The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Hulu's controversial reality show about 'swinging' Utah TikTok moms sparks fierce backlash in the LDS church

A arguable reality show astir a group of Mormon momfluencers successful Utah has sparked fierce backlash from immoderate members of nan LDS religion complete its depiction of nan religion.

Although The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives doesn't premiere until September, it's already caused a firestorm online and ignited discussions astir what it intends to beryllium a modern time Mormon. 

The bid follows a group of glamorous influencer moms who person their religion and friendships rocked by a couple-swapping scandal.

The cast's societal media accounts person been flooded pinch antagonistic comments since Hulu announced nan show connected July 29. 

Some naysayers person taken rumor pinch nan truth that nan formed includes influencer Taylor Paul, who went viral successful 2022 aft she revealed that she and her Mormon friends had engaged successful 'soft swinging' parties - which yet led to her divorce.

'These girls are obsessed pinch monetizing being 'Mormon' yet NONE of them really correspond an LDS wife,' 1 personification commented. 

'What's sad is nary of these girls really unrecorded nan values of nan LDS church, truthful this will only springiness nan religion much antagonistic attention,' wrote another. 

'Where do they find these people? What a unspeakable practice of our faith,' added one.

Multiple threads astir nan bid person besides popped up connected Reddit, including connected nan ExMormon subreddit, which has been filled pinch hundreds of comments astir nan series.

'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was nan aforesaid thing,' 1 personification wrote.

'None of nan formed connected that show talked for illustration immoderate Mormon I've ever met. These group are decidedly not typical of nan emblematic Mormon experience.'

However, immoderate members of nan LDS religion came to nan cast's defense connected societal media.

'I was reasoning that it mightiness beryllium much for illustration a documentary of a deconstruction of their faith, what it was for illustration increasing up successful nan church, and why they lead nan lives that they do now - which I would find ace interesting,' Utah mom Elizabeth Parry said connected TikTok. 

'From 1 imperfect Mormon to another... emotion you Taylor,' 1 instrumentality commented connected Taylor's page. 

The bid is produced by nan squad behind Netflix's My Unorthodox Life, which followed designer Julia Haart aft leaving her strict orthodox Jewish organization down to go a hotshot successful nan manner world.

'The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes erstwhile they get caught successful nan midst of a swinging activity ungraded that makes world headlines,' teases a property release. 

'Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, relationship and reputations are each connected nan line. 

'Will #MomTok beryllium capable to past and proceed to springiness nan rulebook a tally for its money, aliases will this group autumn from grace?'

The formed already contains a number of arguable figures, including influencer Whitney Leavitt.

The momfluencer sparked utmost backlash successful precocious 2021 aft she performed a TikTok creation to a Kendrick Lamar opus successful nan NICU adjacent to her ailing newborn, who was hooked up to breathing tubes and suffering from a respiratory issue. 

The Mormon mom-of-two is still raising eyebrows online, astir precocious getting slammed by her ain followers for promoting a activity artifact connected Instagram.

'Well... I'm LDS and I judge activity is for only making babies not for fun,' commented one.

'Is she nan dancer that was dancing pinch her babe connected captious care?' quizzed another. 

The Mormon monfluencers first came to nationalist attraction successful 2022, when TikTok star Taylor Paul, now 30, publically revealed that she was portion of a group of Utah couples who indulged successful 'soft swinging' – a believe wherever partners are swapped but only pinch nan knowing that they don't person afloat penetrative sex. 

But Taylor caused a sensation erstwhile she admitted that she had surgery nan cardinal norm and ended up losing her hubby and begetter of her 2 children Tate Paul, who divided her complete nan incident. 

She besides mislaid a batch of her friends, who turned connected her and denied their engagement successful nan couple-swapping situation. 

While The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has a ample cast, it's unclear which of nan ladies - if immoderate - were progressive successful nan swinging shenanigans. 

One point nan formed does person successful communal is their enviable societal media followings, pinch galore of nan women already boasting hundreds of thousands of fans crossed Instagram and TikTok. 

The existent cast, who are each aged successful their 20s and early 30s, include Demi Engemann, Jennifer Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Wessel, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Mathews, and Whitney Leavitt. 

The women are already embracing their impending reality TV fame by teaming up for group TikTok dancing videos and gushing astir nan gig connected their societal media pages.

Taylor has surely been successful her adjacent stock of play since exposing nan concealed swinging successful her Mormon sisterhood.

After divorcing hubby Tate, nan mother-of-three recovered emotion pinch existent property supplier Dakota Mortensen - a erstwhile reality prima and chap TikTok prima who went viral for sharing his struggles pinch narcotics and intoxicant connected societal media.

However, things took a move for nan worse successful February, 2023, erstwhile Taylor was arrested successful a home unit conflict aft throwing a chair astatine Dakota that ended up striking her five-year-old daughter Indy. 

She besides threw her telephone astatine him, and made him 'fear for his life,' according to tribunal records.

The records opportunity Dakota told Taylor to extremity throwing things astatine him because he was opinionated adjacent to her five-year-old daughter, but that she carried on.

Eventually, 1 of nan chairs deed nan kid successful nan caput and near her pinch a 'goose-egg' injury, nan records claim. 

Bodycam footage obtained by DailyMail.com later revealed that nan conflict was sparked erstwhile Dakota refused to return a heavy intoxicated Taylor to a performance - causing her to alert into a rage. 

The Mormon mom 'went ballistic' and yet threw nan chair that would accidentally deed her daughter. 

When constabulary arrived astatine nan segment successful a Salt Lake City suburb, nan influencer told them she was truthful frightened she had 'peed' herself.

She was charged with two counts of 3rd grade felony home unit successful nan beingness of a kid pinch injury, a Class A misdemeanor of kid maltreatment pinch injury, and Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief. 

However, she was capable to scope a plea woody aft pleading blameworthy to aggravated assault, and nan remainder of nan charges were dropped. 

Dakota said pinch DailyMail.com aft nan incident, insisting that Taylor is simply a 'good mom.'

'She's truthful surgery correct now. I tried to thief her,' he said.

'She's a bully mom, she's going done a batch successful her life correct now. Taylor's been struggling, it's been a difficult twelvemonth for her. She is racked pinch guilt connected her cheating ungraded that costs her her marriage.' 

The mates person since repaired their issues and successful April, they welcomed their first kid together - a boy named Ever True. 

Taylor already has girl Indy, six, and Ocean, three, pinch her ex-husband Tate.

All 8 episodes of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres connected Hulu connected September 6.