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Reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul suggests she’s quitting ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

Paul wrote on Instagram that she has no “desire to move forward” with the Hulu show.

(Hulu) Taylor Frankie Paul stars in Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."

(Hulu) Taylor Frankie Paul stars in Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."

MomTok founder Taylor Frankie Paul appears to be leaving Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

On Monday morning, Paul shared a post on Instagram with a lengthy but vague caption, stating gratitude for the networks that have supported her.

“However I don’t desire to move forward like this. I originally was willing to be removed to let them all continue on with less stress and I’m back to that point,” she wrote.

The post continued: “It’s a pleasure to remove myself so they can continue, because I’ve almost convinced myself I’m deserving of all this pain and to a certain degree absolutely this is consequences of my actions. My question has been how much suffering and scrutiny is going to be enough…I’m just relieved to be out."

Hulu did not immediately respond to questions about Paul’s status on the popular reality show.

Last week, fellow castmate Mikayla Matthews announced her departure from the show after she received news that a “certain person” was coming back. Matthews and Paul have had a long, public falling out over the past year.

Matthews, a survivor of child sexual abuse, posted that she was donating the rest of her earnings from season five to National Children’s Alliance.

In her social media post, Paul included screenshots of comments from fans on social media calling out the other castmates for “bullying” her.

“I agree it’s to the point of bullying for months now,” Paul wrote in her caption.

Throughout the year, Paul has been in the spotlight for her ongoing custody issues and past domestic violence incidents with ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.

When a video of a known 2023 incident was published by TMZ, members of Paul’s MomTok crew shared statements condemning violence and abuse of and around children.

Afterward, Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette” was canceled, and since then, she and many of the “Secret Lives” cast members have fought on social media.

That has ramped up since the abridged fifth season of the Hulu show dropped earlier in September. Over the weekend, Paul and two other castmates, Miranda McWhorter and Layla Taylor, got into arguments online.

The reality television show has been renewed for a sixth and seventh season. It’s unclear if filming will continue.

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