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'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Cast Tells All: Who Quit (Twice!) and More Revealed

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ cast and producers exclusively tell Us Weekly what happened behind-the-scenes of the Hulu show

“He has a really good soft side that wasn’t shown,” Taylor explains, “and he [thinks], ‘To the world, I look like this awful person.’” Executive producer Jeff Jenkins, who also worked on The Simple Life and Keeping Up With the Kardashians, agrees Dakota is “very charming, sweet and likable” but insists he “was represented very fairly.” “The actual story is pretty outrageous, but just Whitney’s acting it out and Mikayla’s innocence [of] not understanding is a perfect example of these ladies being a bit sheltered in their faith,” he says, adding, “I’m still reading online a lot of people don’t get it — I’m like, how can you not?” While a second chapter has yet to be confirmed, Pistotnik already knows whose story she’d like to explore: “What Mikayla is going through now, being so young and[struggling with] autoimmune disease, I think a ton of people could benefit from not feeling alone.” Though Taylor knows there’s a chance others involved in the swinging scandal could also make an appearance — and that it may be “triggering” to relive — “It’s out of my control, and they have a show to do,” she says.

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