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Whitney Leavitt Exits Record-Breaking Show; Season 5 Resumes

5/5/2026

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Leavitt Leaves Show

Whitney Leavitt announced she is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives during Chicago performance on May 3, 2026.
She read a newspaper headline as Roxie Hart, prompting cheers.
The Chicago run broke the city’s box-office record.
Leavitt told The Hollywood Reporter on March 16, 2026 she was “figuring it out in real time.”
The series resumed season 5 filming after a month-long pause caused by a domestic-violence probe of cast member Taylor Frankie Paul.

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Production Resumes

Production of Season 5 resumed in April 2026 after a halt caused by a domestic-assault investigation involving cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
Hulu unveiled an Orange County spinoff of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, adding Aspen Ovard and Bobbi Altoff, while the series earned an Emmy nomination since its September 2024 debut.
Utah police declined to press charges while Hulu launched an internal review of the incident.

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Leavitt Leaves Show

Whitney Leavitt announced she is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives during Chicago performance on May 3, 2026.
She read a newspaper headline as Roxie Hart, prompting cheers.
The Chicago run broke the city’s box-office record.
Leavitt told The Hollywood Reporter on March 16, 2026 she was “figuring it out in real time.”
The series resumed season 5 filming after a month-long pause caused by a domestic-violence probe of cast member Taylor Frankie Paul.

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