Taylor Frankie Paul Posts Cryptic Message After Celebrating Christmas Without Dakota Mortensen: ‘Chaos to Pure Silence'

Mar. 15, 2025

Dakota Mortensen and Taylor Frankie Paul.Photo:Disney/Fred Hayes

Disney/Fred Hayes

Taylor Frankie Paulshared a cryptic message onTikTokabout the “pain” of going from “chaos to pure silence” on Christmas after seemingly spending the holidays apart from her partner, Dakota Mortensen.

The mom of three, 30, posted the TikTok on Dec. 25 and said she “wouldn’t wish this pain upon anyone.”

Taylor Frankie Paul/TikTok

“If you’re there, take a drive, scream, cry [and] feel the pain,” she continued. “Because I promise avoiding it will make it much worse.”

Mortensen also posted some TikTok videos on his account where he suggested he spent Christmas without Paul after he was “wrapping presents alone” for their son, Ever True, andopened gifts with himseparately.

Paul posted her cryptic TikTok message after she posted anothervideoof her dancing with her three children in their matching Christmas pajamas. The caption “perk is no traveling to any in-laws anymore” was written over the video, seemingly referring to Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul.

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At the end ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,both Paul and Mortensen faced challenges in their relationship and the first season ended on shaky terms between the pair.Ngatikaura addressed the breakup rumorsthat swirled around the couple on theScheananiganspodcast with Scheana Shay and revealed that their relationship was “struggling a little bit right now.”

Dakota Mortensen’s TikTok.Dakota Mortensen/TikTok

Dakota Mortensen/TikTok

“I think they’re both amazing people,” Ngatikaura added. “I just think that maybe there’s so much trauma between both of them with their past and their relationship that they need a little time to breathe.”

Paul later posted on her Instagram Stories in October that she and Mortensen were able to settle and reconcile their relationship, with him subsequently appearing in one of herTikTokposts on Nov. 11. However, Mortensen was careful to leave out details on his relationship with Paul in alife update videohe posted in early December, where he opened up about being a first-time dad and getting into the real estate business.

“[I’ve] just been trying to stay more positive in my life, building a relationship with God again because I feel like I kind of lost that,” he continued at the time. “It’s really helpful for me.”

source: people.com