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Layla Taylor, a personality from "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," and her girlfriend Kelsie Chesser appeared together on the red carpet at the Virtual Reali-Tea Awards 2026 in New York City. Taylor had previously come out as bisexual on Jay Shetty’s podcast and later revealed that she was dating Chesser without mentioning her name until now. The event, sponsored by several companies including Tri-State Cadillac and CoverGirl, featured Taylor wearing a floral corset dress while Chesser wore a navy blue suit.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Layla Taylor, a personality from "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," made her red carpet debut with girlfriend Kelsie Chesser at the "Virtual Reali-Tea" Awards 2026 in New York City on Tuesday. The event was sponsored by Tri-State Cadillac, CoverGirl, Philo, and Kahlúa. Taylor wore an asymmetrical floral corset dress with a pleated skirt and light blue strappy heels, while Chesser opted for a navy blue suit and black shoes, accessorized with a gold necklace. In June, Taylor came out as bisexual on Jay Shetty’s "On Purpose" podcast without naming Chesser at the time. She described her girlfriend as emotionally aware and patient, understanding Taylor's need to explore her identity at her own pace.
Written for “Mormon Wives Reality Show Debut” on 2026-10-07,
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“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” personality Layla Taylor and girlfriend Kelsie Chesser made their red carpet debut at the “Virtual Reali-Tea” Awards 2026 on Tuesday.
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The couple was pictured arm-in-arm at the New York City event, sponsored by Tri-State Cadillac, CoverGirl, Philo and Kahlúa, with Taylor wearing an asymmetrical floral corset dress with a pleated skirt and light blue strappy heels.
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Chesser, on the other hand, sported a navy blue suit and black shoes for the occasion and accessorized with a simple gold necklace.
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The reality star, 25, came out as bisexual in June, revealing that she was dating a woman — without disclosing Chesser’s identity.
“I’m gay and I’m bi and date women and men,” Taylor said on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast.
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At the time, she explained she was “talking to” an “emotionally aware” and “very patient” woman who had caught her attention after “liking” an Instagram photo.
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“She’s just been very understanding and letting me take this at my own pace because it is just still foreign to me and it is so new.
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[It’s the] level of understanding and just being there for me,” the MomTok influencer explained.
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Want to watch from home?Philo is the exclusive streaming partner for the 2026 VRT Awards, and the only place you’ll find the full show this year.
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It’s free to watch on Philo’s ad-supported platform starting Oct. 9.Plus, you can catch up on last year’s awards now on Philo.com/VRTs.
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Taylor also noted that coming out was “just something that [she] honestly didn’t really know how to formally address for a long period of [her] life.”
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Now, she said, she’s “finally in the era” of feeling comfortable with “show[ing] every part of Layla to the world.
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By July, Taylor shared a first glimpse of her girlfriend with a clip of them holding hands that only showed her new partner’s tattooed arms.
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“‘You’re glowing lately.’
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Thanks I’m dating a woman now,” she wrote atop the clip, adding in the caption, “Chivalry isn’t dead it’s [with] the lesbians.”
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