Jessi Draper Clarifies Whether ‘SLOMW’ Filming Halted Due to “Jealousy” Between Taylor Frankie Paul and MomTok
Filming for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5 has reportedly come to a halt, according to People’s sources.Jessi Draper subtly weighed in on the matter, clarifying that production for the show wasn’t stopped because of jealousy between MomTok and Taylor Frankie Paul.Jessi’s comment comes after reports of an alleged dispute between Taylor and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, surfaced on March 16.Though The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has reportedly halted production for season 5, the drama seemingly never stops.On March 16, TMZ reported that production on the hit reality show has “hit an unexpected pause” due to a “blowup” between Taylor and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.That same day, a separate source confirmed to People that SLOMW is “not filming,” and that “Taylor has some pretty serious stuff happening regarding her past, and they will see what happens. Until that resolves, they are off.”Once the news surfaced, No Filter with Zack Peter also alleged that the rest of MomTok is “upset with Taylor” for “stealing the show” and making a name for herself as the season 22 Bachelorette.As for the sudden stop on production, Zack noted, “It seemed like maybe it could have been a jealousy thing.” But, luckily for us, Jessi Draper (formerly known as Jessi Ngatikaura) entered his comments section with some clarity.“It was never a jealousy thing lol,” she wrote under the post.View full post on InstagramJessi Draper//InstagramIt’s unclear whether filming for season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was stopped due to an alleged dispute between Taylor and Dakota that surfaced on March 16. Another source, who is close to the show’s production, added, “The girls are very overwhelmed. They all banded together, and they don’t want to come back right now. They were just getting tired of Taylor, honestly.”Getty ImagesProduction on ‘Mormon Wives’ Has Been PausedI Demand a ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Reunion!Inside the Insane Salaries of the ‘SLOMW’ CastThough “everything was going smoothly” before filming halted, the insider claims that “the girls do have a resentment towards” Taylor, who they noted has “been very quiet.”“They kind of all decided, as a unit, that they’re taking the production pause, that they don’t want to film right now,” the source continued. “I don’t think they care about her really right now. They’re just kind of like, ‘We’re done for right now.’”
