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

The truth present follows a bunch of Mormon mother buddies who reside 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 collection, they’re chiming in with their unfiltered ideas.

In case that is the primary you are listening to about this group of girls, let’s catch you on top of things.

The collection follows the lives of a bunch of Mormon mother buddies – 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 the complete forged wasn’t swinging, it undoubtedly 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 suppose that they can not 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 mild 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 have now Whitney who’s married to a dude who appears to be homosexual and doubtless undoubtedly cheated on her however they’re retaining it collectively as a result of I assume they have been married within the temple and divorce may be very taboo,” she stated. “Subsequent we have now Makayla and he or she was pregnant by 15. Later, after the beginning 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 a whole lot of girls within the Mormon church. Should 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 not possible to have a “social circle” in Utah if you’re not Mormon.

“In my view, this present reveals the impression 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 incorrect issues.”

“Hulu lately introduced a brand new collection the place the Mormon mommies who engaged in swinging and TikToking get their very own TV present,” she stated. “After all, members of the Mormon church are up in arms about it and even went so far as to begin 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 now not centered on hyper-strict guidelines, but in addition wish 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 every little thing you should 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 smooth swinging these Mormon {couples} did, let me simply say, I do not suppose it was very smooth,” Riccio stated in her viral video. “I lastly obtained 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 few “lot of stuff” in “nice element.” She then shared that she was going to interrupt the subjects into sections in follow-up movies to make it straightforward for anybody making an attempt to catch up. This specific video was all concerning the precise swinging. Riccio defined the scenario intimately and lots 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 individual 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 mother and father knew about it both.” 

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

Should you’ve watched the collection and are prepared to listen to extra inside data 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 elements of the collection.

In a single video, she shares a surprising 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 never heard too many individuals speaking about it however Mayci has been opening up extra about it on completely different podcast interviews, and he or she has a complete video on TikTok speaking about it.”

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

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

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