{"id":84576,"date":"2026-04-26T10:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jen-affleck-hints-shes-joining-mormon-wives-oc-spinoff\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:45:41","slug":"jen-affleck-hints-shes-joining-mormon-wives-oc-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jen-affleck-hints-shes-joining-mormon-wives-oc-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Affleck Hints She\u2019s Joining Mormon Wives OC Spinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jen Affleck<\/strong> is seemingly joining <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>\u2019 Orange County spinoff after all.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> original cast member, 26, shared a video of herself with the rest of the spinoff cast via Instagram on Saturday, April 25. The clip is set to the <em>Full House<\/em> theme, with Jen adding in the caption, \u201cComing to @hulu 2026!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Hulu for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were puzzled over Jen\u2019s absence when the rest of the cast for <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County<\/em> was unveiled by Hulu on Thursday, 23. The reality show features <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> OG <strong>Mayci Neeley<\/strong>\u2019s sister <strong>McCall Dapron<\/strong>, <strong>Aspyn Ovard<\/strong>, <strong>Avery Woods,<\/strong> <strong>Bobbi Althoff<\/strong>, <strong>Salom\u00e9 Andrea<\/strong>, <strong>Ashleigh Pease<\/strong>, <strong>Madison Bontempo<\/strong> and <strong>Chandler Higginson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-2732a7d2482ba35ce1382f22b626e83b\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" scrolling=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/2732a7d2482ba35ce1382f22b626e83b\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>McCall, 36, admitted to <em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em> at Hulu\u2019s Get Real event on Wednesday, April 22 that she was surprised by Jen\u2019s absence from the cast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess I\u2019m curious as well,\u201d McCall said. \u201cI was surprised when we went to glam before this that she wasn\u2019t with us. I heard she was sick, but I have no clue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aspyn, 30, hinted that there may be an announcement forthcoming about Jen\u2019s official involvement with <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen [Jen] yet,\u201d Aspyn hinted. \u201cI think I will see her soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been theories that Jen was set to anchor the <em>Orange County<\/em> show since she recently moved to Southern California with her husband, <strong>Zac Affleck<\/strong>. (The Afflecks share three children: daughters Nora and Penelope, 4 and 9 months, and son Luca, 2.)<\/p>\n<p>In a tearful TikTok video, Jen told her followers earlier this month that she was ready for a new chapter after moving for \u201cthe fifth time in a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4319977\" style=\"width: 704px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:145.42857142857%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4319977 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2258788252 Jen Affleck Hints Shes Joining Mormon Wives OC Spinoff\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2258788252-Jen-Affleck-Hints-Shes-Joining-Mormon-Wives-OC-Spinoff-e1777176870394.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jen Affleck in January 2026 in Hollywood, California.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the last two to three years, so much has happened,\u201d Jen shared on April 6. \u201cBetween two babies, reality TV show, <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, moving, identity, faith, life crisis, I\u2019m very hopeful for this next chapter of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on, \u201cI really haven\u2019t had time to figure out who Jen is. I\u2019m still trying to figure that out. I just desperately want to be able to show up for my kids and show up as the best version of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, her potential <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County<\/em> costars dropped some hints about what viewers can expect from the cast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feature-The-Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Stars-Jen-Affleck-and-Zac-Affleck-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?crop=0px%2C481px%2C1438px%2C813px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Stars Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck Relationship Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feature-The-Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Stars-Jen-Affleck-and-Zac-Affleck-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8217; Jen and Zac Affleck&#8217;s Relationship Timeline<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Jen Affleck\/Instagram Viewers have a lot of opinions about Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck\u2018s marriage after watching their relationship play out on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The couple started dating in 2018 and got married one year later. After expanding their family twice, Jen and Zac joined the cast of Hulu\u2019s [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very mixed cast,\u201d McCall told <em>Us<\/em>\u00a0on Wednesday. \u201cThere\u2019s, like, a couple girls that are similar to me. We\u2019re traditional housewives, and there\u2019s a couple girls that are girlbosses with big podcasts and have been in the influencing world for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> show recently resumed filming after a lengthy pause due to cast member <strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong>\u2019s domestic violence investigation. Taylor, 31, denied the accusations and police ultimately declined to press charges earlier in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County<\/em> premieres on Hulu later in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen Affleck is seemingly joining The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019 Orange County spinoff after all. The Mormon Wives original cast member, 26, shared a video of herself with the rest of the spinoff cast via Instagram on Saturday, April 25. 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