Mikayla Matthews Doubles Down on Her ‘SLOMW’ Exit After Taylor Frankie Paul Says She’s Leaving

Mikayla Matthews announced her departure from Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 6, citing ethical concerns and stating she refused to film if Taylor Frankie Paul returned to the show.She doubled down on her exit decision with another Instagram Story, explaining she had repeatedly raised concerns to producers about Taylor’s actions and how the situation was handled, affecting the entire cast and crew.Taylor announced her departure the same day, responding to Mikayla’s indirect criticism and claiming she endured abuse while other cast members “piled on” with statements against her.Mikayla Matthews is done with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, for real. The MomTok member doubled down on her initial announcement that she’s leaving the Hulu reality series for its sixth season with another Instagram Story on Monday, September 21.“To answer your question,” she wrote, in part. “No I will not be coming back. Everyone has to do what’s best for them, and I was the only one who chose to leave the show due to MANY reasons and of course the recent news a couple weeks ago.”Mikayla Matthews//InstagramShe further explained, “I feel like I took my concerns to the right people and went out of my way over and over again to try to address them. There are so many things wrong with this situation. because of one person’s actions but also because of the way everything was handled after. Those concerns haven’t changed and neither has my decision right now don’t know what the future holds, but I think we can collectively agree that a lot of changes need to be made.”Her update comes after she insinuated that Taylor Frankie Paul’s recent scandal and domestic dispute led to her exit, without naming names.“The ONLY reason I’m leaving the show is because I was told a certain person was coming back,” she wrote in a September 15 Instagram Story. “I told [the network] before agreeing to do 6 that I wasn’t going to film if that certain someone came back. Because it’s UNETHICAL and kids are involved. And I’m being put in an unfair position because of the things I’ve seen and heard that I don’t agree with.”Mikayla Matthews//InstagramAs for the reason behind her exit, she later added, “If you guys watched season 5 and thought wow this is hard to watch, incredibly triggering and frustrating, imagine having it be your reality everyday. Why would you willingly agree to put your self back in that environment that has cause all that discomfort for every single person on this cast and crew?”This is the third time Mikayla has talked about leaving the show since making her initial announcement on September 15. The timing is…interesting, considering Taylor announced her departure with a dramatic post of her own on September 21.TFP called out other MomTok members and seemingly responded to Mikayla’s indirect comments about her.“Some of the girls know what I’ve been through and then to turn and collectively pile on with their ‘statements’ knowing there has been ongoing abuse through the system the last 8 months on top of what I’ve endured. Almost the entire cast plus some, going at me….laughing about my kids is disgusting. And I bit my tongue there,” she said, later adding that she’s “just relieved to be out” of SLOMW.