Taylor Frankie Paul's ex Dakota Mortensen has seemingly reacted to information of her casting as the following Bachelorette.
“Had so many curve balls at the moment and each time I'm at all times reminded there may be nothing extra vital than God and household ❤️,” Dakota, 32, wrote via his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, September 10, alongside a selfie. “Life is just too quick.”
Throughout an look on the “Name Her Daddy” podcast earlier on Wednesday, Taylor, 31, was introduced as the brand new lead of the fact courting present, which is anticipated to air someday in 2026.
ABC is inserting The Bachelor on pause as a way to deliver The Bachelorette again to observe Taylor on her seek for love. Hulu viewers have beforehand had a entrance row seat to Taylor's tumultuous love life on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Talking to Us Weekly on Wednesday, Taylor confirmed she hadn't personally instructed Dakota about her new function.
“I've not confirmed it with him. It's simply not one thing that's been on, like, my precedence listing to verify with him,” Taylor completely instructed Us. “I don't know precisely how he'll react or really feel, however he does know that we opened the gates of courting different individuals. [He'll] in all probability [be] unhappy. I assume that it's like, ‘Whoa, she's gonna be courting individuals, rather a lot, after which additionally, in entrance of me,' and that's in all probability gonna be form of exhausting to observe.”
She added, “I can't communicate for him, however I'd assume it wouldn't be the perfect information he's heard on that day.”
Dakota Mortensen. (Photograph Courtesy of Dakota Mortensen/ Instagram)
Earlier than the present premiered in September 2024, Taylor made headlines when she was concerned in a “tender swinging” intercourse scandal whereas nonetheless married to Tate Paul. The controversy concerned Taylor hooking up with {couples} together with Miranda McWhorter and her then-husband, Chase McWhorter.
Taylor and Tate, who share daughter Indy, 7, and son Ocean, 4, known as it quits within the aftermath of the drama. She then discovered love with Dakota Mortensen, who was Taylor's first boyfriend since her divorce.
Taylor and Dakota, 32, confronted main ups and downs — together with a home violence arrest — which was documented on season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. In February 2023, Taylor was arrested for home violence.
The fact star was in the end charged with aggravated assault, two counts of home violence within the presence of a kid, youngster abuse with damage and legal mischief after the incident. Taylor pleaded responsible six months later to aggravated assault, whereas the opposite 4 expenses had been dismissed with prejudice. She reached a plea deal the next month.
Season 1 captured Taylor and Dakota making an attempt to make their relationship work after her authorized points. They briefly bought again collectively earlier than their son Ever's arrival in March 2024.
“I simply wish to take my time with this time round, this [would be] my second marriage. It'll be essential to me, and I don't wish to find yourself in one other scenario of being divorced,” Taylor completely instructed Us in September 2024 about doubtlessly getting engaged to Dakota. “So, I actually simply need all the pieces to be actually stable and have a basis of belief. And so I really feel like that takes time. I'd love for that to be the tip aim. However proper now, I believe constructing it as much as that's the place I'm at.”
Taylor additionally mentioned how she and Dakota had been getting ready to observe their scenes on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“I really feel like I'd've vented to my mother and been slightly harsh — and he's very delicate — so I really feel prefer it may very well be rather a lot tougher for him,” she continued. “Additionally it may very well be triggering, too, to deliver up these conversations. Particularly, I believe I've heard the [season] cliffhanger, in order that in itself stirs up some stuff. We're doing good at the moment, we're going via work, so I actually hope that not an excessive amount of comes out.”
By the point manufacturing began on season 2, which aired in Could, Taylor and Dakota pulled the plug on their relationship once more after he was accused of being untrue once more. They admitted to nonetheless having emotions for one another however didn't get again collectively.
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“We've clearly come an extended option to navigate [coparenting],” Taylor shared with Us in Could. “It's completely different from my first husband as a result of there's clearly a friendship there. We adjusted. Whereas [with] Dakota, all the pieces's recent. It's one thing that we essentially didn't wish to do however wanted to separate.”
She added: “It's an adjustment and we've needed to study via the obstacles of this expertise to do what's greatest for our son. In fact when issues are heightened, you're breaking apart and it's not one thing you wished and also you simply had a child. It was not the prettiest expertise, however at present we've come a good distance.”
Extra just lately, Taylor sparked romance rumors when she shared an Instagram publish in September with a photograph of a thriller man. The social media add obtained help from her costars with Mayci Neeley writing, “Couldn't be happier.”
Miranda replied, “We like to see a healed Taylor.” Taylor additionally “appreciated” a remark from a pal that learn, “Oh my gosh you giving the world a sneak peek I adore it.”
