{"id":2011879,"date":"2025-09-10T16:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2011879"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:22:29","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-predicts-ex-dakota-mortensens-reaction-to-bachelorette-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-frankie-paul-predicts-ex-dakota-mortensens-reaction-to-bachelorette-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Predicts Ex Dakota Mortensen\u2019s Reaction to Bachelorette News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, it\u2019s official! <span>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/span> star <strong><span>Taylor Frankie Paul <\/span><\/strong>was named the newest <strong><span>Bachelorette<\/span><\/strong>. If you are still digesting this epic news, you are not alone. However, now that Taylor is prepping to hand out those roses and make some dirty soda toasts, she is predicting how her ex-boyfriend, <strong><span>Dakota Mortensen<\/span><\/strong>, will take the news. I\u2019m guessing not well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/06\/09\/why-taylor-frankie-paul-dakota-mortensen-split-for-the-best\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor\u2019s rocky relationship;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Taylor\u2019s rocky relationship<\/a> with her ex-boyfriend and baby daddy played out on both Seasons 1 and 2 of Hulu\u2019s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The couple officially split during the second season. They share one son, Ever True.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Taylor Frankie Paul is the next Bachelorette<\/h2>\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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">Photo Credit: Disney\/Fred Hayes<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/secret-lives-mormon-wives-taylor-180433651.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:funny TikTok audition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">funny TikTok audition<\/a> to become the next Bachelorette must have worked. However, now that she has been cast, she has some <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/secret-lives-mormon-wives-taylor-140445508.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:logistics to work out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">logistics to work out<\/a>. And as for Dakota?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have not confirmed it with him,\u201d Taylor told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-frankie-paul-thinks-dakota-will-be-sad-shes-the-next-bachelorette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:US Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">US Weekly<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just not something that\u2019s been on, like, my priority list to confirm with him. I don\u2019t know exactly how he\u2019ll react or feel, but he does know that we opened the gates of dating other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mom of three continued, \u201c[He\u2019ll] probably [be] sad. I assume that it\u2019s like, \u2018Whoa, she\u2019s gonna be dating people, a lot, and then also, in front of me,\u2019 and that\u2019s probably gonna be kind of hard to watch.\u201d I would think so. Taylor added, \u201cI can\u2019t speak for him, but I\u2019d assume it wouldn\u2019t be the best news he\u2019s heard on that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Initially, Taylor\u2019s family wanted her to make her relationship with Dakota work. However, they are now on board with the couple\u2019s decision to split. \u201cIt was the smartest decision I\u2019ve made [to] part ways and close that chapter and start a new one,\u201d Taylor explained. \u201cSo they\u2019ve been very on board, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/2294c465-f2ed-45e0-954f-d994c0efc1dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Bachelorette;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Bachelorette<\/a>\u00a0Season 22 will air on ABC sometime in 2026, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-58cd73be-408d-4eed-8e3d-82339f3f93e2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/a>\u00a0returns for Season 3 on November 13, 2025, on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TELL US \u2013 DO YOU THINK THAT TAYLOR SHOULD HAVE TOLD DAKOTA BEFORE THE BACHELORETTE ANNOUNCEMENT? ARE YOU EXCITED THAT TAYLOR IS THE NEW BACHELORETTE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/09\/10\/taylor-frankie-paul-predicts-ex-dakota-mortensen-reaction-bachelorette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Frankie Paul Predicts Ex Dakota Mortensen\u2019s Reaction to Bachelorette News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Taylor Frankie Paul Predicts Ex Dakota Mortensen\u2019s Reaction to Bachelorette News<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it\u2019s official! The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul was named the newest Bachelorette. If you are still digesting this epic news, you are not alone. However, now that Taylor is prepping to hand out those roses and make some dirty soda toasts, she is predicting how her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2011880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[352928,368055,367765,355055,29633],"class_list":["post-2011879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-bachelorette","tag-dakota-mortensen","tag-frankie-paul","tag-mormon-wives","tag-taylor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Predicts-Ex-Dakota-Mortensens-Reaction-to-Bachelorette.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}