{"id":2011105,"date":"2025-09-10T09:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2011105"},"modified":"2025-09-10T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:18:16","slug":"secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-taylor-frankie-paul-revealed-as-next-seasons-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-taylor-frankie-paul-revealed-as-next-seasons-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019 Taylor Frankie Paul Revealed as Next Season\u2019s Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_2mb56mhak5clubsnm6fb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_b56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_b56mhak5clubsnm6fb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One Mormon wife\u2019s secret life is about to be a lot less secret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Frankie Paul, who stars on the Hulu reality hit <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>, will be handing out roses as the star of the upcoming season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em>, TVLine has learned. Paul\u2019s season will debut next year on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A single mom of three from Utah, Paul is the breakout star of <em>Mormon Wives<\/em>, which has set ratings records for Hulu since debuting in 2024. She\u2019s built a huge following on social media along with her #MomTok co-stars, and she ignited a scandal when she revealed she and her then-husband engaged in \u201csoft swinging\u201d with other Mormon couples. (She has since divorced.) She\u2019s also had a tumultuous on-and-off relationship with Dakota, the father of her third child, which has been documented on <em>Mormon Wives<\/em>, so we\u2019ll have to see if that plays a role in her <em>Bachelorette<\/em> run.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>&#8216;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Swinging Drama, Explained<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul\u2019s casting marks a big change for the <em>Bachelor<\/em> franchise, which usually relies on former cast members to be the stars of subsequent seasons. In fact, <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> has never had a star that didn\u2019t compete in a previous season of <em>The Bachelor<\/em>, while <em>The Bachelor<\/em> has rarely picked a newcomer to star, most recently in 2021 with Matt James. But following the most recent <em>Bachelorette<\/em> season, starring Jenn Tran, <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/news\/the-bachelorette-skipping-season-summer-2025-abc-1235407174\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:put on hiatus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">put on hiatus<\/a>, making this the first year since 2007 that a new season did not air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul isn\u2019t the only <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> cast member to get called up to ABC: Her co-stars Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/dancing-stars-adds-two-secret-054508484.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:will compete in the new season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">will compete in the new season<\/a> of <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, debuting Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8\/7c on ABC. Season 3 of <em>Mormon Wives<\/em>, meanwhile, premieres Thursday, Nov. 13 on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Alright, Bachelor Nation, let\u2019s hear it: How are you feeling about Taylor Frankie Paul as the new Bachelorette? Does her casting actually make you more interested in watching? Tell us in the comments! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.tvline.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TVLine's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TVLine&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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