Taylor Frankie Paul is distancing herself from Mormon church amid domestic abuse allegations

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Taylor Frankie Paul is breaking from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The embattled “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star announced on Easter Sunday that she’s parting ways with the religion she built her brand on.“Born and raised Mormon (lds) and I’ll always have love and respect towards it,” she wrote Sunday in an Instagram story.

“I’ll even continue to go with my family at times, with that being said, it’s time to detach myself from it.”Paul launched her career as a Mormon mom-fluencer on TikTok before she landed “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the reality television series that leveraged her #MomTok success.The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.

Paul drank alcohol and scandalized her online following when she admitted that her social circle participated in “soft swinging” in which they swapped partners for hookups but “didn’t go all the way.” The series followed her through the aftermath of a divorce and an on-again, off-again relationship with Dakota Mortensen, all of which is frowned upon by the Mormon church.“I strongly believe in Christ, God, the bible, the divine,” she continued in her post.“I believe we are loved whether we are praying in [a] church building or from a bathroom floor at home.” Entertainment & Arts A timeline breaking down the rise of Hulu’s ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ and Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence investigations.Paul was set to lead Season 22 of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” until a leaked video of a 2023 domestic dispute between Paul and Mortensen made its way across the internet.

Though the entire season had been taped, ABC nixed the premiere, and “Secret Lives” also paused production.Her casting was a break from “The Bachelorette” tradition in that she had not been a contestant on a previous season ...