Secret Lives of Mormon Better halves’ Taylor Paul on That chances are you’ll well presumably mediate Dakota Engagement
The Secret Lives of Mormon Better halves giant title Taylor Frankie Paul and boyfriend Dakota Mortensen are silent “constructing” their relationship.
The TikTok giant title, 30, completely rapid Us Weekly that she and Mortensen, 31, are in no bustle to tear down the aisle after welcoming their first youngster together, son Ever, in March. (Taylor shares two further kids, daughter Indy, 7, and son Ocean, 4, with ex-husband Tate Paul.)
“I valid must hang my time with this time spherical, that is my 2d marriage. It would possibly per chance per chance be obligatory to me, and I don’t must turn out in another self-discipline of being divorced,” Taylor outlined to Us about the opportunity of getting engaged to Mortensen. “So, I in truth valid prefer all the pieces to be in truth solid and possess a foundation of belief. And so I in truth feel love that takes time. I’d love for that to be the pinnacle procedure. But valid now, I focus on constructing it up to that is the build I’m at.”
The couple’s usaand downs from the previous year are documented in the premiere season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Better halves, and Taylor admitted this would possibly per chance be “extremely laborious” to inspect abet.
“I in truth feel love I’d’ve vented to my mother and been a miniature bit harsh — and he’s very silent — so I in truth feel to find it irresistible’ll be lots tougher for him,” Taylor mentioned. “Also it’ll be triggering, too, to ship up these conversations. In particular, I focus on I’ve heard the [season] cliffhanger, in deliver that in itself stirs up some stuff. We are doing actual at present time, we’re going via work, so I in truth hope that now not too great comes out.”
Season 1 ends on a handsome cliffhanger when Mayci Neeley calls a girl named Jenna about allegations that she cheated with Mortensen. Jenna claims she’ll show Neeley “all the pieces” earlier than the episode involves a screeching give up.
Previous to Neeley calling Jenna, she already spoke to Taylor and Mortensen about the cheating allegations. Despite the truth that Mortensen accused Neeley of attempting to sabotage his relationship right via the repeat, Taylor rapid Us she had “no self-discipline” with Neeley calling Jenna.
“On the pinnacle of the day, I was love, ‘Why is this a self-discipline to call?’ I was resplendent with her calling her on narrative of I am love, ‘What is there to veil?’” Taylor recalled. “If there’s nothing to veil, there would possibly per chance per chance well presumably honest silent be no question. But that is a extremely valuable characteristic off for me, and he is aware of that. So it wasn’t one thing he used to be desirous to ship on the repeat. So I bet at the pinnacle of the day, we’ll look how that finally ends up going on narrative of I don’t know. I produce now not possess any self-discipline with it though.”
Taylor and Mortensen debuted their relationship in July 2023, virtually one year after she announced her worn husband, Tate, used to be filing for divorce in the wake of their Mormon buddy group’s at ease swinging scandal. Taylor printed puny print about the scandal by arrangement of TikTok in June 2022, explaining that she and Tate engaged in at ease swinging with many couples within their “MomTok” group, but she violated the group’s affiliation by taking issues too some distance with indubitably one of completely different husbands. Taylor has since called the self-discipline the “tip of the iceberg” of her and Tate’s rupture up, noting that they had “a range of varied disorders.”
Despite the truth that issues perceived to be mushy crusing between Taylor and Mortensen, she announced their rupture up six months later after she suffered an ectopic being pregnant.
The couple reunited in the following months, but they made headlines as soon as extra in February 2023 when Taylor used to be arrested for domestic violence after she allegedly threw a chair at Mortensen that ended up placing her daughter, who used to be 5 at the time. Taylor used to be charged her with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a kid, youngster abuse with hurt and criminal mischief, Herriman police in Salt Lake County rapid The Modern York Put up. She pleaded guilty in August 2023 to aggravated assault, per the outlet, while completely different four payments were brushed apart with prejudice, reaching a plea deal the following month.
Despite the incident, Taylor, who mentioned she started “healing” and taking “antidepressants” after the arrest, and Mortensen returned to social media in March 2023 with lots of loved-up posts and were together ever since.
Taylor rapid Us she hopes followers can look her actual colours and personality on The Secret Lives of Mormon Better halves.
“I’m stunning great known from my headlines of ‘Swinger Mom.’ I mean, the arrest, sadly, used to be another tremendous real via the secure. And so I’d whisper those issues are stunning negative — obviously the [arrest] but the swinger one used to be additionally now not a actual thing I possess to be known for the relaxation of my life,” she mentioned. “So, for the repeat, I in truth wanted them to leer me and further of me and my personality and a deeper stage. I in truth feel love I near off so reasonably a range of on-line than I in truth am in a dialog. So I felt love this used to be my chance to show my narrative and acquire a deeper leer into who I am.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Better halves premiered by arrangement of Hulu on Friday, September 6.
Reporting by Christina Garibaldi