It was a shock when The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul revealed her new gig. She is going to be the next Bachelorette! Will the franchise ever be the same? Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, and baby daddy, Dakota Mortensen, is not handling the news well.
Taylor and Dakota share one child, Ever True. However, when Taylor decided to become the Season 22 Bachelorette, she didn’t give Dakota a heads-up. “[He’ll] probably [be] sad,” Taylor previously said of Dakota’s possible reaction. “I can’t speak for him, but I’d assume it wouldn’t be the best news he’s heard on that day.”
Does Dakota Mortensen really want to get back with his “baby mama” Taylor Frankie Paul?
Well, Dakota broke his silence about Taylor romancing a bunch of strangers via a cryptic Instagram Stories post. “Had so many curveballs today, and every time I am always reminded there is nothing more important than God and family. Life is to [sic] short,” he wrote.
When Zachary Reality posted a TikTok detailing the crop of bachelors vying for Taylor, Dakota dropped a comment. “Making me wanna go win my baby momma back,” Dakota wrote. So, Zachary shared another TikTok, reposting Dakota’s comment. And his followers didn’t embrace Dakota’s feelings.
“Please don’t Dakota! Leave her be!” one user wrote. Another commented, “He’s so calculated it’s kinda gross. I think he just wants to ruin the opportunity for her.” A third follower wrote, “He is totalllly showing up at the mansion.” Oh, my! That would be dramatic!
Meanwhile, Taylor’s SLOMW co-star Mikayla Matthews also shared her feelings about Dakota’s remark. She posted a meme of a dramatic eye roll. Of course, if Dakota hadn’t cheated on Taylor, then he might not be in this situation.
Now, Taylor is laser-focused on what she wants from her bachelors. “But yeah, I am in Utah, and I have two baby daddies. I’m going nowhere, so you will be moving to me in Utah,” Taylor previously noted. She added that someone who isn’t into filming social media videos would be a hard no.
The Bachelorette Season 22 will air on ABC in 2026. Plus, Season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives drops on November 13, 2025, on Hulu.
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