The Secret Lives of Mormon Women star Taylor Frankie Paul catapulted to reality TV superstardom after she was named ABC’s star in season 22 of The bacheloretteleaving fans curious about his life behind the cameras.
“And that’s a wrap,” Taylor, 31, wrote via Instagram on Dec. 20, 2025, revealing she was done. filming his season of The bachelorettewhich will be released in March 2026. “I’ve never experienced anything like this.”
She continued: “I can’t wait to talk all about (The bachelorette), share it, show it. What a passion for what goes into something like this. I feel so grateful to be a part of the Bachelor Nation family and crew. I left the most “me” (she flipped the middle finger) photo for last. It will be worth the wait, stay tuned in March.”
Before joining Bachelor Nation in search of her forever love, Taylor married an ex-husband Tate Paul and in relation to Dakota Mortensen. Keep scrolling to read more about her family, including her three children.
Taylor Frankie Paul, the upcoming star of The Bachelorette, is no stranger to reality TV. Taylor made her screen debut with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which premiered in 2024 and chronicles the lives of eight Utah-based influencers. The series began production after a soft sex scandal in 2022 with Taylor (…)
Tate Paul
Taylor married Tate in 2017, several years before the couple became embroiled in the so-called Mormon MomTok soft move scandal in 2022.
during an interview on “The Viall Files” in 2024, Taylor explained that the swing became “weird”.
“I’m with this other guy completely naked and we’re about to go full force and he’s with the woman and (Tate) is super drunk and he realizes, ‘We can’t do this.’ What if one of you gets pregnant? We don’t know who the father is. That’s not right,” Taylor said. “My husband said, ‘Maybe we should stop doing this with our friends. Maybe we can do this with strangers?’ You could see how people are creating feelings at this point. People get jealous and weird.”
The couple announced their divorce in June of the same year.
“I had a live TikTok,” Taylor explained The Secret Lives of Mormon Women at that time. “I, at least, wanted to tell people about it. My husband wanted to share it. He did want to open up. So it’s like I caught feelings for a man that my husband took into our home.”
Indy May Paul
Taylor Frankie Paul
Araya Doheny/Getty ImagesTaylor and Tate welcomed their first child together, daughter Indy May, in August 2017.
“Indy May Paul officially arrived on August 31st at 6lbs 9oz. She is perfection and we are so obsessed with our baby girl. 💗 We are so blessed,” she wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside a photo of her and Tate.
Ocean Paul
The couple’s son, Ocean, joined the family in June 2020.
Taylor she announced the pregnancy on Instagram, where she wrote in December 2019: “Entertaining in the second trimester✨ (my favorite trimester) baby Paul will be here June 2020! Also thank you all for the kind words and support yesterday 🙏🏼.”
Dakota Mortensen
Taylor first introduced her social media followers to Dakota in 2022, when she admitted he was the man she had a relationship with during the mild scandal.
The couple’s romance has not always been smooth. Taylor was arrested for domestic violence in 2023, though the charges were later dismissed. The couple also appeared in the first and second seasons of The Secret Lives of Mormon Women as they navigated raising and raising their son, Ever, together. In 2025, Taylor revealed on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that the couple had left her.
“Did I love him? Absolutely. I had a baby with him,” she said. “I wanted to be with him, but it didn’t work out.”
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen have been going since The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered on Hulu, but where are they now? “Obviously we’ve come a long way to navigate it,” Taylor, 30, exclusively shared on the cover of Us Weekly . “He’s different from my first husband (Tate Paul) because (…)
Always true Mortensen
Dakota and Taylor’s son Ever was born in March 2024.
“Ever True was born March 19th, 6lbs 15oz a week before and we’ve had the best 2 weeks with him. We all love you so much, thanks for bringing our family together 🤍,” Taylor wrote on Instagram at the time.