Jen Affleck is seemingly joining The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Orange County spinoff after all.
The Mormon Wives original cast member, 26, shared a video of herself with the rest of the spinoff cast via Instagram on Saturday, April 25. The clip is set to the Full House theme, with Jen adding in the caption, “Coming to @hulu 2026!!”
Us Weekly has reached out to Hulu for comment.
Fans were puzzled over Jen’s absence when the rest of the cast for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County was unveiled by Hulu on Thursday, 23. The reality show features Mormon Wives OG Mayci Neeley’s sister McCall Dapron, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Bobbi Althoff, Salomé Andrea, Ashleigh Pease, Madison Bontempo and Chandler Higginson.
McCall, 36, admitted to Entertainment Tonight at Hulu’s Get Real event on Wednesday, April 22 that she was surprised by Jen’s absence from the cast list.
“I guess I’m curious as well,” McCall said. “I was surprised when we went to glam before this that she wasn’t with us. I heard she was sick, but I have no clue.”
Aspyn, 30, hinted that there may be an announcement forthcoming about Jen’s official involvement with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County.
“I haven’t seen [Jen] yet,” Aspyn hinted. “I think I will see her soon.”
There have been theories that Jen was set to anchor the Orange County show since she recently moved to Southern California with her husband, Zac Affleck. (The Afflecks share three children: daughters Nora and Penelope, 4 and 9 months, and son Luca, 2.)
In a tearful TikTok video, Jen told her followers earlier this month that she was ready for a new chapter after moving for “the fifth time in a year.”
Jen Affleck in January 2026 in Hollywood, California. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
“In the last two to three years, so much has happened,” Jen shared on April 6. “Between two babies, reality TV show, Dancing With the Stars, moving, identity, faith, life crisis, I’m very hopeful for this next chapter of my life.”
She went on, “I really haven’t had time to figure out who Jen is. I’m still trying to figure that out. I just desperately want to be able to show up for my kids and show up as the best version of myself.”
Meanwhile, her potential Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County costars dropped some hints about what viewers can expect from the cast.
“It’s a very mixed cast,” McCall told Us on Wednesday. “There’s, like, a couple girls that are similar to me. We’re traditional housewives, and there’s a couple girls that are girlbosses with big podcasts and have been in the influencing world for a while.”
The original Mormon Wives show recently resumed filming after a lengthy pause due to cast member Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence investigation. Taylor, 31, denied the accusations and police ultimately declined to press charges earlier in April.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County premieres on Hulu later in 2026.
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