Mormon Wives Star Layla Taylor Reveals She's Bisexual, Dating a Woman

Sometimes the most authentic moments come wrapped in the quietest revelations. That’s what happened when“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”star Layla Taylor decided to end Pride Month by stepping into her truth on the“On Purpose With Jay Shetty”podcast Monday — revealing she’s bisexual and currently dating a woman.

It’s a moment that carries real weight, especially given the cultural and personal complexity baked into her story. Taylor didn’t shy away from the harder questions either. When host Jay Shetty dug deeper, she was honest about why she’d waited this long to come out publicly: she simply wasn’t sure if it was just a phase. That kind of vulnerability — the internal hesitation that comes with self-discovery — is exactly the thing most people skip over when they talk about coming out. It’s messy, it’s real, and it matters.

What makes this particularly significant is the role her divorce from Clayton Wessel played in clearing the path forward. Sometimes it takes a major life shift to crack open the space for honesty. Taylor shares two sons with Wessel, so this isn’t a light personal pivot — it’s a full recalibration of how she moves through the world, and she’s doing it publicly. That takes guts.

The cast of“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”didn’t see this coming, either. Taylor kept this part of her life close, which speaks to the real pressure that can exist around sexuality in certain communities and circles. But here’s the thing: by stepping into the light now, she’s adding another voice to a growing conversation about the complexity of identity, faith, and the freedom to live authentically. The timing — right at the tail end of Pride Month — feels intentional, like she’s saying: this is my story, and it matters.