KSL<\/a>, citing highway patrol, a Honda Element \u201ccrossed the center divider,” hitting a westbound semitruck head-on. Arik died at the scene.<\/p>\nThe tragedy was one of the hardest topics for Mayci to write about in her memoir.<\/p>\n
“I do still have that grief,” she told E! News in an exclusive interview, “and it’s a part of me, regardless of writing it or not.”<\/p>\n
More from E! Online<\/strong><\/p>\n“Every March, which is the month he passed away,” Mayci noted, “there just feels like there’s an extra bit of heaviness and gloom in my life.”<\/p>\n
Since Arik\u2019s passing, Hudson has kept Mayci moving forward.<\/p>\n
“I’ve always called him my saving grace, because I don’t think I’d be here without him,” Mayci shared. “I became a more motivated, driven person.”<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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At the time of Hudson’s birth, Mayci\u2014who married Jacob Neeley<\/strong> in 2018<\/span> and has since welcomed daughters Harlow<\/strong> and Charli<\/strong>\u2014was preparing to be a single mom.<\/p>\n“I wanted him to grow up and be proud of me,” the BYU alum said, “that I accomplished all these things and he did it with me, by my side, graduating college and finishing my tennis career.”<\/p>\n
“When I graduated, I made sure that he was there in the audience, and that he was a witness to a lot of my tennis matches and all the things,” she added. “Because I want him to see these things growing up and being like, nothing can stop me either. My mom can do it, I can do it.”<\/p>\n
Told You So<\/em> is available now.<\/p>\nKeep reading to meet the entire cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>…<\/p>\nTaylor Frankie Paul<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 5.6 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 1.6 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Taylor had two kids with her ex-husband and recently welcomed her third child with boyfriend Dakota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Whitney Leavitt<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 2.5 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 613K Followers<\/p>\n
Whitney has three kids with her husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Layla Taylor<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 662.7K Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 579K Followers<\/p>\n
Layla is mom to two kids, who she shares with her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Demi Engemann<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 1.1 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 662K Followers<\/p>\n
Divorced and remarried, Demi has a blended family with three kids.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jessi Ngatikaura<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 1.2 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 915K Followers<\/p>\n
Jessi shares a daughter, son and stepdaughter with her husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jen Affleck<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 2.1 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 1 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Jen and husband Zac have two kids with a third on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Mikayla Matthews<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 3.2 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 986K Followers<\/p>\n
Mikayla was a teen mom and now married with three kids, with a fourth on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Mayci Neeley<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
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TikTok: 2.4 Million Followers<\/p>\n
Instagram: 988K Followers<\/p>\n
Mayci is married with a blended family of two kids, with a third on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n