Mikayla Matthews
| Relationship Status | Married (Jace Terry, since 2018); couple publicly |
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Biography
Mikayla Matthews is an American content creator and reality television personality from Utah. She was a main cast member of the Hulu series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives from its first season in 2024 through season 5 in 2026.
Matthews is one of the youngest mothers in the MomTok group: she had her first child at 17 and married Jace Terry in 2018. The couple have four children, the youngest a daughter born in July 2025. After season 5 aired in September 2026, she said publicly that she would not return to the series.
Matthews is one of the youngest mothers in the MomTok group: she had her first child at 17 and married Jace Terry in 2018. The couple have four children, the youngest a daughter born in July 2025. After season 5 aired in September 2026, she said publicly that she would not return to the series.
Early Life
Matthews grew up in Utah, where she was raised in the Latter-day Saint faith. She met Jace Terry as a teenager, and the couple welcomed their son Beckham when she was 17. They married in 2018, a few months after his birth, and later had daughters Haven and Tommie, followed by a fourth child in July 2025.
On the show and in interviews, Matthews has spoken about surviving childhood sexual abuse and how its effects have shaped her adult relationships.
On the show and in interviews, Matthews has spoken about surviving childhood sexual abuse and how its effects have shaped her adult relationships.
Career
Matthews built her audience on TikTok and Instagram with family and lifestyle videos, and through MomTok she became part of the original cast of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in 2024. She appeared in season 1 (2024), seasons 2 and 3 (2025) and seasons 4 and 5 (2026).
Season 4, released in March 2026, showed Matthews and Terry agreeing to a trial separation while they worked through intimacy problems linked to her past trauma. She said at the time that healing could take weeks or months and that she did not intend the separation to be permanent. She later told Entertainment Tonight that the couple were still together and called their relationship a work in progress.
Season 5 premiered in September 2026 with five episodes, after filming was paused earlier in the year. Soon after it aired, Matthews told followers she was finished with the show, criticising how events around the production had been handled. She continues to create content for her social media audience.
Season 4, released in March 2026, showed Matthews and Terry agreeing to a trial separation while they worked through intimacy problems linked to her past trauma. She said at the time that healing could take weeks or months and that she did not intend the separation to be permanent. She later told Entertainment Tonight that the couple were still together and called their relationship a work in progress.
Season 5 premiered in September 2026 with five episodes, after filming was paused earlier in the year. Soon after it aired, Matthews told followers she was finished with the show, criticising how events around the production had been handled. She continues to create content for her social media audience.
Mikayla Matthews: Quick Facts
What is Mikayla Matthews known for?
Mikayla Matthews is best known for appearing in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Is Mikayla Matthews married?
Mikayla Matthews's relationship status: Married (Jace Terry, since 2018); couple publicly .
