{"id":40088,"date":"2025-12-10T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=40088"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:42:06","slug":"dakota-just-revealed-the-real-reason-he-was-acting-so-shady-at-the-mormon-wives-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/10\/dakota-just-revealed-the-real-reason-he-was-acting-so-shady-at-the-mormon-wives-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota just revealed the real reason he was acting so shady at the Mormon Wives reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dakota Mortensen just broke his silence on *that* Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion episode drama.<\/p>\n<p>In a raw Instagram reel, Dakota claimed the reason he acted so shady at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/04\/heres-where-momtok-stands-with-marciano-after-that-messy-mormon-wives-reunion\/\">Mormon Wives reunion<\/a> was far more serious than spilled secrets or reality TV dramatics.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-reunion statement, Dakota admitted something he\u2019s been working on and said he&#8217;s been dealing with a battle that played a major role in his behaviour during the reunion.<\/p>\n<h2>Dakota revealed why he acted so shady<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSDfRfKEksg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dakota Mortensen (@dakota_mortensen)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a new Instagram post, Dakota took the opportunity to clear up rumours about how he acted at the reunion.<\/p>\n<p>He described the episode as a sh**show, and added that he&#8217;s seen videos circulating that he&#8217;s &#8220;high or have relapsed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are very few things I feel proud of when it comes to myself, and I think one of those is being Ever&#8217;s dad and my recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;For me, I am proud of myself because I have stayed sober through some of the hardest sh** I have ever been through in my entire life&#8230; even in that situation or that setting, that is why it&#8217;s so hard on me&#8230; I am actually facing a lot of those situations and settings sober for the first time ever in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dakota added: &#8220;My body is in full fight or flight the whole time. I&#8217;ve been sober this whole time, and apparently, to everybody else in the world, I&#8217;m not. And, honestly, it hurt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to clear up some things,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you think I have the power to kick the girls off the stage, thank you, that means a lot to me. I don&#8217;t have the power to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did I know her parents were gonna be there? No. Did I know any of that was going to happen? No. So, that&#8217;s called blindside, blindside, blindside, blindside. I didn&#8217;t even want that, I didn&#8217;t even wanna go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dakota continued: &#8220;I also had a cease and desist, so if you see me stuttering trying to explain stuff, my bad. I&#8217;ve never had one of those in my life. I&#8217;m petrified. I don&#8217;t know sh**. I&#8217;m sitting here scared to death to say anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>He has a message for any &#8220;bullies&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As much as I hate seeing Dakota on slomw, I have to admit, watching him lie is so fascinating and entertaining. Like what the fuck is he doing on this Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpWZMibBKu\">pic.twitter.com\/wpWZMibBKu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2077 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629 with love \ud83c\udf5d\ud83e\udd80\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (@Namilaxflowerc1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Namilaxflowerc1\/status\/1996671894884434139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dakota added that he was &#8220;thankful&#8221; for the supportive people who &#8220;checked in&#8221; on him and &#8220;didn&#8217;t continue to be bullies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I hope that you guys [bullies] never go through something really hard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I promise you I will never actually do what you guys have done to me, ever. I will never do that to you. When you&#8217;re down&#8230; I&#8217;m not gonna sh** on you when you&#8217;re down, even if I don&#8217;t like you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just wanted to check in because it&#8217;s been a while, and I took a little break there because I was struggling a little bit,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota added in the post&#8217;s caption: &#8220;I do feel like I\u2019m in a really good place right now and I\u2019m going to keep striving to be a better version of myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span 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