Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck files for divorce from husband Zac
Jen Affleck has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Zac Affleck after seven years of marriage.
According to court documents accessed by PEOPLE, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 27, filed the paperwork on Tuesday (3 November) in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Provo, Utah.
The couple started dating in 2018 and got engaged and married the following year, with fans watching their marriage play out on the Hulu reality TV show, which follows a group of Utah-based TikTok mom influencers known as ‘MomTok’.
Jen and Zac have since welcomed three children together - daughters Nora, five, and Penelope, 16 months, and their son Luca, three.
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In June, Jen also shared the news that they were expecting their fourth child, posting a series of photos in a flowy yellow halterneck dress, with her baby bump on display. She wrote in the caption: “Chapter Four.”
The unexpected breakup news also comes just before the premiere of Hulu’s SLOMW spin-off, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which debuts on 12 November and stars Jen.
She and Zac have relocated from Utah to Orange County in recent years.
The news also comes as the family is celebrating Nora’s fifth birthday, with both Jen and Zac posting about it on their Instagram Stories.
Zac shared a slew of photos with his daughter, alongside the text: “This girl turned 5 today (This was one year ago. Gosh, time flies).”
He added: “She truly is the sweetest girl with the biggest heart. So lucky to be her dad.”
While Jen shared a snap of Nora with a new bike, surrounded by balloons and decorations, writing: “I can’t believe she’s already 5.”
During season one of SLOMW, viewers saw the couple go through a rough patch and nearly call it quits before deciding to keep working on their relationship.
As per PEOPLE, they argued about Zac’s gambling and Jen’s choice to potentially attend a Chippendales show in Las Vegas.
In 2024, after the show premiered, Jen told US Weekly: “Ever since we finished filming, we’ve been doing nonstop therapy, and it’s been great. So if anything, [watching the show] is just going to be exposure therapy at this point.
“We’ve healed, and now we’re ready to talk about it once it comes out.”
The same month, she wrote on Instagram: “Zac bought me my first laptop when he had $10 in his bank account. When I shared my dream of running a marathon, he trained alongside me and ran it with me. I told him I wanted to start my videography business, so he saved up money and bought me my first camera.
“When we were expecting our first baby, I wanted a place to call home, so he worked hard, saved up, and bought us our first house.
“He gave me both stability and freedom, which allowed me to post videos online and launch my career on social media. This, in turn allowed me to support him and our family while he’s been in school.”
Jen continued: “Is Zac perfect? No. Does he have flaws that we’ve needed to address? Yes. But I can confidently say he’s always supported and believed in me more than anyone else.
“We’re still young, we have two precious babies, and we still have struggles like so many marriages. But do we love each other? Yes. Are we willing to put in the work to be better? Yes. “Have there been moments when we wanted to walk away? Of course. But there’s so much more to our marriage and what we offer to each other than people realise.”
Tyla has contacted representatives for Jen and Zac for comment.
Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity, Reality TV, News, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Madison Burgess
