a Vegas trip and an unexpected visit to the Chippendales show. Her husband WENT OFF on her, arguing that she had no “values and morals,” and even threatened divorce. (Meanwhile, his behavior toward her was WAY worse than anything she ever did, but whatevs!)

The season even ended on a big cliffhanger about the fate of her spot in #MomTok! After Zac got into medical school in New York, she struggled with the notion they were going to need to move across the country so he could chase his dreams — despite it potentially costing her “business opportunities” as the breadwinner of the family. Zac’s response? He didn’t give a f**k. Ugh!

Co-star Jessi Ngatikaura then revealed elsewhere in the finale:

“Jen called me and she goes like, ‘I just wanted to tell you my version of things and what’s going on.’ Jen told me that she’s leaving MomTok because of Zac. He doesn’t want her associated with us. I am really sad that this is just a continuous pattern that’s not getting better.”

Yeah, so, if he didn’t like her being in the show, we could see that also being a reason why she almost quit several times! Wild to think that those with the most drama on (and after) the show almost weren’t on it at all! Things would’ve been SO different as it first aired!

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Sep 25, 2024 09:55am PDT