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Whitney Leavitt exits Secret Lives of Mormon Wives after 4 seasons; she announced her departure during her final Broadway performance in Chicago.

AceShowbiz - The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt is officially leaving the popular Hulu reality series after starring in all four seasons. This news was first confirmed by Deadline and personally announced by Leavitt during her final performance in the Broadway musical Chicago on Sunday.

Whitney Leavitt became a central figure when The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered on Hulu in September 2024. The show follows a tight-knit group of young mothers from Utah who gained viral fame on TikTok with their #MomTok dance videos. Throughout her time on the series, Leavitt was often at the center of controversy, engaging in multiple disputes with her peers and eventually being ostracized from the group.

Capitalizing on her reality TV fame, Leavitt competed on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars last season, reaching the penultimate episode alongside professional dancer Mark Ballas. In addition to her recent Broadway role, she is slated to star in an upcoming holiday romantic comedy called All for Love. Meanwhile, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is expected to resume filming its fifth season after a break to address domestic violence allegations involving cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and her former boyfriend Dakota.

In other casting updates:

Cara Buono, known for her role on Stranger Things, has joined the cast of the Hulu drama pilot Southern Bastards, where she will star alongside Kevin Bacon, according to Variety. Details about her character remain confidential at this time.

Comedian Whitney Cummings has been announced as the host of Fox’s upcoming reality series Marriage Market, premiering next season. The show features singles who entrust their closest family members to find a spouse for them at a unique matchmaking market.

The Prime Video thriller Bishop, led by Joel Kinnaman and John Malkovich, has added John Larroquette from Night Court as a billionaire businessman, per Deadline. Additional cast members joining include Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist), Erik Svedberg-Zelman (Paradise), and Rob Yang (Succession).

On NBC’s daytime soap Days of Our Lives, Jacob Martinez has been cast as Javi, replacing Al Calderon. Martinez’s debut will air on June 30.

Lastly, Prime Video’s young adult adaptation Off Campus has added Phillipa Soo (Doctor Odyssey) and India Fowler (The Agency) to its Season 2 lineup. Fowler will portray Grace Ivers, a new romantic interest for John Logan, while Soo will appear as Scarlett, the guest director of a college play.

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