Jen Affleck Joins ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County’ After Move From Utah to California

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jen Affleck is officially leaving behind her life in Utah and moving to California full time as she prepares to join the spinoff, "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County".

The original "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" was released by Hulu in 2024 and has become a huge hit for the streaming platform.

On April 23, the streaming giant revealed that it would soon be welcoming a new spinoff of the series, which will follow "dynamic young mothers," including Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Salomé Andrea, McCall DaPron, Chandler Higginson, Ashleigh Pease, and Madison Fisher (née Bontempo).

Now, it has been revealed that one more Mormon mom will be joining the cast: Affleck, 26, who rose to stardom on the original series.

Affleck shared the news on her Instagram in a post alongside her new cast members.

In the clip, Affleck strutted toward the camera and flipped her hair. It also featured the hashtag #OCmoms.

The video was captioned, "Coming to @hulu 2026!! @secretlivesonhulu”

Affleck's confirmation that she would be a cast member on the show means that she has fully laid her roots down in California after she, her husband, Zac, and their children Nora, 4, Lucas, 2, and Penny, 9 months, moved to Los Angeles while she was on "Dancing with the Stars."

She previously revealed that she is neighbors with "Dancing with the Stars" pro Jan Ravnik.

Interestingly, many of the cast members, while located in Orange County, are not practicing members of the Mormon church, with reports noting that Althoff, Woods, and Ovard are not actively involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The logline for the spinoff reads, “A new group of dynamic young mothers in Orange County collide in a community where beliefs are not just their religion; they are their identity. While some defend their way of life, fighting against modernity, others embrace change, becoming a platform to disrupt the status quo.

"Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble, and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok. This is ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County.’”

Dapron, who is the sister of the original "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Mayci Neeley, revealed to her followers on April 22 that she had been keeping a "secret."

Neeley, 31, has been one of the original members of the reality TV show since it was released, alongside, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, Whitney Leavitt, Layla Taylor, Demi Engemann, Jessi Draper, Mikayla Matthews, and Miranda McWhorter.

Althoff shared the news on her Instagram page on April 22, branding it the "really good reality TV show."

Althoff, 28, rose to social media fame in 2022 with her podcast—although she later shot to stardom after interviewing rapper Drake, a chat that sparked a wave of romance rumors that she has vehemently denied.

She later divorced her spouse, Cory Althoff, with whom she shares two daughters. She later dated Sean Murphy-Bunting and Ty Hawkins.

Meanwhile, Ovard was at the center of headlines in 2024 when she filed for divorce from her husband Parker Ferris, the same day she revealed the news of the birth of their third child. The online star had cultivated an enormous YouTube following with her daily vlogs in which she documented her life with Ferris and their daughters.

The online star, who had been living in Utah with Ferris, then announced that she was relocating to California, where she purchased a stunning Newport Beach house for $4.65 million in July 2024.

Speaking about her new TV project on Instagram, Ovard gushed about the opportunity, writing: “15 years with you all and now we are going to be on Hulu 2026!!!!!!!!!!”

The news of the spinoff comes amid controversy surrounding the original series, which has seen Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, wrapped up in a legal battle that temporarily halted filming on the show.

While Paul has not faced any charges in the spat, it was announced days before the news of the spinoff that neither she nor Mortensen would be included in filming of the upcoming season.

A source told People that Paul "has the option" to return, however, decided against it. Still, the insider noted that Paul may make a guest appearance.

"She's receiving strong support from the cast and producers but is focusing on her kids and mental health issues and recovery from an abusive relationship. She's doing great and realizing how abusive her relationship actually was," the source said.