Who would’ve thought The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives could be a petri dish of controversy? Truly, we did. Ever for the reason that notorious Chippendales episode in Season 1, have had limitless questions concerning the state of Jen and Zac Affleck’s relationship—specifically, whether or not they’re nonetheless collectively and the place they stand now.
For individuals who want a refresher on the Chippendales episode, Demi Engemann, as a shock for the group, organized a visit to see Chippendales, a male strip membership. Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, and Mikayla Matthews weren’t so psyched concerning the shock although. “I actually can be a divorced lady,” Jen informed Mayci. I’m not even kidding. I’m not even simply jokingly saying that. I’m actually telling you Zac would actually divorce me over one thing like this.”
Zac did really threaten to divorce Jen over this—“He stated he doesn’t wish to be married to me if I do stuff like this,” she stated tearfully to Taylor.
“On the subject of Jen and Zac’s relationship, it’s a little alarming to me the best way that she talks about how Zac needs issues to be a bit of bit extra conventional,” Demi stated in a confessional about Jen and Zac’s relationship. “Particularly in terms of the church, they suppose that their girls owe them by doing issues a particular approach to show that they’re solely that man’s spouse and it’s so unusual to me. It’s like you’ll be able to have enjoyable together with your women and exit and put on what you wish to put on and be utterly loyal to your husband.” Quick ahead to Season 2, and Jen and Zac’s relationship nonetheless appears to be on the rocks. However are they nonetheless collectively?
Jen confirmed she and Zac had been nonetheless collectively in an interview with Folks in Could 2025 through which she revealed that that they had moved previous their Chippendales incident from Season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“Zac and I can’t run away from Chippendales apparently, however hey, we’ve seen the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel. When you’ve adopted my social media, you realize that,” she stated. “We’ve taken some journeys to Chippendales now, so now it’s one thing that we snigger about.” She continued, “Clearly it’s nonetheless traumatizing to consider really what we went by way of relating to Chippendales. Can’t appear to run away from it.”
Throughout The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 2 premiere episode, Jen revealed that she and Zac had separated in between Season 1 and a pair of, although they reconciled later within the season. Jen and Zac met in 2018 and married in 2019. They share two youngsters, a daughter named Nora and a son named Lucas. “We had been so younger after we first grew to become mother and father, with heaps to study, however Zac has all the time been there each step of the best way. He’s by no means wavered in giving Nora and Luca the whole lot they want,” the mother wrote on Instagram in honor of Father’s Day 2024.
Jen introduced that she was pregnant together with her and Zac’s third youngster in February 2025. “I used to be just a few days late, and whereas it was a shock, we each had a sense there was one other child ready for us,” she informed Folks on the time. “We had been very excited, there have been loads of feelings after a really loopy yr!”
She continued, “Nora has been hoping for a bit of sister, and I can inform she actually needs it to be a lady! I’ve a powerful feeling it’s a lady. I’ve dreamed about this little lady for some time now, and I actually consider she’s the one I’m carrying.” The second Jen discovered she was pregnant performed out in Season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The episode noticed her break down in tears as soon as she noticed the constructive being pregnant check, provided that she and Zac had been nonetheless separated and never formally again collectively on the time.