Jen and Zac Affleck's Relationship: All AboutThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesStars' Marriage (and Third Baby On the Way!)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jen and Zac Affleck attend a live filming of Dancing with the Stars.Photo:Jennifer Affleck/Instagram

Jennifer Affleck/Instagram

DidJenandZac Afflecksurvive MomTok?

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesstarmet her husband in 2018and the couple married on June 28, 2019. Jen and Zac have since welcomed two children, Nora and Lucas Lowell. In February 2025, the couple revealed exclusively to PEOPLE that they are expecting their third child.

“We were very excited, there were a lot of emotions after a very crazy year!” Jen said of finding out she was pregnant.

While season 1 of the reality show centered aroundMormon MomTok influencerswas airing, Jen admitted toVulturethat she went into filming “in a rocky place” in her marriage and had “done therapy nonstop” since they wrapped. While it was difficult to tackle their marital issues on-screen, Jen said she believes joiningThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wiveswas “probably the best thing to happen to us.”

“It’s scary to have your relationship exposed to the world,” she said. “I wanted to move forward with filming, because that’s what felt right to me, my career and wanting to provide for my family.”

Aside from their on-screen quarrels, the couple came under scrutiny for claiming to have ties toBenandCasey Affleckvia Zac’s side of the family. After season 1 debuted, asource denied their claimsand alleged to PEOPLE that “there’s no relationship” between the famous brothers andTheSecret Lives of Mormon Wivesstars.

“Filming can be incredibly mentally draining, and adding pregnancy along with all the challenges I faced this last season was a big challenge,” she said. “After dealing with the backlash from season 1 and stepping into season 2 with a lot of baggage, this pregnancy has been the toughest.”

Jen and Zac met on a dating app in 2018 and got married one year later

Jennifer and Zac Affleck in Fiji in September 2022.Jennifer Affleck/Instagram

The couple first met on the Mormon dating app Mutual in 2018. Around January 2019, Zac proposed to his now-wife at the Top of the Rock in New York City, and they wed five months later in late June.

“Three years ago today I made the best decision of my life. That was to marry my best friend,” Jen captioned a June 2022Instagrampost with pictures from their wedding day. “I wish I could relive every second of this day. It truly was a DREAM.”

They share two children and are expecting their third

Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck with their two kids.Jen Affleck/Instagram

Jen Affleck/Instagram

Jen and Zac welcomed their first child, daughter Nora, in November 2021. Over one year later, they became a family of four with the July 2023 arrival of their son, Lucas Lowell, whom Jen often refers to as “Luca.” To commemorate Father’s Day 2024, the mom of two expressed her admiration for Zac as a dad.

“We were so young when we first became parents, with lots to learn, but Zac has always been there every step of the way,” Jen wrote onInstagram. “He’s never wavered in giving Nora and Luca everything they need.”

In February 2025, Jen and Zac told PEOPLE that they are expecting their third child.

“I have a strong feeling it’s a girl,” the mom of two said. “I’ve dreamed about this little girl for a while now, and I truly believe she’s the one I’m carrying.”

Jen and Zac have been open about their marital struggles

Jen Affleck and husband Zac pose for a photo together.Jennifer Affleck/Instagram

On season 1 ofTheSecret Lives of Mormon Wives, Jen and Zaccontemplated her futurewith the cast amid a potential move for him to attend medical school outside of Utah. They also fought about her potentially attending a Chippendales show in Las Vegas and Zac’s gambling throughout the show, raising concerns from her castmates and fans.

Looking back on the pilot season, Jen toldVultureshe’s thankful for the show “because a lot of the things they showed were things I didn’t want to acknowledge.” She also admitted that there were “changes that need to be made” in her marriage with Zac.

“If they’re not made, we might have to … look at other options,” said Jen. “But as of right now, I do think he’s trying his best to make those changes.”

While they’ve been married for over five years, Jen has admitted that they “truly had no idea what we were getting ourselves into” when they tied the knot.

“We were just kids when we got married. Young, naive, and inexperienced,” she wrote in a September 2024Instagrampost. “We didn’t always see eye to eye, and a lot of times, we still don’t. But that’s what marriage is, we keep trying.”

Despite facing “struggles” as a couple, Jen revealed Zac has “always supported and believed in me more than anyone else.”

There were rumors they split in 2024

Jen Affleck and husband Zac visit the Bay Area California in July 2024.Jennifer Affleck/ Instagram

Jennifer Affleck/ Instagram

Fans speculated Jen and Zac were facing turmoil in their marriage when they spotted thatshe wasn’t wearing her wedding ringin an Oct. 9, 2024TikTok video. Shortly after, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple were still together, revealing that Jen doesn’t always wear her wedding ring, and that it does not bother Zac.

Further confusion about the couple’s marital status came when Jen’sMormon WivescostarMikayla Matthewsshared anInstagram Reelon Oct. 12 that suggested she had split from Zac. Jen lip-synched to an audio, saying, “I don’t even know where we left off,” with Matthews and Neeley responding, “You were still in a relationship.”

The audio responded with Jen mouthing, “I was? Damn,” which left fans confused. However, rumors of Jen and Zac breaking up were squashed when thecouple attended an Oct. 22 taping ofDancing with the Stars. She further confirmed they were still together in anInstagrampost that included photos of them together at the event.

One of theirMormon Wivescostars claimed that Zac wanted Jen to leave MomTok

Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck with their kids.Jen Affleck/Instagram

Although Jen confirmed her involvement in season 2 ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesin February 2025, her costarJessi Ngatikaurasaid at the end of season 1 that Jen was thinking about leaving the group.

“Jen told me that she’s leaving MomTok because of Zac,” Ngatikaura told fellow group memberDemi Engemann. “He doesn’t want her associated with us. I am really sad that this is just a continuous pattern that’s not getting better.”

source: people.com