"Paul first went viral on TikTok in 2022 after revealing that she and her ex-husband had been 'soft-swinging' with other Mormon couples in their Utah community. That revelation led to the Hulu reality show The Secret Life of Mormon Wives, which premiered in 2024 and documented the resulting fallout in her 'MomTok' community."
"The show's pilot also covered Paul's 2023 arrest for assault and committing domestic violence in the presence of a child against her new boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, after which production was paused for 11 months before resuming. Paul ultimately reached a plea deal in her assault case and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault."
"After successfully recruiting other Mormon Wives stars Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck for the 34th season of Dancing With the Stars, ABC decided to keep the synergy going for its other big reality show. During an appearance on Call Her Daddy in September 2025, Paul announced that she would be The Bachelorette's very first celebrity star."
Taylor Frankie Paul, a TikTok personality who gained fame in 2022 by discussing 'soft-swinging' with other Mormon couples, became the star of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in 2024. ABC cast her as the first celebrity Bachelorette for season 34, with her premiere scheduled for March 22, 2025. However, ABC cancelled the season days before its premiere following an open domestic-assault investigation and the release of a video documenting a 2023 domestic-violence incident involving her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. Paul had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in connection with that 2023 incident. Production on her Hulu show also halted amid these reports.
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