Why Whitney Leavitt Has "No Shame" About Using MomTok to Get on Dancing With the Stars

Whitney Leavitt happily owned up to returning to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives because she heard the cast would get a chance to audition for Dancing With the Stars, saying she feels “no shame.”

By Hayley Santaflorentina Nov 20, 2025 12:58 PM
| Updated Nov 20, 2025 3:52 PM
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Whitney Leavitt is going to dance to her own tune.

During the recently-released season three of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, tensions between Whitney and the rest of the MomTok group—including fellow Dancing With the Stars contestant Jen Affleck—bubble over when Whitney is accused of only returning to film so she could get on the ABC dance competition.

It’s an assumption Whitney will happily own up to. 

"After last season, I did decide to step away from the show, but I never quit MomTok,” she said in a Mormon Wives confessional. “I was always in MomTok, still a part of that group. I just really needed a break, but then I heard from my team Dancing With the Stars was going to cast someone from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and that’s a motivator. I'll come back for that."

The 32-year-old’s hesitancy to return, she explained, was feeling like she'd never be accepted back into the group which, in addition to Jen, includes costars such as Taylor Frankie Paul and Jessi Ngatikaura. And indeed, during a group hang at a birthday early in the season, Whitney admitted she felt like she was greeted with “hostility.”

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"This is exactly why I didn't want to come back,” she later said in a confessional. “But there's this amazing opportunity, Dancing With the Stars, and it's something that I want. So, I'm going to go after it, and there's no shame.”

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For Jen—who would ultimately compete alongside Whitney during DWTS’ 34th season—Whitney’s return to Mormon Wives raised some red flags.

"I definitely think Whitney is only here for herself and her own opportunities, and that our friendships within the group were actually never real or genuine to her,” Jen said in a confessional, later adding, “It’s frustrating for me because since the day I met her, I told her I wanted to go on Dancing With the Stars—like that is literally one of my dreams. The minute she sees there’s an opportunity, she’s like, ‘Oh wait, I’ve always wanted it.'”

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As for Whitney, the frosty reception to her reentry into the MomTok friend group left her with a bad taste in her mouth.

"MomTok is a business,” she said in a later confessional. “MomTok is not this sisterhood, friendship, rara, and I don't care what they f--king say. At the end of the day, you don't care about my feelings. You don't care about me, you care about yourself. Okay, noted. Let me start doing that then."

For more on the season three cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, read on. 

Mayci Neeley

TikTok: 2.6 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.2 Million Followers

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

Taylor Frankie Paul

TikTok: 5.8 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.9 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: 3.2 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.1 Million Followers

Whitney Leavitt has three kids with her husband Conner Leavitt.

Layla Taylor

TikTok: 771K Followers

Instagram: 674K Followers

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

Demi Engemann

TikTok: 1.2 Million Followers

Instagram: 696K Followers

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

Jessi Ngatikaura

TikTok: 1.4 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.1 Million Followers

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

Jen Affleck

TikTok: 2.5 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.4 Million Followers

Jen Affleck and husband Zac Affleck have three kids together.

Mikayla Matthews

TikTok: 3.3 Million Followers

Instagram: 1.2 Million Followers

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

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