{"id":729,"date":"2026-01-15T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-ashley-tisdales-mom-group-is-moving-forward-after-viral-essay-excl\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:23:01","slug":"how-ashley-tisdales-mom-group-is-moving-forward-after-viral-essay-excl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-ashley-tisdales-mom-group-is-moving-forward-after-viral-essay-excl\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ashley Tisdale’s Mom Group Is Moving Forward After Viral Essay (Excl)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ashley Tisdale French<\/strong>\u2019s former mom group is ready to move on after her viral essay about their alleged \u201ctoxic\u201d dynamic put all eyes on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moms remaining in the group wish Ashey no ill will,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The group of women \u2014 which many believe includes celebs Mandy Moore<\/strong>, Hilary Duff<\/strong> and Meghan Trainor<\/strong> among others in the Los Angeles area \u2014 were \u201csurprised\u201d by the essay, as they \u201cthought the friendship faded organically,\u201d the insider says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no big blowout moment so this came as a surprise to them,\u201d the source adds.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe \u201ctoxic mom group\u201d drama between Ashley Tisdale French, Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore has taken the internet by storm this week. \u201cThe root of the issues was that some of the women just became closer friends with each other, and Ashley started to feel left out,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. \u201cThere were [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As the world rang in the new year, French, 40, caused quite a stir writing an essay titled \u201cBreaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group\u201d for New York Magazine<\/em>\u2019s The Cut<\/em> published on January 1.<\/p>\n

In the piece, the former Disney Channel star recalled feeling \u201cfrozen out of the group\u201d after allegedly being \u201cleft out of a couple of group hangs\u201d she saw taking place via social media recaps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told myself it was all in my head, and it wasn\u2019t a big deal,\u201d French wrote, not naming anyone in the mom group. \u201cAnd yet, I could sense a growing distance between me and the other members of the group, who seemed to not even care that I wasn\u2019t around much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Frenshe founder noted that after she was once again left out of a group event, she texted the group that \u201cthis is too high school for me\u201d and removed herself from the unit. (Ashley shares daughters Jupiter, 4, and Emerson, 16 months, with husband Christopher French<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

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After the story was published, fans began to speculate who Ashley was talking about. Many pointed to Moore, 41, Duff, 38, and Trainor, 32, who were all part of a mom group with Ashley that originated in 2021 after they all welcomed babies around the same time.<\/p>\n

Ashley\u2019s rep denied to TMZ<\/em> that the three celebrities in question were who the actress was referring to in her essay. However, rumors continued to circulate after eagle-eyed fans noticed that Ashley no longer follows Duff or Moore on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe root of the issues was that some of the women just became closer friends with each other, and Ashley started to feel left out,\u201d a source exclusively told Us<\/em> on Thursday, January 8. \u201cThere were times when hangouts or get-togethers were organized at the last minute, often casual outings or quick dinners, and Ashley wasn\u2019t included. There wasn\u2019t any bad intent. Friendships naturally changed and some people bonded more than others.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAshley Tisdale French raised eyebrows earlier this month when she revealed she exited her \u201ctoxic\u201d mom friend group nearly five years after bonding with the women over pregnancy and motherhood. \u201cHere I was sitting alone one night after getting my daughter to bed, thinking, \u2018Maybe I\u2019m not cool enough?\u2019\u201d Ashley, who shares daughters Jupiter, 4, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The insider noted, \u201cHilary and Mandy are extremely close, along with Kelsey Deenihan<\/strong> (their makeup artist), who is in the group, and a few others, and that dynamic naturally shaped the group.\u201d<\/p>\n

That bond allegedly \u201cmade Ashley feel like she didn\u2019t quite fit in with the rest of the circle,\u201d per the source.<\/p>\n

As Ashley\u2019s remarks made headlines, Duff\u2019s husband, Matthew Koma<\/strong>, sounded off on the drama. (Duff and Koma, 38, share daughters Banks, 7, Mae, 4, and Townes, 20 months. Duff also shares son Luca, 11, with ex-husband Mike Comrie<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

He poked fun at Ashley\u2019s profile by sharing a picture of himself on a fake magazine cover with the headline: \u201cA mom group tell-all through a father\u2019s eyes: When You\u2019re the Most Self-Obsessed Tone Deaf Person on Earth, Other Moms Tend to Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAshley Tisdale French\u2019s unfiltered commentary on being iced out of a \u201ctoxic\u201d mom group has caught the attention of many fellow celebrities. In January 2026, Ashley \u2014 who shares two daughters with husband Christopher French \u2014 raised eyebrows with an essay for The Cut titled \u201cBreaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group\u201d as she candidly [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trainor, who shares sons Riley, 4, and Barry, 2, with husband Daryl Sabara<\/strong>, also commented on the drama, denying she had any part in what transpired.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe still trying to convince everyone I\u2019m not involved in the mom group drama,\u201d she wrote alongside a Tuesday, January 13, TikTok clip from Stranger Things<\/em> in which one character tries to convince the others that their pal is evil.<\/p>\n

The singer also captioned the post, \u201cI swear I\u2019m innocent,\u201d with a praying hands emoji.<\/p>\n

While Moore hasn\u2019t directly addressed Ashley\u2019s essay, she did open up on Wednesday, January 14, about changing friendships.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tChelsea Handler has entered the toxic mom group discourse. Handler, 50, appeared on Page Six Radio on Wednesday, January 7, where she defended Mandy Moore after Ashley Tisdale French\u2019s now-viral essay for The Cut about leaving her \u201ctoxic\u201d group of mom friends behind. (While French, 40, did not name Moore, 41, in the essay, she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI have friends who have kids that are older, and I have found that the people I\u2019m closest with in my life right now are people who are at the same chapter of their lives as parents,\u201d Moore explained during an appearance on the \u201cConversations With Cam\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n

The This Is Us<\/em> alum, who shares sons Gus, 4, Ozzie, 3, and daughter Louise, 15 months, with husband Taylor Goldsmith<\/strong>, told host Cameron Rogers<\/strong> that when some of her friendships changed due to a variety of reasons it \u201ccaught me off guard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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