Mormon Wives’ Taylor Frankie Paul reveals why she doesn’t work out

The Secret Life of Mormon Wives a star Taylor Frankie Paul offered insight into her workout regimen — or lack thereof — since her split Dakota Mortensen.

During a Q&A on Instagram on Monday, Jan. 20, Taylor, 30, asked about how she stays in shape, to which she replied, “I don’t exercise because I don’t eat enough calories to burn them off. No diet, just stress.”

Afterward, Taylor was asked how she was doing deal with her breakup from Dakota, 31, after the pair sparked speculation of a split last month.

“I cry every day. This is grief, let it go so that it passes and you heal,” she said. “The more you resist the pain, the longer the suffering, learn this the hard way.”

Taylor and Dakota still to be confirmed their relationship status, but the two have dated and broken up before The Secret Life of Mormon Wives premiered on Hulu in September 2024. Dakota was Taylor’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from her husband Tate Paul the following their “soft swing” sex scandal.

During the first season of the reality series, viewers got a front-row seat to Taylor and Dakota’s tumultuous relationship — including her arrest for domestic violence.

Taylor was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief after a heated fight with Dakota in February 2023. Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault six months later, and the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice. She entered into a plea agreement in March 2023.

Taylor previously admitted Us Weekly what it was not easy to watch the drama unfolds on the screen.

“I feel like I could have opened up to my mom and been a little harsh — and he’s very sensitive — so I feel like it could be a lot harder for him,” she exclusively said us in September 2024 “Also, it can also spark those conversations. In particular, I think I’ve heard (seasonal) cliffhangers, so that in itself brings some things up. We are doing well today, we are working, so I really hope that not too much will come out.”

Taylor also spoke us what she was in no hurry to get engaged to Dakota, adding, “I just want to take my time with this, it’s my second marriage. It will be very important to me and I don’t want to end up in a divorce situation again.”

She continued: “So I really just want everything to be really solid and have a foundation of trust. And so I feel like it takes time. I would like that to be the ultimate goal. But right now, I think that’s where I’m at.”

A month later, Taylor revealed that she was with Dakota were at odds off-screen.

“I would say we’re working on things and I really have no idea where it’s going to go with us. We are not completely together, but not completely done. I don’t know what future awaits us with him,” she admitted us. “It’s just a lot. So I cope and try to cope. But I don’t want to watch the series.”

The couple appeared to have reconciled, but in December 2024, they were at loggerheads again, revealing in separate TikTok videos that they did not celebrate Christmas as a family. There is drama he is expected to be front and center during season 2 The Secret Life of Mormon Wives.