The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Mikayla Matthews battled ‘chronic illness’ during filming
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Mikayla Matthews, 24, is sharing what fans “didn’t see on the show” this fall. The all-new Hulu series arrived on September 6. The reality star says she was “fighting for her life” during filming and jokes it wasn’t just due to being surrounded by “crazy women.” She explains how […]
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Mikayla Matthews, 24, is sharing what fans “didn’t see on the show” this fall. The all-new Hulu series arrived on September 6. The reality star says she was “fighting for her life” during filming and jokes it wasn’t just due to being surrounded by “crazy women.” She explains how she’s been dealing with a chronic illness.
Judging by viewers’ tweets on X (Twitter), the Hulu show has people hooked. It’s no wonder as the series is focused around a scandal involving a group of mom-fluencers who have huge success on social media. The ladies are already famous online, but filming the first season of the reality show came with some hurdles for Mikayla.
Mikayla Matthews battles chronic illness
Taking to Instagram days after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ release, Mikayla Matthews opens up about a chronic illness she battles.
Mikayla shares a slider of images showing herself during scenes of season 1, as well as many of her condition, and some of herself in the hospital.
She writes: “What you didn’t see on the show. Showing up for filming the whole first season was not only physically exhausting but extremely mentally challenging and watching the show it’s very obvious I was fighting for my life, not only cause I’m surrounding by crazy women lol but because I was really really struggling.”
Hulu star hopes for season 2
Despite saying season 1 came with its struggles, Mikayla tells her followers how she would like to return for season 2 of the show.
Over more episodes of the Hulu show, she’d like to raise more awareness for her illness.
She pens: “I want to continue to shed light on the many stages of my chronic illness and chronic illness in general. Hope to come back again SEASON 2 and share my full story.”
Mikayla has already been sharing her chronic illness journey with her followers as she features a highlight on her IG page called “Skin journey.”
The Hulu star writes: “Documenting my healing journey on here for anyone who needs it.”
She first posted the highlight 70 weeks ago and more recently added to it to say she’d “partially relapsed” with her skin.
Mikayla details “full body redness and so much pain and nerve pain.”
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