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Mormon Wives' Mayci Neeley Shares Advice for Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul

Told You So author Mayci Neeley spoke to E! News about Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costar Taylor Frankie Paul being named the new Bachelorette, revealing the advice she gave her friend.

By Jess Cohen Oct 08, 2025 10:00 AMTags
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Mayci Neeley is feeling rosy about Taylor Frankie Paul's new chapter on The Bachelorette.

As Taylor prepares to find love on season 22 of the dating series, her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costar is weighing in on potential candidates. 

"She needs someone that can calm her storm," Mayci told E! News in an exclusive interview. "She needs someone that's in the middle, so they're not too calm and chill, because she needs a little bit of crazy in there. Someone that's not chaotic, but they're not, like, Eeyore."

As Mayci noted, Taylor—who shares kids Indy, 8, and Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul and son Ever, 19 months, with former boyfriend Dakota Mortensen—has a type. 

"I know Taylor likes dark hair, blue eyes," the author explained. "But I told her, 'Don't go in there and diminish anyone who maybe isn't that, because then maybe you'll really like them.' So, she's like, 'Oh, I won't.'"

In recent years, Mayci, 30, has been a support system for Taylor through her highs and lows, especially when it comes to relationships. So, she ultimately wants her friend to find "someone that treats her well."

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"That's all I care about at the end of the day," the BabyMama CEO shared. "No more red flags, we need someone who treats her well and is going to be a great dad to her kids, because that's the ultimate goal, right? To find someone who's gonna be a great dad to her kids, as well as a partner to her."

And while Mayci—who details her own motherhood journey and relationship with husband Jacob Neeley in the memoir Told You So, out now—is "a little nervous," she's also "very excited" for her friend.

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Taylor, too, is ready for a fresh start.

"This is something so new for me because obviously I got married young, divorced and then the first guy I met was the next relationship," the 31-year-old told Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy's Sept. 10 episode. "So, I have not done the whole meeting new people out, like dating at the same time."

"I've never done that," Taylor added, "so that will be new to me."

Before Taylor stars handing out roses and before Secret Lives of Mormon Wives returns in November, keep reading to meet the cast of the Hulu series..

Mayci Neeley

TikTok: 2.5 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.1 Million Followers

Mayci Neeley is married to Jacob Neeley with a blended family of three kids.

Taylor Frankie Paul

TikTok: 5.7 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.6 Million Followers

Taylor Frakie Paul shares two kids with her ex-husband and welcomed her third child with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

Whitney Leavitt

TikTok: 3 Million Followers

Instagram: 982K Followers

Whitney Leavitt has three kids with her husband Conner Leavitt.

Layla Taylor

TikTok: 714K Followers

Instagram: 614K Followers

Layla Taylor is mom to two kids, who she shares with her ex-husband.

Demi Engemann

TikTok: 1.2 Million Followers

Instagram: 691K Followers

Demi Engemann and husband Bret Engemann have a blended family with three kids.

Jessi Ngatikaura

TikTok: 1.3 Million Followers

Instagram: 1 Million Followers

Jessi Ngatikaura shares a daughter, son and stepdaughter with her husband Jordan Ngatikaura.

Jen Affleck

TikTok: 2.4 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.3 Million Followers

Jen Affleck and husband Zac Affleck have three kids together.

Mikayla Matthews

TikTok: 3.3 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.1 Million Followers

Mikayla Matthews and husband Jace Terry are parents to four kids.

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