The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives is back on Hulu with Season 3, which just premiered on Nov. 13. But after watching the first few episodes of the show, it’s clear some of the main players from Mormon Wives Season 2 are notably absent. One of those players? None other than Whitney Leavitt, who came to be known as one of the main “villains” of Mormon Wives seasons one and two. So, why did Whitney stop filming Mormon Wives Season 3?
Fans will remember that Whitney was voted back into MomTok at the end of Season 2, to little fanfare from the other MomTok members. Mikayla Matthews said during a confessional at the time, “Once her true colors come out again, it’s definitely going to be an ‘I told you so’ moment.” So it was interesting that The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 3 started with Whitney already out of the picture, not filming the new slate of episodes. Spoiler alert: Spoilers for The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 3 follow.
The reason for Whitney’s absence was explained pretty early on in the season. According to Mikayla, Whitney asked for some… questionable… additions to her Season 3 contract that the show just couldn’t make good on. For one, Mikayla claimed that Whitney asked for a role in a scripted show. And second, she claimed that Whitney wanted tickets to the Oscars.
But at the end of the day, Whitney is a member of MomTok and has specific duties — like brand deals and premiere promo — to uphold. Therefore, she did finally make an appearance in Episode 5 of Season 3. In the episode, Whitney claimed that she didn’t ask for tickets to the Oscars. “That’s bullsh*t,” she said. She did confirm, however, that she asked for a role in a scripted show. She said in her first confessional, “A girl knows what she wants.”
While the Hulu team still wasn’t able to make either request happen for her, Whitney had a big enough reason to return to filming — she had heard ABC was looking to cast a Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives cast member on the next season of Dancing With The Stars.
As we all know now, Whitney did end up being one of two Mormon Wives cast members to be featured on Season 34 of DWTS. The other MomTok member on the show, Jen Affleck, was voted off after the Halloween episode on Oct. 28. As of Nov. 13, Whitney is still competing on DWTS alongside Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Dylan Efron, Elaine Hendrix, and Jordan Chiles.
Although Whitney didn’t get her request of a role in a scripted show fulfilled, she might still be making her way to the silver screen. Back in August, she revealed on TikTok that she was approached by a film writer after she spoke to press about her love for acting. In the video — where she was getting ready for an in-person pitch meeting for a film — she said, “We have been working really hard to get this [movie] greenlit.” Looks like nobody can stop Whitney Leavitt — MomTok members or otherwise.