Taylor Frankie Paul says she got engaged on ‘Bachelorette’ season that never aired

Taylor Frankie Paul revealed that she got engaged while filming her season of “The Bachelorette,” which was pulled from the air just days before premiere. Paul discussed the drama surrounding her shelved “Bachelorette” season in the upcoming Season 5 of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” as seen in a clip from the show shared by the Hulu podcast “Get Real” on Sept. 3. The clip began with Paul appearing to deny to castmates Jessi Draper, Mayci Neeley and Mikayla Matthews that she was intimate with anyone in one of the fantasy suites on “The Bachelorette.” Draper mentioned “The Bachelorette” suitor whom Paul reportedly chose, Doug Mason, without saying his name. She asked Paul if she ever thought Mason “looks like Dakota,” in reference to Paul’s ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, with whom Paul shares a son. “I didn’t start thinking that until people said it around me,” Paul said. “They have the same initials,” Draper responded. “They’re both from Idaho. It’s so weird.” Paul then left her “Mormon Wives” castmates stunned when she revealed how her experience filming “The Bachelorette” ended. “And yes, he did get down on one knee and proposed, which I was shocked,” she said. Paul said she accepted the proposal. “And then I come home,” she said. She said she returned to Utah and began texting Mortensen. “I don’t know how it led to it, but he came over,” Paul said. Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette” was canceled in March after TMZ published a video reportedly from an altercation between Paul and Mortensen in 2023 that led to her arrest. Paul later pled guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault, court records obtained by NBC News show. The former couple was also involved in a domestic violence investigation earlier this year stemming from several alleged incidents from 2024 to 2026, police confirmed to NBC News. Reps for Mortensen and Paul declined to comment at the time. In April, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said neither Paul nor Mortensen would face new charges. Filming for Season 5 of “Mormon Wives” was paused amid the investigation but picked back up around late April. “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” will return for Season 5 on Sept. 10.