Jen Affleck has taken a major step behind the scenes of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The reality star filed for divorce from her husband, Zac Affleck, after more than seven years of marriage — and she is currently pregnant with their fourth child.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ and reported by Page Six, Jen submitted a divorce petition in Utah on Tuesday. She also filed a proposed parenting plan. Further details of the filing, including specific custody requests, were not made public.
Jen and Zac tied the knot in 2019 after meeting through the Mormon dating app Mutual. They share three young children: Nora, 4; Lucas, 3; and Penelope, 1. In June, Jen announced she was expecting again, sharing maternity photos on Instagram that notably did not include Zac.
A marriage on camera
Their marriage has never been a quiet subplot on SLOMW. From Season 1 onward, Jen has spoken openly about therapy, rocky periods, and the push-and-pull between her growing career and Zac's more traditional outlook. She has described how modesty and conventional gender expectations were part of how Zac was raised — and how that clashed with her ambitions, from a possible Sports Illustrated appearance to acting roles.
During Season 5, that tension sharpened. In confessionals, Jen said she struggled to find compromise around her goals and felt Zac was not taking her dreams seriously. She also said he had threatened divorce if she took an acting job that required her character to be in a relationship with someone else. Those comments now read less like mid-season drama and more like a preview of a real-life turning point.
Orange County, next
The timing is striking for Hulu, too. Jen is set to star in the franchise spinoff The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which follows the family's move from Utah to Southern California and premieres November 12. Filming a new chapter of MomTok life while navigating a pregnancy, a move, and a divorce filing is a lot for any parent — cameras or not.
As a Dancing With the Stars alum and one of the more recognizable faces of the MomTok circle, Jen has spent years translating private stress into confessional television. That honesty built her audience. It also means millions of strangers already know the outline of the marriage she is now formally ending — therapy sessions included, career arguments included, and the fear, as she once put it, that Zac might be afraid of losing her.
The children come first
People later reported that a source said Zac was "doing okay" and that both parents were focused on preparing for the baby and supporting their kids. That note of continuity matters. Whatever happens legally, Nora, Lucas, Penelope, and the baby on the way remain the center of this story.
For viewers who watched Jen and Zac try therapy, reconcile, and talk through career friction on camera, Tuesday's filing may feel sudden. For anyone who listened closely to Season 5, it may feel like the next chapter they saw coming. Either way, Jen Affleck is rewriting her private life just as her public one expands into Orange County — and reality TV rarely draws a neat line between the two.
Source: Page Six
