{"id":15098,"date":"2026-07-23T22:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15098"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:35:23","slug":"the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-layla-taylor-confirms-identity-of-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15098","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; star Layla Taylor confirms identity of girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135286548.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star Layla Taylor is dating Kelsie Chesser.<\/p>\n<p>The reality TV star confirmed their relationship status when Chesser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kelschesser\/video\/7665020421640588574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a TikTok video<\/a> on Tuesday, which she captioned, \u201cWhen I slid into my girlfriend\u2019s DMs just hoping she was into girls.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Chesser, who sang along to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cPartition\u201d in the video, further captioned the post, \u201cThankful she was \ud83d\ude42\u200d\u2195\ufe0f #wlw #girlfriend.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, the confirmation came when Taylor chimed in the comment section, simply writing, \u201cFolded.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Taylor evidently confirmed her relationship after commenting \u201cFolded\u201d under Chesser\u2019s (seen above) TikTok video. <span class=\"credit\">kelschesser\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chesser (seen above) said she slid into her girlfriend\u2019s DMs hoping she was into girls. <span class=\"credit\">kelschesser\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor (seen above) came out as bisexual in an episode of Jay Shetty\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d podcast. <span class=\"credit\">laylaleannetaylor\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the clip, Chesser showed off her arm tattoos, which matched those in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laylaleannetaylor\/video\/7659600687772273934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video Taylor posted<\/a> on June 6, where<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/entertainment\/mormon-wives-star-layla-taylor-teases-new-girlfriend-after-coming-out\/\"> she teased the identity of her girlfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She captioned the soft-launch video, \u201c\u2018You\u2019re glowing recently,\u2019 thanks, I\u2019m dating a woman now. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChivalry isn\u2019t dead it\u2019s [with] the lesbians.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor (seen above) posted a video teasing the identity of her new girlfriend in early July.  <span class=\"credit\">laylaleannetaylor\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201c\u2018You\u2019re glowing recently,\u2019 thanks, I\u2019m dating a woman now,\u201d Taylor (seen above) wrote over the video. <span class=\"credit\">laylaleannetaylor\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, Taylor\u2019s \u201cSLOMW\u201d co-star Jen Affleck voiced her support by commenting, \u201cYou look so happy \ud83e\udd7a\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The HULU star officially came out as bisexual on a <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/layla-taylor-exclusive-the-truth-shes-finally-ready\/id1450994021?i=1000774657651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29 episode of Jay Shetty\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d<\/a> podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gay, and I\u2019m bi and date women and men,\u201d she said in the episode, where she also revealed she was \u201ctalking to\u201d a woman who had expressed interest by liking an Instagram photo of hers. At the time, Taylor did not identify the woman who is now presumed to be Chesser.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cSLOMW\u201d star revealed in the June podcast episode that she was \u201ctalking to\u201d a woman.  <span class=\"credit\">TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor notably did not come out to her HULU co-stars before announcing the news on the podcast. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/29\/celebrity-news\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-layla-taylor-comes-out-as-bisexual-is-dating-a-woman\/\">She gushed about her girlfriend<\/a> in the podcast, stating how \u201cemotionally aware\u201d and \u201cvery patient\u201d she was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s just been very understanding and letting me take this at my own pace because it is just still foreign to me and it is so new. [It\u2019s the] level of understanding and just being there for me,\u201d Taylor continued.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor did not come out to her \u201cSLOMW\u201d co-stars before doing so in the podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Previously, Taylor had been married to ex-husband Clayton Wessel (both seen above). <span class=\"credit\">laylaleannetaylor\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The former couple shares two children together, Oliver, 5, and Maxwell, 3 (all seen above). <span class=\"credit\">laylaleannetaylor\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taylor had previously been married to Clayton Wessel, with whom she shares sons Oliver, 5, and Maxwell, 3.<\/p>\n<p>The couple got married in 2020 and ultimately separated three years later. Since their separation, Taylor has dated both Cameron Jolley and Mason McWhorter.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star confirmed her split from McWhorter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laylaleannetaylor\/video\/7604176957877619981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an emotional TikTok<\/a> in February and had not hinted at any new relationships until her podcast appearance in June.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star Layla Taylor is dating Kelsie Chesser. The reality TV star confirmed their relationship status when Chesser shared a TikTok video on Tuesday, which she captioned, \u201cWhen I slid into my girlfriend\u2019s DMs just hoping she was into girls.\u201d Chesser, who sang along to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cPartition\u201d in the video,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/135286548.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}