TikTokers Spill The Tea On ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

The fact present follows a gaggle of Mormon mother mates who dwell in Utah and their #MomTok fame, in addition to how all of them moved previous a swinging scandal that shook up their lives and had folks speaking…particularly on TikTok.

Many TikTokers have been following the group even earlier than the truth present debuted in early September, however now after watching the sequence, they’re chiming in with their unfiltered ideas.

In case that is the primary you are listening to about this group of ladies, let’s catch you in control.

The sequence follows the lives of a gaggle of Mormon mother mates – Taylor Frankie Paul, Jennifer Affleck, Demi Engemann, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Whitney Leavitt, Jessi Ngatikaura, and Mikayla Mathews.

All of it started when TikTok mother influencer Paul, who seems to be the chief of the group, went viral in 2022 due to her “soft-swinging” scandal along with her then-husband Tate and different Mormon {couples}. The scandal made headlines and everybody watching had one thing to say, particularly TikTokers.

Whereas all the forged wasn’t swinging, it positively introduced main consideration to the group, which fueled everybody’s need to know extra about what goes on behind closed doorways for this group of Mormon mothers. And now just a few weeks after the present dropped on Hulu, TikTokers are sharing their ideas in movies and remark sections.

Whereas many individuals would possibly watch the present and assume that they cannot be portraying Mormonism precisely, some TikTokers have spoken up about it. One content material creator, Alyssa Grenfell, shared her ideas on the subject to assist shed some gentle on simply how correct all of it is or is not.

“So many individuals stated that ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ wouldn’t be an correct illustration of Mormonism, however after binging the present, I couldn’t disagree extra,” she stated in her viral video. She then talked about every forged member.

“First we’ve Whitney who’s married to a dude who appears to be homosexual and possibly positively cheated on her however they’re retaining it collectively as a result of I assume they have been married within the temple and divorce could be very taboo,” she stated. “Subsequent we’ve Makayla and she or he was pregnant by 15. Later, after the delivery of her son when she was 16 years previous, she married the person who impregnated her and he was 21 years previous. This occurs to lots of girls within the Mormon church. In the event you get knocked up, you are anticipated to marry that man, as a result of principally now you are broken items.”

She additionally gave some details about Zach, who she calls the “image excellent model of what the stereotypical Mormon man is actually like.”

“He is a controlling narcissist who threatens divorce at each flip,” she stated. “And he treats Jen like she’s his property.”

She additionally gave some perception into Layla, who joined the Mormon church as a result of it is unattainable to have a “social circle” in Utah if you’re not Mormon.

“In my view, this present reveals the affect that Mormon doctrine has on the lives of actual girls to a T,” she concluded her video.

Grenfell additionally shared one other video speaking about everybody being “up in arms about all of the improper issues.”

“Hulu lately introduced a brand new sequence the place the Mormon mommies who engaged in swinging and TikToking get their very own TV present,” she stated. “In fact, members of the Mormon church are up in arms about it and even went so far as to start out a petition to attempt to get the TV present taken down.”

Being raised as a Mormon, Grenfell has shared the “hyper strict guidelines” she needed to adhere to in a wide range of movies on TikTok. She shared that it is “humorous” to her that members of the church declare “that the church is not centered on hyper-strict guidelines, but additionally need to say that these girls do not get to name themselves Mormon as a result of they do not observe these guidelines.”

She concluded her video by saying “the truth that Mormons are extra up in arms about just a few influencers calling themselves Mormons than they’re about their church’s personal discriminatory practices tells you all the pieces you have to know concerning the ethical compass of many members.”

One other TikTok content material creator, Katie Riccio, shared a clip that deep dives into Taylor Frankie Paul’s “swinging events.”

“After studying the precise particulars of the gentle swinging these Mormon {couples} did, let me simply say, I do not assume it was very gentle,” Riccio stated in her viral video. “I lastly received round to listening to Taylor’s episode of ‘Viall Information’ and it’s so juicy.”

Riccio stated the episode was lengthy and Paul talked a couple of “lot of stuff” in “nice element.” She then shared that she was going to interrupt the matters into sections in follow-up movies to make it simple for anybody making an attempt to catch up. This specific video was all concerning the precise swinging. Riccio defined the state of affairs intimately and plenty of viewers dropped into the feedback to share their ideas.

“Omg who simply went down the SOAKING rabbit gap, I simply introduced myself again to this video after 2 hours of my jaw being on the ground,” one particular person wrote. One other added, “As a Mormon, I actually by no means knew something about the entire soaking factor till I used to be 25. I believe it’s a Utah Mormon factor. Trigger neither of my dad and mom knew about it both.” 

(If you do not know what “soaking” is, Google is your greatest pal.)

In the event you’ve watched the sequence and are prepared to listen to extra inside information or simply deep dive into extra of the craziness, TikTok is the place to be. Riccio has shared many different movies speaking about completely different components of the sequence.

In a single video, she shares a stunning backstory that did not make it on the present about Mayci Neeley.

“The story of what occurred between Mayci and her ex-boyfriend/child daddy is definitely actually loopy,” Riccio stated. “And I really feel like I have not heard too many individuals speaking about it however Mayci has been opening up extra about it on completely different podcast interviews, and she or he has a whole video on TikTok speaking about it.”

The video continues to share how Neeley received pregnant at 19 by her boyfriend. There was lots of strain on the 2 of them to get married as a result of they have been Mormons and she or he was pregnant. The strain was attending to them each and so they started arguing through textual content messages.

“Little did I do know, Eric was driving whereas texting me. Pissed off, I finished replying to his messages,” Riccio learn. “And later that very same day, Macyi discovered that Eric had been killed in a automotive crash.”

Need to know extra concerning the notorious #MomTok mothers? A fast search of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” within the TikTok search bar will convey you to infinite quantities of movies on the present.