Okay, so picture this: Layla’s hair is always straight as an arrow in these bone-chilling, windy Salt Lake City show openers — even though she’s got more natural curls in her DNA than a curly fry factory. What gives? I mean, as a mixed-race gal with a head full of spirals myself, I couldn’t help but wonder why Layla’s luscious locks never seemed to rebel, no matter the weather. Now, here’s where it clicks — you see, being the only woman of color in a show that’s mostly a crystal-white Salt Lake City parade means Layla’s story isn’t just about hair — it’s a whole cultural tightrope walk. Enter season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives where Layla finally steps up, throws away the gloss, and tells her story on her own terms. And honestly, if you’ve ever had to swallow a hard truth about self-care when it ruffles the “friend-feathers,” you’ll get it. So, while the stars might be whispering secrets of new beginnings today, Layla’s journey reminds us all — navigating identity and friendship isn’t always a straight path, or hairdo. But hey, isn’t that what makes life so damn fascinating? LEARN MORE

From the pilot episode, I instantly had questions about Layla’s experience. Why was her hair always straight in these windy, rainy show openers? Although she spent so much time in her costar Jessi Draper Ngatikaura’s salon chair, why was Layla’s long, straight hair always nearly done to perfection whenever the camera panned to her? As a mixed-race girl with curly hair myself, I felt like I instinctively knew the answers to my questions. And knowing that the show centered mostly on white women in Salt Lake City, I wasn’t hopeful that the cultural nuances of Layla’s unique experience as the only woman of color would ever be addressed. But in Season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Layla begins to tell her story — an all-too-familiar one for many Black women who grew up in predominantly white communities — her way. 

“I kept continuing to go to Jessi, just because I just don’t want to ruffle any feathers. A lot of people assume that all those girls [from the show] did go to JZ, so if we were to switch, people assume that it’s for the worst, and it was a hard situation to navigate.”

When she noticed that she was experiencing balding from the extensions she had installed at Jessi’s salon, JZ Styles, Layla decided it was finally time to take a big step in advocating for herself. “I was going to Jessi for probably around two years, and I was just noticing some issues with my hair,” Layla tells BuzzFeed ahead of the premiere of the third season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. “I was noticing it wasn’t working for my certain hair texture and my certain hair type, but it was hard for me to bring it up.”

In an effort not to hurt her friend, Layla continued to go to Jessi for her hair extensions, because she didn’t “want to ruffle any feathers.” Layla shares, “A lot of people assume that all those girls [on the show] did go to JZ, so if we were to switch, people assume that it’s for the worst, and it was a hard situation to navigate.”

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