'Mormon Wives' star Layla Taylor teases girlfriend after coming out
'Mormon Wives' star Layla Taylor teased her new girlfriend on social media Monday, sharing a hand-holding video days after coming out as bisexual on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast. The Hulu reality star kept her partner's face off-camera while confirming she is dating a woman in the clip's on-screen text and caption.
The latest post marks Taylor's first public soft launch of the relationship she had only described in private terms during her late-June podcast appearance. For fans following celebrity breaking news, the moment signals a new chapter for one of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' most visible cast members.
Key Takeaways
- Layla Taylor posted a social media video Monday holding hands with an unidentified woman after coming out as bisexual last week.
- The 25-year-old revealed her sexuality on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast on June 29, saying she dates women and men.
- Co-star Jen Affleck and fans praised Taylor online, with Miranda McWhorter previously telling Page Six she cried when she learned the news.
- Taylor has kept her girlfriend's name private but said their romance began after the woman liked one of her Instagram photos.
- The Hulu star was previously married to Clayton Wessel and later dated Cameron Jolley and Mason McWhorter on the show.
How did Layla Taylor tease her new girlfriend on social media?
In the video shared Monday, Taylor smiled at the camera before reaching for a woman's tattooed arm, keeping the rest of her partner out of frame. On-screen text read, "You're glowing lately." Taylor replied in the overlay: "Thanks I'm dating a woman now."
She captioned the clip, "Chivalry isn't dead it's [with] the lesbians," according to Page Six. The post gave fans their first visual confirmation of the woman Taylor said she had been talking to during her podcast interview.
When did the 'Mormon Wives' star come out as bisexual?
Taylor came out during her June 29 appearance on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast. "I'm gay and I'm bi and date women and men," she said at the start of the episode.
She explained that she had not known how to formally address her sexuality for much of her life but was "very proud now to be out." Taylor also revealed she had not told her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives castmates beforehand, saying she wanted to share the news in person rather than by text.
What did Taylor say about her girlfriend during the podcast?
During the June 29 interview, Taylor said she was "talking to" a woman who first reached out by liking one of her Instagram photos. She did not name her partner but called her "emotionally aware" and "very patient."
"She's just been very understanding and letting me take this at my own pace because it is just still foreign to me and it is so new," Taylor told Shetty. Monday's video appears to be her first on-camera tease of that same relationship.
How have co-stars and fans reacted?
"SLOMW" co-star Jen Affleck commented on Taylor's post, writing, "You look so happy," in support of the new romance. Fans echoed that sentiment, saying Taylor looks like her "authentic happy self" and that they "love this" for her.
The day after Taylor's coming-out episode aired, castmate Miranda McWhorter told Page Six's "Virtual Reali-Tea" podcast that she "cried" when Taylor shared the news with her. McWhorter said Taylor was "oozing relief [and] confidence" and "glowing." Several other cast members also posted warm messages of support on social media.
What is Layla Taylor's relationship history?
Taylor was previously married to Clayton Wessel, with whom she co-parents sons Oliver and Maxwell following their 2023 split. Since then, she has dated Cameron Jolley and Mason McWhorter, with both relationships featured on the Hulu series.
Her Monday post suggests she is now ready to share that happiness with her audience, if not yet her girlfriend's full identity.