The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives producers are hopeful a healthy Taylor Frankie Paul will return to their franchise, after her season of ABC's The Bachelorette was canceled amid controversies.
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Taylor Frankie Paul May Return to Mormon Wives
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives producers are hopeful a healthy Taylor Frankie Paul will return to their franchise, after her season of ABC's The Bachelorette ...
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The show's Jeff Jenkins, appearing Friday on a panel for Deadline’s Summit, said that the 31-year-old reality star appeared to be focused on moving forward during a recent chat.
'I talked to Taylor for 90 minutes this week, and she's doing great - and very grounded and composed - I'm happy for her,' said Jenkins.
Jenkins said that Paul's physical and mental health was 'first and foremost' the concern of producers.
'Is she healthy of body of mind?' Jenkins said when asked if Paul will rejoin the cast. 'Then we'll talk about it.'
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Paul for comment but has yet to hear back.
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Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives producers are hopeful a healthy Taylor Frankie Paul, 31, will return to their franchise. Pictured April 30 in Salt Lake City
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News about Paul's potential return comes as Whitney Leavitt, 32, revealed Sunday she was leaving the Hulu reality series following her performance in the Broadway musical Chicago.
News about Paul's potential return comes as Whitney Leavitt, 32, revealed Sunday she was leaving SLOMW following her performance in Chicago on Broadway. Pictured April 2 in NYC
Leavitt's representative confirmed to Deadline that she was exiting the series, as she focuses on making a movie tentatively titled All for Love. Pictured January 14 in NYC
Paul's Bachelorette season was scrapped in mid-March when a 2023 clip of her attacking her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, 33, with her minor daughter present was posted by TMZ
Paul's attorney said she 'was incredibly candid with the court that she is not perfect and owned her faults, which is in direct contrast to how the other party presented their argument, despite evidence and input from law enforcement that showed otherwise.'
ABC abruptly canceled Paul's season of The Bachelorette last month before its premiere
Paul seen amid the infamous February 17, 2023 confrontation that led to her season of The Bachelorette being scuttled
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In the clip, which was published March 23 by TMZ, Paul and Mortensen were bickering as police knocked on the front door.
Police separated the two as an aggressive Paul tried to pour herself a water and began crying. Mortensen told responding officers that Paul was 'not doing OK' while giving them a glimpse into the violence he alleged he suffered at her hands.
'I can't even tell you the stuff that's happened to me,' Mortensen said, showing off injuries he claimed came from Paul.
At that point, Paul re-emerged, and told Mortensen to leave immediately. After Paul was arrested, Mortensen asked police officers if he could go to jail instead of her, saying that he just wanted her 'to get help.'
Paul in August of 2023 entered a plea of guilty to aggravated assault in connection with the February 2023 incident. Four other charges were dropped as part of the deal, and probation she's been on since then is slated to conclude in August of 2026.
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