On Feb. 2, reality TV star Whitney Leavitt, known for MomTok and “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” (“SLOMW”), made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical “Chicago.” A few months prior, she was a contestant on season 34 of “Dancing with the Stars (“DWTS”).” But her fame does not end there.
Leavitt’s rise to fame came from starring in three seasons of “SLOMW” with a fourth coming soon, where she was a part of MomTok. MomTok is a TikTok community of Mormon mothers living in Utah. The question is, does she deserve all the fame and love she has received?
“Dancing With the Stars” announced that it would select one member of MomTok to appear on the show on July 1 of last year. All the moms were very excited about this opportunity, but Leavitt ruined it for them. She admitted to only going on season three of “SLOMW” to win her spot.
It’s disgusting to use the show that made you famous for more clout. She used her fame to take opportunities away from her friends, even though she had years of dance experience.
Leavitt studied dance and was seen at many different ballroom competitions.
Not only did she have dance experience, but she was partnered with Mark Ballas, a three-time Mirrorball champion. On top of all this, she laughed and covered her mouth when her MomTok co-star Jen Affleck was eliminated from the show.
For dedication night on “DWTS,” she decided to dedicate the dance to her husband, Connor Leavitt, as the couple had gone through infidelity issues and remain together. This took away from the more meaningful dedications, such as Robert Irwin, who dedicated his dance to his late father, wildlife conservationist and zookeeper Steve Irwin, who passed away when he was young.
We should not be uplifting someone who acts this way and takes away from others.
On “SLOMW,” she is portrayed as the mean girl who is unlikable, using her friends to get more clout and consistently bringing her MomTok group down to push herself up. We aren’t completely sure how much of her true character is shown online or if it is all just an act.
People argue she is consistently put into situations to make herself look like the bad guy, but it could just be that it’s a cover-up for her true nature.
We don’t know how much the show is edited or what is real, but we do know that she used the show that made her famous for more fame and laughed at a friend’s elimination.
Leavitt believes that she is better than all her peers and always expects their attention. She constantly says that MomTok would be nothing without her and she is the backbone of the group, though it’s clear she causes more problems than solutions when the friends are together.
She would often get angry when the conversation shifted away from her, showing major attention-seeking behavior.
After many low moments in season one of “SLOMW,” Leavitt aimed to redeem herself in recent seasons. She was able to return to the group, but several relationships were strained due to past tensions.
Leaving group chats and refusing to attend events that her castmates/friends were putting on is not something that a true friend would do. By intentionally excluding herself from events, she shifted the focus from those in the spotlight to herself.
She used her self-isolation to play the victim in the situation and hopefully win over the hearts of her audience. Some fell for it.
Many of the moments of Leavitt portraying herself as a villain in the show could be seen as “protecting her peace,” but there is so much more to that.
These behaviors cannot be entirely fabricated. It’s a conscious decision not to attend an important milestone for a friend in hopes of making others reach out to her.
Her ability to find success outside of “SLOMW” stemmed from these points of exclusion and from being made an outsider, which allowed her to be remembered in more significant ways. Maybe this is all a power play? Maybe it’s just pettiness. Regardless, she has prospered, whether she deserved it or not.
Leavitt got to the top, but at what cost?
