“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Layla Taylor is lastly residing in her reality, and issues couldn’t be higher. In a brand new interview, the fact star, who lately got here out as bisexual in the summertime of 2026, shared extra about her life now that she’s open about her sexuality and defined why she determined now was the proper time to return out.
Talking with PEOPLE, Taylor stated the principle purpose she got here out was to encourage those that may additionally be struggling to just accept themselves.
“The one purpose why I did formally tackle it’s simply to assist youth which might be feeling the identical method, which might be scared to return out — and even adults which might be the identical method, which might be scared to return out — was simply to share my story so I might assist different folks,” he stated.
In keeping with a earlier report from The Blast, the Hulu star informed podcast host Jay Shetty that she was “homosexual and bi” earlier than saying her breakup together with her final boyfriend impressed her to behave on her attraction to girls.
Layla Taylor Says She Was Stunned By Homophobia
Elsewhere in her interview, Taylor stated that she was shocked to study folks within the LGBTQ+ neighborhood nonetheless expertise homophobia.
“I get quite a lot of biphobia from folks saying that that is only a part and I’m going to go proper again to males, or all these bizarre assumptions,” she stated. “However I simply assume after somebody comes out, I really feel like simply allow them to determine it out for themselves, date who they wish to date. And on the finish of the day it’s nobody’s enterprise.”
Layla Taylor Has Launched Her Girlfriend To Her Two Younger Sons
Since popping out, Taylor has shared a bit extra about her new relationship with TikTok creator Kelsie Chesser, per The Blast. Taylor stated beforehand that she “slid into” Chesser’s DMs, hoping she was into women.
And since they’ve been relationship for a while, Taylor launched the social media influencer to her two younger sons, noting that they’re at “the age now that they do perceive.”
“I feel fortunately they’re so younger proper now that I don’t actually really feel like they even can conceptualize what ‘society’ a standard relationship appears like between a person and a lady. I don’t really feel like they’ve an concept that it needs to be ‘man and girl,’” she stated.
She went on to say that if her youngsters did query her about her relationship, she would inform them that everyone has “sure views” and that “different folks can have their views” too.
Taylor Shares Her One Remorse Round Coming Out
The most recent season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is accessible to stream on Hulu, and this batch of episodes exhibits Taylor navigating life after her breakup with Mason McWhorter.
In her PEOPLE interview, Taylor mirrored on her coming-out course of and shared one remorse: not embracing herself sooner.
“I used to be so afraid of judgment from different folks, however I feel I want I used to be extra afraid of not being myself sooner,” she stated. “I really feel like life is brief, and it will be a bummer when you’re not capable of be totally who you might be.”
She went on to say that individuals would remark no matter your sexual orientation. “So, simply be who you wish to be, love who you wish to love, and if somebody has a difficulty with it, that’s an inside factor that they want to determine, as a result of love is love and that’s all that issues.”
Taylor Is Focusing On Her Wellbeing After Speaking About Consuming Dysfunction
Along with navigating her new life as a bisexual girl, Taylor admitted to persevering with to concentrate on her well being and wellbeing after beforehand confirming she struggled with an consuming dysfunction.
In keeping with The Blast, Taylor stated she was centered on “getting in the proper psychological headspace” and dealing on having a “higher relationship with my physique and meals on the whole.”
“I feel being in the perfect psychological headspace whenever you’re going into an setting like modeling the place your physique is on the market, and individuals are open to creating criticism of it, simply ensuring that you simply’re mentally good has been my prime precedence coming into this vogue week,” she stated.
