{"id":2386383,"date":"2026-04-23T20:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2386383"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:04:23","slug":"layla-on-how-jessi-chase-kiss-affected-mormon-wives-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/layla-on-how-jessi-chase-kiss-affected-mormon-wives-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Layla on How Jessi, Chase Kiss Affected Mormon Wives Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Layla Taylor<\/strong> <\/a>is giving insight into how BFF Miranda McWhorter<\/strong><\/a> has been affected by ex Chase McWhorter<\/strong> kissing pal Jessi Draper.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just being there for her, obviously,\u201d Layla, 25, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em>, while promoting her SHOWPO collection. \u201cBut when it comes to Jessi and Chase and all of that, I definitely think that you\u2019ll have to wait and see. I\u2019ll let those people speak on what\u2019s been going on there.\u201d<\/p>\n

While remaining tight-lipped about the dynamics, Layla revealed that Miranda, 28, and Jessi, 33, are taking their friendship \u201cday by day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll share it when the time is right,\u201d she said, adding that the energy has not shifted with the cameras being down. \u201cMomTok will always just survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mormon Wives<\/em> season 5 halted production in March after Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong> and ex Dakota Mortensen<\/strong> were involved in a domestic incident. Days later, news broke that Chase, 30, and Jessi shared a kiss at a party following her split from estranged husband<\/a> Jordan Ngatikaura.<\/strong> (Jordan filed for divorce from Jessi in March. The pair share kids Jagger, 6, and Jovi, 2.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were having fun at a party, and it\u2019s not serious between them,\u201d one insider exclusively told Us<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\n

Miranda, for her part, admitted in a statement to Entertainment Tonight<\/em> that she felt \u201cslighted\u201d by Jessi over the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew there had been communication between Chase and Jessi but not to what extent,\u201d she said. \u201cChase was upfront and told me that they were talking and that they kissed. Jessi reached out only after she knew Chase had told me something was going on with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Chase McWhorter has poked fun at drama in the MomTok world caused by his kiss with ex-wife Miranda Hope\u2019s costar Jessi Draper. Chase, 30, shared a tongue-in-cheek Instagram video on Saturday, March 28, set to ZoHendrix\u2019 song \u201cSeasons,\u201d in which the reality star stares at his own hands [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Miranda clarified that she has no \u201cemotional attachment\u201d to Chase, with whom she shares son Brooks, 6, and daughter Cohen, 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is my coparent. Although I do feel disrespected by Chase, I feel slighted by my friend. Chase and I are no longer partners and while I have a high expectation of him as a coparent, I also hold my friends to a high standard and believe in girl code,\u201d she said. \u201cWith everything going on and all the chaos, I am just focusing on my kids. As unfortunate as the film break is and then also this betrayal I\u2019m going to try and focus on my kids and reground myself. I am processing it and moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Us<\/em> confirmed on Tuesday, April 21, that Mormon Wives<\/em> is set to resume production<\/a> on season 5. No further details were shared at the time.<\/p>\n

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