The pair fled Utah for Hawaii, initially saying it was due to Taylor Frankie Paul’s swinging scandal … earlier than revealing a scandal of their very own a lot nearer to dwelling.
Taylor Frankie Paul is not the one one from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives making headlines for some extramarital shenanigans.
Whereas Paul blew up #MomTok by alleging she and her then-husband had been a part of a “delicate swinging” neighborhood of Mormons, the place they’d swap companions and do just about the whole lot however penetrative intercourse. Across the identical time that scandal erupted, Whitney Leavitt determined to maneuver out of Utah and left for Hawaii for 2 months.
Within the premiere of their new Hulu actuality present, Leavitt at first mentioned she and husband Connor made the transfer to “get away from the noise” of the swinging scandal, however her costars sensed one thing else was up.
A number of the different ladies introduced up rumors on Reddit that Whitney’s husband was caught on Tinder, a relationship app. In line with costar Mayci Neeley, Whitney advised her “it is not true,” claiming haters “took his footage from Fb, his highschool account and put it on Tinder” — earlier than questioning concerning the “actual motive” for her household’s transfer.
Properly, that “actual motive” was finally revealed by Whitney.
“I really feel like we ran away from one thing. I do not need to lie about it anymore. Taylor even requested me the opposite day … and I denied it once more,” she mentioned whereas sitting down together with her husband, who admitted it was “most likely onerous so that you can lie about that.”
She then admitted to mendacity concerning the Tinder scenario, as Connor expressed how dangerous he felt for placing her within the place to lie.
“These had been actions I took. I had an actual downside and it result in one thing that actually damage my spouse and I am so sorry and I am engaged on myself,” he mentioned. “I actually do not care what anybody exterior of my internal circle thinks.”
Whitney mentioned she was nervous how everybody would react to the reality, questioning whether or not her mates would “hate” Connor … or “if they’ll hate me for making the selection to stick with you. I need to inform them now.”
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She then sat down with the solid and got here clear.
“There was a rumor that Connor was on Tinder … I lied about it as a result of I used to be embarrassed … I did not understand it was true till I confronted Connor. I went to him like, take a look at this joke,” she revealed, making it sound like she was at nighttime till the Reddit posts started.
“There was extra to that. He had been combating a porn dependancy … there’s a complete story, there is a motive why folks do sure issues,” she continued. “I feel he was simply confused. It is one thing that we’re working by way of.”
When requested if it ever went additional than speaking on-line, Whitney mentioned he claimed he “by no means met up with anybody” — however mentioned his points have been prevalent all through their complete marriage. She added that he was having “full-on conversations with ladies,” with each events sending nude pictures forwards and backwards.
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“It makes me really feel like my complete marriage was a lie,” she mentioned, including that she will solely take Connor at his phrase on the subject of whether or not he met any of the ladies. As she added, “I simply hope you do not take a look at Connor otherwise,” Taylor reduce the strain by quipping, “In the event you can look previous my stuff, Connor’s okay.”
That is when Whitney admitted to everybody that the transfer to Hawaii was not due to the #MomTok drama in any respect, however as a result of she “simply wished to get away from the whole lot and simply assume for myself” amid the Tinder scandal.
She then apologized to Taylor for making it look like her swinging scandal was the precise motive.
Shortly after revealing the reality to the solid, she and Connor went on Instagram and shared it with the general public as effectively in a since-deleted video. On the time, Connor mentioned he finally got here to study his conduct was a technique to “numb a a lot deeper ache,” earlier than revealing he is a survivor of kid sexual abuse.
The Leavitts are nonetheless collectively now, with Whitney at the moment pregnant with the couple’s third youngster.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is streaming now on Hulu.
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