Hulu‘s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is dredging up a scandal that Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, would probably rather forget.
Taylor revealed her split from then-husband Tate Paul in May 2022. Taylor and Tate split after the influencer, 30, opened up about their experience with “soft swinging” and revealed that she had cheated on him by stepping outside of the boundaries of their non-monogamy. This erupted into a scandal that swept TikTok after Taylor claimed other popular Mormon influencers were involved in their swinging group.
Taylor is starring in a Hulu reality show, featuring other Mormon influencers, that will explore the 2022 scandal in more depth.
Who is Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband?
Taylor was married to ex-husband Tate Paul from November 2017 until May 2022. The exes share a daughter named Indy who was born in August 2017 and a son named Ocean, born in June 2020.
Taylor Frankie Paul & Tate Paul’s ‘swinging’ scandal, explained
In May 2022, Taylor took to TikTok live to address allegations that she had cheated on her husband after revealing that they were separating. Taylor revealed that she and Tate had been engaging in “soft swinging” with a group of other couples in the Mormon influencer space.
Taylor claimed that she and her husband had agreed to experiment with other people provided that spouses were present and that no sexual intercourse was had. However, she took things a step further when she stepped outside of their agreement.
“I ended up catching feelings for one of the men in the group,” Taylor revealed on The Viall Files podcast on September 4, 2024, revealing that she had an emotional affair which progressed to having sex with the man without her husband being present. “I ended up coming clean,” she added, revealing this was the final straw in their already-fractured marriage.
“The divorce is not like, all because of this huge blow-up [in our friend group]. It was more ’cause I feel like we had a lot of other issues and then this was the tip of the iceberg,” Taylor said back in 2022.
Where is Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband, Tate, now?
Since his split from Taylor, Tate has gone on to welcome another baby with his now-fiancée, Bailey. While he has remained largely under the radar, he did reveal back in August 2023 that he was due to become a dad for the third time.
“Our cute baby girl is coming in October,” he wrote on his now-private Instagram alongside a photo of himself and Bailey. “We cannot wait to meet her! I love them so much!”
Tate is not set to appear in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives but, during her appearance on The Viall Files, Taylor said that Tate and Bailey were approached but ultimately decided to stay off the show and keep their children out of it too.
Taylor did say that she and Tate are on good terms. “We’re great, we go to soccer games every week together and we talk daily,” she said. “We don’t have to be friends [but] we are.”
For her part, Taylor welcomed a son named Ever with her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, in March. She and Dakota started dating in August 2022.
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