If Miranda’s ex-husband, Chase McWhorter, shows up to a party on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, you can safely assume there’s going to be a fight. In Season 2, that fight involved him and Taylor Frankie Paul, who butted heads over their soft-swinging scandal, as well as him and Demi, Brett and Jordan, who got into blows over a controversial poke to the hip. In Season 3, the drama involved Mayci and Mikayla, who were pissed at Layla for inviting Chase — someone who’s openly derided them on his podcast — to her birthday celebration.
So who is Chase McWhorter, and why does he keep making trouble in Utah? Keep reading to learn more.
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Are Miranda and Chase McWhorter still together?
No. They started dating in 2016 — after Chase, who was newly home from a Mormon mission, slid into Miranda’s DMs — and tied the knot a year later. But they divorced in 2024 after having two children together: Brooks (born in 2019) and Cohen (born in 2021).
“I think we both realized that we’d gotten married a little prematurely, and that’s why our relationship still is pretty good 1763074636, like, we’re really cordial, really friendly,” Chase told Us Weekly. “[I] still chat with her a lot, whenever she drops the kids off, and vice versa. … I think it’s working out really well, and we’re kind of figuring out how to continue navigating that in a positive way.”
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What happened with Chase and Taylor Frankie Paul?
As with most of Taylor’s drama, it started with the “soft-swinging” scandal. In 2022, she revealed in a bombshell livestream that she and her Utah friend group — including one MomTok influencer, Miranda — had been involved in a swinging arrangement, and that she’d violated the rules of that arrangement by catching feelings for and hooking up with someone from their circle when no one else was around. At first, fans suspected her betrayal was with her then-best-friend Miranda’s then-husband, Chase, but that wasn’t the case.
Nonetheless, Taylor’s friendship with the McWhorters imploded. They refuted her swinging narrative and she told people that Chase had confessed to having a crush on her without her ever having mentioned it to Miranda.
Their grievances came to a head in Season 2, at Jessi’s Halloween party, when Taylor confronted Chase for lying about their experience — and making Taylor seem like a liar as a result. According to Taylor, he admitted to having feelings for her and was mad that she didn’t reciprocate — but he implied that the tables were turned, and that she led him on since she was the one who told him that she had a sex dream about him. The fight was made messier by the fact that Taylor’s on-off boyfriend and “baby daddy,” Dakota, seemed to be taking Chase’s side.
As for why Chase denied the swinging scandal, he told Us Weekly, “It all started during Covid. … [It was] a bunch of our friends coming — couples — and then we’d all get trashed on alcohol and then, like, these games would come up,” he said. “Spin the bottle or whatever.”
“It was never predetermined that we were going to be doing, like, swinging,” he continued. “That’s what we always thought was a little bit misrepresented in Taylor’s story, as she presents it.”
Related: ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Taylor Frankie Paul’s Relationship History — and Why She Split From Her Ex-Husband Amid Swinging Scandal
Who is Chase McWhorter’s new girlfriend?
Chase is in a relationship with Kate Racker, who was with him at both the Season 2 Halloween party and the Season 3 birthday party for Layla, Kate’s friend and Chase’s blink-and-you’ll-miss ex (they only dated briefly).
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In June, Kate posted photos from a trip she took with Chase, his ex-wife, Miranda, and their two kids.
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Did Chase McWhorter date Layla?
Yes, the pair dated briefly and remain on good terms as of Season 3. Layla is friends with Chase’s current girlfriend, Kate, which is how he got an invite to her birthday party.
What did Chase McWhorter say about MomTok on his podcast?
Chase cohosted the podcast OnlyDads, which focused on single dads in conversation about sports, pop culture, politics and more, from August 2024 until February 2025. It’s unclear if the show will return, but as of now, it appears to be on hiatus. That said, the podcast came up in the Season 3 premiere of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, with Mayci in particular saying that Chase uses his platform to take swipes at MomTok. Among other things, she said, he implied that she only had a following because her “baby daddy died.”
“Chase is a scumbag,” she said in confessional. “And no one even listens to your podcast, so good luck with your 20 views you get.”
Mikayla sided with Mayci, too. During their heated fight with Layla, she said, “When we’re uncomfortable around a man that has harassed us online for years, it is appropriate to give us [a heads up he’s coming].” She and Mayci then left the party. Chase struck again.
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