Jen Affleck, 27, filed for divorce from husband Zac Affleck, 30, in Utah on Tuesday, November 3, and the timing is raising eyebrows. Her spinoff, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, premieres November 12 on Hulu, just eight days after the filing. The couple, who met on the Mormon dating app Mutual in 2018 and married in 2019, announced in June they’re expecting their fourth child.
The marriage has played out on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives since the show debuted in September 2024, and Jen recently told People things weren’t as steady as she’d hoped.“It’s been a lot the past couple of months, I’ll be honest. But I do feel like I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,”she said. She also reflected on how much the couple put on camera:“We were so vulnerable, and we shared everything about our religion and our life and our marriage.”
Court records don’t reveal the reason for the split, and filing details around custody remain private, with reps for both Jen and Zac contacted for comment. Whether the premiere proximity is messy, honest, or pure coincidence is up for debate. Do you think the divorce filing is connected to the show’s timing? Drop your take in the comments.
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