‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ filming on pause amid Taylor Frankie Paul investigation, sources say

Filming for Season Five of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has been halted as the show’s star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, are involved in an “ongoing investigation,” three sources close to the matter told NBC News on Tuesday.

Filming for Season Five of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has been halted as the show’s star, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, are involved in an “ongoing investigation,” three sources close to the matter told NBC News on Tuesday.

The Hulu reality show, which debuted in 2024, follows a group of Utah-based Mormon moms who popularized the online subculture known as “MomTok.” The show has documented Paul and Mortensen’s on-again, off-again relationship, as well as the “MomTok” group’s fallout and rebuilding over the years.

It has also led to Paul’s biggest role yet: She will be the lead for the new season of ABC’s reality dating show, “The Bachelorette.”

All three of the sources, who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, declined to provide further details about the investigation on the record.

“Taylor is very authentic, and that’s part of what people resonate with her,” one of the sources said.