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Whitney Leavitt spoke about her rumored feud with her costar Jen Affleck on Call Her Daddy
Leavitt clarified her viral reaction to Jen's elimination on Dancing with the Stars after fans speculated she was throwing shade
Season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picks up with the two women no longer close, showing a disconnect that began before filming DWTS
Whitney Leavittis setting the record straight about her time onDancing With the Stars.
On theCall Her Daddypodcast,The Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesstar, 32, addressedthe drama that followed heroff the dancefloor, including rumored tensions with her costarJen Affleck.
"Jen said the minute there's an opportunity, you say you've always wanted it," Alex Cooper began, referencing Affleck's implication that Leavitt only auditioned for DWTS because she did. "What was your response to that?""That's wild," Leavitt said with a laugh, adding that she's always wanted to be a part of the dancing competition show. "I think everybody can have the same dream."Rumors of a feud between the costars first sparked after Affleck's elimination onDWTSduring the Oct. 28 episode. At the time, cameras caught Leavitt seemingly smiling before quickly covering her mouth as they announced that Affleck had been voted off.
While fans assumed she was throwing shade in the clip, Leavitt clarified there was "no excitement whatsoever" aboutAffleck's elimination.The reality star said she spent every week convinced she'd be the one sent home. "I thought I was getting eliminated every Tuesday. Every single Tuesday, I was like mentally preparing myself," she shared.But in that split second on camera, she said she felt two things at once: relief that her name wasn't called and the immediate sting of realizing her friend was the one leaving.Though she insisted shewasn't celebrating Affleck's exit, she admitted the relationship had already been strained. Leavitt was especially hurt when her costar said she wouldn't be voting for her to win during a TikTok Live.
"Jen understands what it's like being in the public eye, being in the reality space, getting the hate — she's experienced it," she said."It didn't feel great that she fed into that, that she decided to go on a live and say, 'Yeah, I'm not going to vote for her.' I mean, she could have just said who she was voting for."But theDWTSmoment was only the tip of the iceberg. As season 3 ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesreveals, their once-solid friendship shifted before Affleck's elimination.The third season of the Hulu series picks up with thecostars experiencing a distancethat neither quite understands.
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"I'm really conflicted with my relationship with Whitney because a couple of months ago, she really was the only person that was there for me during the lowest point of my life, but the minute I left MomTok, I never heard from her," Affleck shares in a confessional.
"She became best friends with Demi, the one person who was bullying me during that time."
Leavitt doesn't understand what Demi ever did to Affleck, and the two keep going back and forth, ultimately getting nowhere.In a confessional, Affleck says, "I definitely think Whitney is only here for herself and her own opportunities, and that our friendships within the group were actually never real or genuine to her."
Leavitt was later eliminated fromDWTSahead of the season 34 finale.She addressed her exitin a tearful Instagram post shared on Nov. 20.
"When you're casted onDancing with the Stars, you are seeing these people hours every single day. Then it just stops. It genuinely feels like a breakup. It feels like I'm, like, going through withdrawals right now. Today just felt so weird," she said.
"It made me sad," she continued. "You grow real friendships and, like, real connections with these people, and you learn so much about yourself and people who lift you constantly, and you challenge yourself, like, you just feel so loved."
She then shared "some key takeaways," saying, "It's so important to surround yourself with people who believe in you, who want to see you, achieve your delusional dreams, as cheesy as that sounds."The ladies of MomTok will return as the fourth season ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesis set to debut in early 2026.
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