One of the original MomTok members is entering the fray in season two of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
Hulu’s reality TV show about eight Mormon mom influencers debuted in September 2024 and quickly became the most-watched unscripted season premiere on the streamer that year.
The concept for the show had its roots on TikTok, where influencer Taylor Frankie Paul confessed in 2022 that she and her then-husband, Tate Paul, were divorcing after “soft swinging” within their friend group got messy.
Most of the “Mormon Wives” cast members denied being involved in the viral scandal, but another key player was missing from the reality TV series: Miranda McWhorter, 26, Taylor’s former best friend.
After sitting out season one, Miranda is ready to clear the air in season two, now streaming on Hulu.
“Taylor’s a very vocal person and everybody has heard her side of the scandal. But I’m finally here to tell mine,” Miranda says in the season two premiere.
Here’s everything to know about her.
Miranda McWhorter shares 2 kids with her ex-husband, Chase McWhorter
Miranda and Chase met after she graduated from high school. They married in 2017 and welcomed their first child, a son named Brooks Wesley McWhorter, two years later. Their second child, a daughter named Cohen Roo McWhorter, was born in 2021.
Miranda and Chase revealed in 2024 that they had divorced after seven years of marriage.
In August of that year, during an appearance on Josie Van Dyke’s podcast, “Weekly Trash,” Miranda said that her and Chase’s reasons for splitting stemmed from issues that arose prior to the swinging scandal.
“That might have not helped for sure, but it definitely did not play a part in the decision-making process,” she said.
Chase, for his part, told Us Weekly that they got married “a little prematurely” but continue to be cordial coparents.
Miranda and Chase initially denied their involvement in the ‘soft swinging’ scandal
Chase eventually detailed his connection to the incident two years after the scandal, during his 2024 interview with Us Weekly.
Chase said that the parties where swinging took place began during COVID-19. He said that couples they were friends with would hang out, “get trashed on alcohol,” and play games like spin the bottle.
Chase said that he and Miranda participated in some of the games, but “it was never predetermined that we were going to be doing, like, swinging.”
“That’s what we always thought was a little bit misrepresented in Taylor’s story, as she presents it,” he said.
Miranda and Taylor hash out what constitutes ‘swinging’ in season 2
Miranda’s unexpected appearance at an influencer event that the start of the season surprises Taylor and the other women because she left MomTok after the scandal exploded.
Now single and at a different point in her life, Miranda says she hopes to repair her friendships and perhaps rejoin MomTok. But her version of the scandal contradicts Taylor’s claims, leading to confusion. Plus, some of the women suspect Miranda may want to rejoin the group to take advantage of the lucrative brand deals that come with MomTok fame.
“The height of what I was ever involved in was playing spin the bottle and kissing other people,” Miranda tells them. “And so it was very jarring for me for Taylor to come out and say everyone was hooking up with everyone, because that was simply not the case at all.”
“No one had sex ever, period.” Miranda says, adding, “I will go to my grave.”
In episode two, Miranda says that she lied about not being part of the swinging controversy because she wasn’t ready to own up to her actions.
In the following episode, Miranda and Taylor discuss the specifics of what actually occurred in a one-on-one conversation.
While Miranda insists that she only went as far as kissing other people, Taylor says in the confessional that it was more complicated than that.
According to Taylor, they participated in other things too, like the couples having sex in the same bed at the same time. Other times, she said they were blindfolded and tried to guess which husband they were kissing. Taylor also recalls a night when she and Miranda got so drunk that they made out while people filmed it.
In a confessional, Miranda says that a lot of embarrassing things happened, and she felt out of control and wronged when Taylor spoke out on TikTok.
“I wish that I would have come out with what really happened rather than denying everything,” Miranda says. “That probably did make her feel worse and look worse, and that wasn’t my intention. It was very much, ‘I’m terrified and I have a reputation as a Mormon to uphold.’ And I regret that.”
Miranda seems to be on friendly terms with the MomTokers
Nowadays, Miranda’s social media presence includes sponsored content and videos about single life.
In the lead-up to the season two premiere, she’s has been posting videos that include some of the MomTokers. Members of the group have also been commenting on her TikTok videos.
In April, MomToker and fellow cast member Layla Taylor joined Miranda and her friends at the country music festival Stagecoach. That month, Miranda also posted a TikTok featuring Taylor, Layla, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, and Jessi Ngatikaura.
In response to a video Miranda posted about having fears about being a single mom, Taylor commented, “Right there with you mama.”
Most recently, Miranda posted a TikTok with Taylor, making fun of her “bestie” for outing her for being a “swinger.”
“i love that i can self deprecate over this now actually lmao @Taylor Paul #momtok #slomw #secretlives,” she captioned the video.
All 10 episodes of season two of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” are now streaming on Hulu.
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