The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives could be down two more stars.
Layla Taylor and Mayci Neeley both hinted that their futures on the show are up in the air after costar Mikayla Matthews announced her exit on Monday, September 14.
Layla, Mayci, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jessi Draper and Miranda McWhorter are currently filming season six of the hit Hulu reality show. (Whitney Leavitt left Mormon Wives after season 5.)
In a TikTok comment responding to a fan who asked if she was “staying on the show,” Mayci, 31, wrote, “I am finishing this current season that we are filming and then not sure for after that.”
Later on Monday, the Baby Mama founder posted a lengthy TikTok video addressing scenes that she filmed for seasons 4 and 5 that were ultimately cut. In the caption, Mayci again hinted that she might follow Mikayla out the door.
“At the end of the day I don’t care about having ‘aura,’ I care about providing for my family and being a good wife/ mother. Period,” she wrote. “Going into SLOMW my intention has never been the fame, it has always been $$$ to provide for my fam and to positively impact people by sharing my story. So I’ll take the cut and stay happy & healed🥰🫶🏼.”
Layla, 25, echoed Mayci in response to a fan who asked her whether she will return during a Q&A session via her Instagram Stories on Monday.
“I just love her so much,” Layla wrote, referring to Mikayla. She added, “It’s such an impossible situation for everyone involved, but I am finishing season 6 and then [to be determined].”
Mikayla, 26, announced on Monday that she will be leaving Mormon Wives, citing concerns about filming with Taylor, whose legal issues involving ex Dakota Mortensen led to season 5 pausing production and her season of The Bachelorette being canceled earlier this year.
“I’ve said from the beginning of this that I’m not comfortable being a part of something that continues to platform behavior I don’t agree especially given my own experience growing up in a home with multiple forms of abuse,” she wrote via Instagram.
Mikayla continued, “There’s no amount of money worth going against my morals or changing the stance I’ve had since I first saw and heard the things that made me feel this strongly. And for me personally, continuing to directly profit from this behavior feels wrong and unethical. It feels like a disservice to the children, everyone’s healing and the millions of people watching.”
“This show has been a huge part of my life and has helped me provide for my family. I’m so grateful for the experience, and will continue sharing my story, my health and advocating for myself and others ❤️ this shouldn’t be ‘relatable’ or entertainment in anyway,” she added. “Supporting an ADULT doesn’t mean constantly making excuses for toxic behavior while giving unconditional sympathy and grace with zero accountability or change. I was in that enabling cycle for years, and I’m not going to be a part of that again!🫶🏼 love you all.”
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