The Australian Voice in the Orange County Cast
Ashleigh Pease is the first Australian-born cast member in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives franchise, and she joins the Orange County spinoff as a mom of four with almost no reality TV history behind her.
The new series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, arrives on Hulu on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with 8 episodes dropping at once. Hulu’s original announcement said 10; the current listing says 8. Viewers in the United States watch on Hulu, and Disney+ carries it internationally.
She is a newcomer to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Jen Affleck is the only cast member crossing over from the Utah original, so Ashleigh steps into the group without the MomTok history the Utah cast shares. That makes her one of the eight new faces viewers meet for the first time on November 12.
Ashleigh Pease at a Glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Ashleigh Edwards (age 32; no public birth date) |
| Known for | First Australian-born cast member of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County |
| Husband | Nathan (Nate) Pease (married at 19, together 13 years) |
| Children | Mom of four (children’s names not public) |
| Business | Founder of Get Fit for Kids (2021) |
| Faith | Raised strictly LDS; married in the Salt Lake City temple |
| Socials | Instagram @ashleigh_pease |
How Ashleigh Pease Landed on Mormon Wives: Orange County
Hulu announced the spinoff on April 22, 2026, at its Get Real House event in Beverly Hills. Ashleigh was one of eight women named that night, alongside Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Salomé Andrea, McCall DaPron, Madison Bontempo and Chandler Higginson. Jen Affleck joined the lineup later, when the premiere cast was confirmed.
The lineup changed before the premiere. Chandler Higginson, named in April, was missing from the September 29 teaser, and Jordan McClanahan appeared in her place. Hulu has not explained the switch in public.
Chandler has not publicly addressed the change herself. Her husband Dylan commented on a post about the switch, writing that there is a lot to be said and they will share soon. Ashleigh stayed in the final nine.
The show comes from Jeff Jenkins Productions, in association with 3BMG and Walt Disney Television Alternative. The same team produces the Utah original, so the Orange County edition keeps the format viewers know and moves it to a new coast.
Married at 19: Ashleigh and Nathan Pease
Ashleigh married Nathan Pease when she was 19 years old. She shared the detail herself in an “about me” post on Instagram on October 4, 2026, ahead of the premiere. The couple have now been married 13 years.
Nate, as she calls him, served a mission in Ecuador and graduated from Brigham Young University. The couple married in the Salt Lake City temple. Meeting Nate is also what brought Ashleigh from Australia to the United States, where she has now lived for over a decade.
The couple share four children. Ashleigh describes herself as a dance mom, and travel photos run through her feed, including a shot at Rome’s Colosseum. Family life, not red carpets, is the center of her posts.
Four Kids and a Home Built on Faith
Faith is the part of Ashleigh’s story she states most plainly herself. She says she was raised strictly LDS, and that Jesus sits at the center of her home. That is her own description, from the introduction she posted before the premiere.
That matters because the show’s premise puts belief front and center. Hulu describes the Orange County group as young mothers in a community where beliefs shape who they are. Ashleigh is one of the cast members who lives that description from inside the faith, while others in the cast sit outside it or at a distance from it.
Before her October post, her religious affiliation was an open question in cast coverage. Shurch and AddFaith noted in April and May 2026 that she had not spoken about it in public. Her own introduction answered it in her own words.
Growing Up One of Nine in Australia
Ashleigh was born Ashleigh Edwards. She grew up in Australia as the third of eight children, or fourth of nine counting a half-sister, in a house where music bonded the family. The town or state where she grew up has not been reported.
The siblings had their own band when they were young, and Ashleigh sang lead. The band stopped after her father died, and she says she is picking music back up now. Singing was the thread that tied a big family together, and losing her father cut it for years.
Sport was part of the same childhood. She ran track and cross-country and played netball, and she completed the 2019 SeaWheeze Half Marathon. The athletic streak still shows in her work today, in a business built around getting kids moving.
Reports differ on exactly how long she has lived in the United States. One April 2026 cast guide put it at 12 years, while another put it at 10. The safe line is the one People used: over a decade.
Get Fit for Kids: The Business She Started in 2021
Before reality TV, Ashleigh built a business around kids and fitness. She founded Get Fit for Kids in 2021, a program built on active family living. It is the venture she brings to the show, and the clearest sign that she was an entrepreneur before she was a cast member.
She is newer to posting than most of the cast. When Hulu named the cast in April 2026, she had 3,780 Instagram followers and 484 on TikTok. By October 4, 2026, her Instagram following stood at 9,453.
The gap between her following and her castmates’ is wide. Bobbi Althoff and Aspyn Ovard count followers in the millions, while Ashleigh starts the show as the cast member viewers know least. She brings a business, Get Fit for Kids, rather than a large platform.
The Losses She Talks About Openly
Ashleigh lost her father when she was 18 or 19, and a friend died around the same time. She says those losses pushed her to build memories on purpose, not wait for the right moment. That choice shapes how she talks about family now.
Her path to four children was hard. She has spoken about a partial molar pregnancy in 2016, six miscarriages and hyperemesis gravidarum, the severe nausea condition that left her seriously ill during pregnancy. She puts the numbers plainly in her own introduction, without dressing them up.
She also went through postpartum depression about ten years ago. She credits Nate and self-help books by Eckhart Tolle, Stephen Covey and Tony Robbins, and she kept a journal through that stretch. The journal held the plans she made while she was finding her footing again.
One object ties the story together. In the hospital in 2016, Nate gave her a teardrop necklace as a mark of loss and hope, and she wears it on the show. It is the one piece of jewelry viewers will see again and again.
Her focus now is steady habits: resetting her nervous system and eating whole foods. She writes about that as part of recovery.
Interior Design, Parties and the Creative Side
Ashleigh trained in interior design. She graduated from the New York Institute of Art and Design, and she calls interior design and party planning her passions. The training gives her a second creative lane beside fitness.
That creative streak shows up in her posts as styled parties and family gatherings. Viewers who commented on her October introduction called her a “magic maker” and praised her party planning.
Travel is the other thread. Her introduction post includes a photo at Rome’s Colosseum and a sunset beach portrait of the family, the image she said she would show her seven-year-old self.
Ashleigh Pease After the Premiere: What Her First Season Has to Prove
Ashleigh arrives with a built-in connection to the group. People reported she already appears to be close friends with McCall DaPron, and one April report said she had frequently posted with Madison Bontempo. Those friendships predate the show, so she does not walk into the cast as a stranger.
What the show has not answered yet is how much of Ashleigh’s private story makes it on screen. Her health history, her father’s death and her faith are all things she chose to share herself before the premiere. The episodes will show how much of that she carries into the group.
FAQs About Ashleigh Pease
How old is Ashleigh Pease?
Ashleigh Pease is 32. Her age was reported as 32 when Hulu announced the cast in April 2026, and it was still listed as 32 in cast guides published in October 2026. Her exact date of birth has not been shared in public.
Who is Ashleigh Pease married to?
She is married to Nathan Pease, who she calls Nate. They married when Ashleigh was 19 and have been married 13 years. Nate served a mission in Ecuador, graduated from Brigham Young University, and the couple married in the Salt Lake City temple.
How many children does Ashleigh Pease have?
Four. She and Nathan share four children. Their names have not been confirmed by two reliable sources, so they are not listed here.
Is Ashleigh Pease Mormon?
Yes, in her own words. She says she was raised strictly LDS, married in the Salt Lake City temple, and keeps Jesus at the center of her home. She shared that herself in an Instagram introduction posted October 4, 2026.
Where is Ashleigh Pease from?
Australia. She is the first Australian-born cast member in the franchise. She has lived in the United States for over a decade. The town or state where she grew up has not been reported.
What is Get Fit for Kids?
Get Fit for Kids is the children’s fitness business Ashleigh founded in 2021. It is built around active family living.
When does The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County premiere?
Thursday, November 12, 2026. All 8 episodes arrive on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ internationally. Hulu’s original announcement said 10; the current listing says 8.
