The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Layla Taylor opened up about discovering love with boyfriend Mason McWhorter whereas nonetheless juggling a tough coparenting relationship along with her ex-husband.
Earlier than Hulu launched season 3 of the present on Thursday, November 13, Layla, 24, spoke solely to Us Weekly about her ideas on getting married once more.
“[I am taking it] daily. Marriage scares me proper now,” she admitted. “However I believe it's as a result of I'm so jaded from my ex-husband and that marriage.”
Layla famous that she is “nonetheless coping with a poisonous coparenting relationship” with ex-husband Clayton Wessel “to at the present time.”
“Proper now, I'm type of frightened of marriage however I simply need to get to know anyone very nicely earlier than I even contemplate that,” she defined. “I'm simply blissful and content material the place me and Mason are. And if someway that ever have been to return up, then we might see.”
Viewers caught a glimpse on the new man in Layla's life when cameras picked again up on the hit actuality collection. For some followers, Mason may look acquainted contemplating he's the brother of Layla's ex Chase McWhorter.
“We simply chortle about it. I do know it's not essentially the most perfect state of affairs, relationship brothers, however typically life offers you lemons,” Layla shared concerning the connection. “You simply must make lemonade and it's what it's. It makes humorous, awkward conditions typically. However we simply make mild of it as a result of there's no avoiding it.”
Layla was grateful to search out Mason when she did.
“We're nonetheless collectively. Issues are going actually nice. I'm actually blissful,” she gushed. “He's simply my finest good friend. I really feel like me and him simply get alongside rather well. Now we have lots of similarities and our relationship simply feels very pure and never pressured. I don't must fake to be anyone that I'm not with him.”
After leaving the Mormon church, Layla advised Us she's on the identical web page with Mason about their values, including, “Fortunately for me, he isn't lively anymore. We're aligned on that. We each have Mormon upbringings however we're not a component — not an lively member of the church anymore.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which premiered in September 2024, launched Us to a bunch of Mormon mother influencers in Utah. Whereas most tuned in for the drama, viewers have since come again season after season to examine in on the forged.
Layla's private life was explored extra in season 3 as she navigated life as a Black lady in Utah, which is predominantly white. Off display, Layla is a loyal mom to sons, Ollie, 4, and Maxwell, 3, whom she prefers to not function on the present.
“That's the one factor that me and their dad agree on is that we need to hold them away from this world and shield them. I don't suppose it's a nasty factor to point out your youngsters in any respect. I believe that among the girls on the present do and I believe that's superb,” she advised Us. “No matter you're comfy with. However I simply, personally, can't management who's watching issues. I can't management what persons are doing with the content material that I share and that scares me.”
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Layla continued: “I really feel like we stay in a really bizarre and gross world typically. Some persons are simply … they don't have their minds straight. I simply really feel like I need to shield them and me and their dad have all the time agreed on that, which is sweet. However our relationship is difficult.”
The fact star acknowledged the “bitter emotions from his finish” towards her.
“I simply must remind myself that daily — after we're in one other argument or one thing — that with time, it's going to get higher. As a result of I do know what it's prefer to have dad and mom that don't like one another,” she continued. “That was my dad and mom rising up and it affected me loads. That's what I attempt to remind him [of] daily. I'm like, ‘Hey, I do know that is laborious and I do know typically you don't need to discuss to me. However I do know what it's prefer to see dad and mom not be capable to even get alongside for the children. So we have to get this discovered.' So at some point, I'm hoping [we get to a better place].”
Layla had the same hopeful outlook going into season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“I simply wished to be extra vocal in season 3. I really feel like season 1 and season 2, the viewers might positively see that there's instances that I couldn't communicate up after I was in sure conditions. I used to be positively much more reserved,” she recalled. “My aim going into season 3 was to say what's on my thoughts, get up for myself extra and simply be extra genuine to who I'm as an individual. I really feel like I positively portrayed that basically nicely this season, which I'm happy with myself for.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is presently streaming on Hulu.
