Taylor Frankie Paul says she’s “almost” ready to explain her side amid drama with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives co-star Mikayla Matthews, as both women trade public barbs.
Taylor Frankie Paul is hinting that a full explanation is coming soon, as her ongoing public feud with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costar Mikayla Matthews continues to escalate online.
Writing via her Instagram Story on Tuesday. May 12. Taylor said she was “almost” ready to go live again. posting a selfie alongside the message.. She claimed that people were “confused” and “falling for acts. ” insisting that. “Given the history. ” she would eventually clarify what she said is “REALLY going on” for those “speaking at” or “about” her.
Taylor also paired her post with J.. Cole’s “She Knows. ” a move fans have come to associate with her desire to control the narrative as the drama swells.. In a separate Story upload the same day. she shared screenshots of messages from followers urging her not to stay quiet—encouraging her to use her “voice” amid the back-and-forth.
“I hear you guys,” Taylor wrote. She added that she is “not going anywhere or logging off,” and that she plans to keep sharing the “process,” even if it feels “ugly,” while emphasizing that she needs to stay “focused.”
The feud between Taylor and Mikayla has been pushed into the spotlight in recent days. when fans accused Mikayla of not supporting Taylor and costar Jessi Draper during their respective healing journeys.. Mikayla responded at the time by saying she was “fed up. ” before later expanding on her perspective in a separate post.
In that follow-up. Mikayla explained that she had been trying to stay “as removed” as possible from Taylor’s legal drama involving ex Dakota Mortensen.. The dispute traces back to a period when Taylor temporarily lost custody of son Ever. 2. following an alleged domestic violence incident between Taylor and Dakota.. Utah police ultimately declined to press charges.
Taylor’s own posts have also added fuel to the timeline.. In a cryptic Mother’s Day message. she appeared to take aim at an unnamed person. accusing them of being a “snake friend” and “kicking her while she’s down.” She also seemingly referenced “concerns” tied to filming Mormon Wives season 5. which halted production after her alleged altercation with Dakota.
While filming has since resumed. with a report confirming that production restarted last month. Taylor has not yet appeared on camera.. That gap—paired with the public messaging—has kept viewers watching closely for when she’ll return and how the show will (or won’t) reflect what’s happening behind the scenes.
Mikayla, meanwhile, has continued to double down on her stance.. On Sunday. May 10. she addressed the conflict directly in an Instagram post. saying she could “probably write a book” on everything she has had to say.. She argued that nothing she said denied that Taylor had experienced “pain” and “trauma” or gone through difficult situations. emphasizing that “Two things can be true.”
She went on to state that someone can be hurting and still hurt others in the process.. Mikayla added that her “silence” wasn’t about pretending the situation wasn’t real—it was about not wanting to publicly participate in. or normalize. a “cycle” she said was affecting everyone around it. “especially where children and repeated violence were involved.”
As the conversation continues to orbit around what’s been happening emotionally. the disagreement is also being framed in very personal terms.. Taylor’s suggestion that she is preparing a “live again” read as a bid to regain clarity in a space where fans are actively interpreting body language. captions. and timing.
Meanwhile. Mikayla’s comments highlight a different priority: she appears to be urging boundaries around how publicly shared conflict can spill into family life and. in particular. how children are drawn into conversations even when there are attempts to stay “removed.” The two approaches—Taylor emphasizing explanation and Mikayla emphasizing impact—are driving the current tension.
For viewers. the stakes are higher than typical reality-TV sparring because the feud is tied to a legal timeline. production disruption. and ongoing public scrutiny.. With season 5 filming reportedly back underway but Taylor not yet on camera. fans are left waiting for what her “full side” will include—and whether it will address the specific accusations about support. silence. and normalization.
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