{"id":391747,"date":"2026-04-22T07:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/391747\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:41:18","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-will-eventually-return-for-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/391747\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Will Eventually Return for &#8216;Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Taylor Frankie Paul<br \/>\n                          &#8216;SLOMW&#8217; Return Will Happen \u2026<br \/>\n                          Family Remains Priority<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              April 21, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:10 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260415_f7a616a3ac884c2ea6acf760bc5e5d6c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4e1b15ac-39d6-4acb-97ea-b2936d05700c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f7a616a3ac884c2ea6acf760bc5e5d6c_md.png\" alt=\"taylor frankie paul main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.tmz.com\/ncr\/person\/17ae13db-af21-47d2-9020-ca5de10756af\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Frankie Paul<\/a> will return for &#8220;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221; at some point &#8230; however, her main focus remains her family and kids, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Production sources tell TMZ &#8230; Taylor&#8217;s priority remains her kids and family, but she is not completely cutting off ties with the show, as we&#8217;re told she will film at some point.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_b89a701bac634dabb71bba5258a626e9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4e1b15ac-39d6-4acb-97ea-b2936d05700c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b89a701bac634dabb71bba5258a626e9_md.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our sources tell us cameras will go up nearly immediately &#8230; even as early as this week, and the entire cast and production crews are supportive of Taylor returning to the hit Hulu show when she&#8217;s ready.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We broke the story &#8230;&#8221;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221;\u00a0is set to pick cameras back up following an unexpected pause involving\u00a0TFP and baby dad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.tmz.com\/ncr\/person\/58404ecf-f748-45c7-93ad-15786164ecdb\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dakota Mortensen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4bf11d6f9896451f90e4a47aef644bc6_md.png\" alt=\"dakota-and-taylor-audio-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Production sources tell TMZ &#8230; the Hulu series is going back into production soon, after being put on pause mid March of this year &#8212; following a heated blow up between TFP and Mortensen during filming of season 5, when Dakota claimed Taylor was violent towards him.<\/p>\n<p>We previously broke the story, cameras had gone down back in suddenly back in March, due to a recent alleged domestic violence incident involving TFP and Mortensen &#8212; since then, more accusations have come to light through documents, 911 audio, and body cam footage obtained by TMZ &#8212; all stemming from multiple incident occurring over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9687dc433d9245e1bf73524bca362039_md.png\" alt=\"041626 dakota mortensen kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>However, as we reported, police investigated the abuse claims, and their findings went to the district attorney who ruled TFP will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/14\/taylor-frankie-paul-not-facing-dakota-mortensen-fight-charges\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NOT be prosecuted<\/a>\u00a0for her alleged involvement.<\/p>\n<p>According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Utah judge ordered Dakota to stay 100 yards away from Taylor until a hearing later this month, when the court will determine if either party will be awarded a permanent restraining order against the other.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-f5f19f7f-d063-4ba9-90e7-415249a10294\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/03\/20\/taylor-frankie-paul-and-dakota-mortensen-happier-times\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f5f19f7f-d063-4ba9-90e7-415249a10294\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4e1b15ac-39d6-4acb-97ea-b2936d05700c\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3de9b9dde107431d9f3171113e66f460_md.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Happier Times\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>As TMZ first reported, Dakota\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/19\/taylor-frankie-paul-ex-dakota-files-restraining-order\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed for a<\/a>\u00a0temporary protective order in March. He claimed she attacked him in February 2026 and listed multiple alleged incidents from their past. The court granted Dakota\u2019s petition and awarded him temporary custody of their son,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ever-mortensen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-b449414b-13ad-4cf1-89bb-ceb15b19b7a5\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/04\/16\/alleged-texts-between-taylor-frankie-paul-and-dakota-mortensen\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:b449414b-13ad-4cf1-89bb-ceb15b19b7a5\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4e1b15ac-39d6-4acb-97ea-b2936d05700c\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/68c15b15477244cc97817c323b594d0c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alleged Texts Between Taylor Frankie Paul &amp; Dakota Mortensen\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/07\/taylor-frankie-paul-files-restraining-order-against-ex-dakota-mortensen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed her own petition<\/a>\u00a0against Dakota, claiming he was the abusive one during the relationship. In her filing, she claimed Dakota was possessive and jealous of her being on &#8220;The Bachelorette&#8221; &#8212; which was yanked from being aired after we published video from the incident back in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line \u2026 while it\u2019s still unclear when TFP will return to screens, fans are eager to see the Mormon mom group stick together and support one another as Taylor keeps her focus on family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul &#8216;SLOMW&#8217; Return Will Happen \u2026 Family Remains Priority Published April 21, 2026 8:10 PM PDT&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-391747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}