Miranda McWhorter Spills Her Tea About ‘Mormon Wives’ Swinging Scandal

Whereas followers of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” know all about Taylor Frankie Paul‘s soft-swinging scandal, they’ve solely heard Taylor’s aspect of the story. However no must surprise any longer as Miranda McWhorter, additionally a part of the scandal, has lastly damaged her silence on the state of affairs, as she prepares for her debut on the present’s second season.

Simply as season 2 is about to be launched on Hulu, some truths are coming to the floor, getting MomTok followers much more prepared for brand new, bingeworthy episodes and extra drama than season 1 delivered.

Becoming a member of the MomTok crew for season 2, Miranda is not any stranger to the group’s drama. In truth, she’s the middle of 1 huge drama that unfolded in season 1 with Taylor. (Miranda is the opposite a part of Taylor’s soft-swinging scandal.) Up till not too long ago, followers have solely heard Taylor’s aspect of the story, however now Miranda is talking up.

Miranda was Taylor‘s bestie earlier than the swinging occurred, and avid viewers of the present are prepared for her to shake issues up within the anticipated second season.

Miranda not too long ago spoke to PEOPLE about becoming a member of the present and the swinging scandal entered the chat.

“I feel that throughout the present and inside Mormonism, the very fact of the matter is that we’re being forthcoming about these skeletons,” she informed PEOPLE. “They’ll solely be clearly arduous to speak about. Me personally, clearly it took me time to be open about all of that, however I feel it exhibits you can be open and trustworthy, whether or not or not you are judged.”

She continued, “That is one thing you can nonetheless lean into your genuine self and never must care a lot in case you’re judged. You possibly can nonetheless be non secular or you can’t be non secular, and it does not actually matter both means.”

Miranda defined in her introduction on the present that it is simpler for her to talk her reality now that the connection along with her ex-husband Chase McWhorter is finished. And he or she is aware of she’s received some work forward of her to “win these women over.”

“What I actually am craving and wanting again is that help and that friendship, however I do know that I will type of must win these women over, and I get it,” she stated. “However I for positive really feel like I am strolling right into a lion’s den.”

After such a public scandal, the 2 pals had some repairing to do to their friendship.

“I feel folks neglect our friendship was means previous to our scandal, if you’ll,” Taylor informed PEOPLE. “It was 4 years of on a regular basis, at all times collectively, telephone calls, all the things. We have been nearer, I might say, than our households – hanging out extra.”

Feelings ran excessive after the scandal and tore the 2 pals aside.

“I feel a whole lot of Taylor’s frustrations have been with me not being completely genuine and truthful,” Miranda defined. “I used to be identical to, ‘Effectively, everybody wasn’t hooking up with everybody,’ and I simply left it at that. I get why that will really feel unfair to her. I feel there was a whole lot of concern, guilt, and disgrace that performed a job in that for me, issues that I wanted to deal with in my private life between my marriage, my faith, all of that.”

Miranda additionally defined that she’s “unpacked” it throughout time.

“I feel over time as I unpacked that individually, it allowed me to unpack that extra publicly, and clearly, with Taylor, as properly,” she stated. “I am unable to converse for her, however I really feel like me lastly addressing that, and in addition her addressing the harm except for the swinging factor, was most likely very validating for us each.”

In a video shared by PEOPLE, Taylor and Miranda sat collectively to share perception into the swinging scandal and their friendship. Taylor stated they have been going to “come collectively from completely different views” to share extra of the story.

“I feel whenever you come to phrases with one thing that is a part of your actuality, a part of your story, I do not assume that there is a lot concern about it being perhaps a part of your identification generally,” Miranda stated. “I feel for me, sure, I do not need my story or who I’m to be the swinging factor. I might hate for that to be the case, clearly, there’s much more to me than that, however it’s a part of my story.”