If it wasn't for Taylor Frankie Paul’s “soft-swinging” scandal, Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives wouldn’t exist. But aside from catapulting her to new levels of fame, Taylor’s bombshell reveal also signaled the end of her marriage to then-husband Tate Paul. As she confessed in her livestream, the couple split after she hooked up with someone without him present — a no-no according to their agreed-upon rules. The firebrand influencer then brought a fresh batch of toxic relationship drama to the show with on-off boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
Despite her tumultuous track record with men — or perhaps because of it — ABC (who shares a parent company with Hulu) named her The Bachelorette for 2026. Whether Taylor finally finds lasting love with the whole world watching (fingers crossed!) remains to be seen. For now, with the third season of Mormon Wives out Nov. 13, here’s a closer look at her headline-making relationship history.
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Paul has one ex-husband, Tate Paul, whom she married in 2016 and divorced in 2022, the year her “soft-swinging” scandal rocked the Utah-based influencer community known as “MomTok.”
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Who was Taylor Frankie Paul’s husband?
Taylor Frankie Paul was married to Tate Paul from 2016 to 2022, and they share two kids: a daughter, Indy (born in 2017), and a son, Ocean (born in 2020). Despite Tate’s history with Taylor — a viral influencer and reality TV star — he’s a low-key guy with a job in sales and marketing. He remarried an aesthetician named Bailey and they recently welcomed a daughter.
Their marriage came to an end after Taylor admitted to violating their “soft-swinging” arrangement by hooking up with someone from their friend group when her husband wasn’t around. The revelation sent shockwaves through Taylor’s MomTok group and was followed by her split from Tate. Still, Taylor’s indiscretion was hardly the only reason for her divorce. "The divorce is not, like, all because of this huge blow up [in our friend group],” she said on TikTok in 2022. “It was more because I feel like we had a lot of other issues and then this was the tip of the iceberg." Tate has not appeared on the show or publicly revealed anything about the end of his marriage to Taylor.
Who was involved in the MomTok swinging scandal?
In her original confession, Taylor said, "No one is innocent. Everyone has hooked up with everyone in this situation” — which makes it sound like there were many people involved. But only Miranda and Chase McWhorter have confirmed their participation (Miranda is now a regular on the show with Chase making only very sinister appearances). The rest of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast has made it abundantly clear that they had nothing to do with the scandal.
Given that Taylor was just named the next Bachelorette, it would seem she’s single. She and Dakota ended their relationship (for the millionth time) at the end of 2024, after two years and one son, Ever, together, and that breakup appeared to stick. Thankfully, they appear to be on cordial coparenting terms these days.
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What happened between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota?
Put simply: They could not get past their trust issues, which stemmed from Dakota's infidelity and Taylor's deep-rooted insecurities. As with many storylines on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the details of Dakota’s betrayal were fuzzy for aw hile. After their baby was born, Taylor said she’d learned he’d been “lying the entire time,” but about what, exactly? Did he cheat on her with multiple women? Just a woman named Jenna? Who even was Jenna?!
Mayci eventually got to the bottom of things when she received an anonymous confession from someone claiming to have hooked up with Dakota after he was with Taylor — and, yes, that person turned out to be his ex, Jenna. Although he and Taylor tried to work things out for the sake of their family, Dakota’s infidelity and the fact that he lied about it made her feel like “trash,” and they couldn’t overcome the toxic cycle that had come to define their relationship.
Is Taylor Frankie Paul the next Bachelorette?
Yes! To critics of her casting, some of whom targeted her for being a single mom of three with “two baby daddies,” she said, “I am someone who can handle criticism and backlash, trust me, if anyone can handle it, I’m one of them. I felt bad more for other single parents or people in similar situations who read the criticism and wonder if that’s how people view us as single parents or just someone with not a pretty past. It made me feel for them and I’m here to say that we are human, we make mistakes, and how we move forward is what really matters.”
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