On June 11, 2026, People and The Hollywood Reporter both ran the same story: Miranda Hope, cast member of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, had announced her debut country single, “FU4THAT,” released June 26, 2026. That kind of double-outlet launch coverage doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when a publicist knows their client is a story worth betting on.
Miranda Hope is 28 years old, born April 19, 1998, in Pocatello, Idaho. Her full birth name is Miranda Hope Davies. She goes by Hope publicly now, a shift that came after her 2024 divorce from Chase McWhorter. With 2.5 million TikTok followers and 1.4 million on Instagram, she built her platform as one of the founding members of MomTok, the viral Utah influencer collective, before the cameras ever arrived. She returned for Season 5 of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in September 2026, released her debut country single “FU4THAT” that June, and went Instagram official with Montana influencer Kaleb Winterburn in August, per People.
The people searching her name right now want to know about Chase, about Jessi Draper, about her kids, and about whether the music thing is real. All of it is addressed below.
Before the Fame: Pocatello, Rigby, and the Church
Miranda grew up in Rigby, Idaho, a small city about 30 miles northeast of Idaho Falls. She was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the faith that shaped both her early marriage and, later, her television career.
Her parents have stayed entirely out of the public eye. She hasn’t named them in interviews or social media. No siblings have surfaced publicly either. For someone whose career is built on personal disclosure, the deliberate silence around her family of origin is a clear boundary she’s chosen to keep.
There’s no public record of college attendance. What she built instead was a following.
How Miranda Hope Got Famous: MomTok Before the Cameras
Before Secret Lives of Mormon Wives existed as a Hulu property, MomTok was already a cultural phenomenon. Miranda was there at the start, posting dance and lifestyle content alongside Taylor Frankie Paul, Camille Munday, and the rotating cast of Utah wives who would eventually become a television series.
She had already built a substantial following before any network came calling. That matters because it makes her one of the few Season 2 cast members who arrived at the show already famous, rather than becoming famous because of it.
Her content niche was specific: Mormon mom lifestyle with a relatable, energetic edge. Dance videos. Family moments. The kind of aspirational-but-accessible content that Utah TikTok was producing at scale in the early 2020s, and that she helped define.
She was offered a spot on Season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and turned it down. By Season 2, her circumstances had changed enough that the answer was different.
Season 2, the Cast, and What Actually Happened with Jessi Draper
Miranda joined the Secret Lives cast in Season 2 as its most-followed newcomer. At 2.5 million TikTok followers, she came in with more reach than most returning cast members. The drama, though, didn’t wait for cameras.
In March 2026, co-star Jessi Draper kissed Miranda’s ex-husband Chase McWhorter at a party after the two had been drinking. Chase told Miranda himself the next day. Jessi followed up with a voice note and apology flowers. Miranda posted publicly about the betrayal on TikTok.
The response from her audience was immediate. Reddit threads on r/SecretsOfMormonWives were largely sympathetic toward Miranda, with some fans describing her response as dignified and saying they felt she had been wronged twice over.
Miranda broke her public silence on the situation later in March 2026, addressing it in interviews. She later told The Hollywood Reporter that she sent Chase the demo for “FU4THAT” right after recording it, and that he sent back a picture of himself crying.
What the Jessi situation did, from a purely narrative standpoint, was reframe her entire Season 2 edit. She came in as a MomTok veteran. A chunk of the audience left thinking of her as the protagonist.
In September 2026, Parade reported that Taylor Frankie Paul commented “I’m kind of jealous” on influencer Emma Ellis’s TikTok video showing Chase McWhorter trying to kiss Ellis. Miranda responded with a meme, then said her concern was about boundaries and “the principle,” pointing to late-night calls, podcast invitations, and invitations extended to Chase. Layla Taylor also weighed in on the exchange.
Chase McWhorter, the Divorce, and Raising Two Kids in Public
Miranda and Chase McWhorter married in 2017, when she was 19 years old. They divorced in 2024, seven years later. Early marriage is consistent with LDS cultural norms, which makes the timeline unremarkable inside that community and notable to everyone outside it.
They have two children together: son Brooks McWhorter, born September 7, 2019, now 7, and daughter Cohen McWhorter, born October 1, 2021, now 4. Both kids appear regularly in Miranda’s content. Her audience has watched them grow up across the full arc of the separation.
After the split, Chase briefly dated Secret Lives cast member Layla Taylor, adding another layer to the reality TV social overlap that makes this show’s dynamics genuinely unusual. In August 2026, Miranda went Instagram official with Montana influencer Kaleb Winterburn, per People: she posted a carousel on August 23 that included photos of the pair kissing on a boat. A representative for Miranda declined to comment, and a representative for Winterburn did not immediately respond to People‘s request for comment. She has not labeled the relationship herself. The “Are Miranda and Corey still together?” question that appears in Google autocomplete appears to be based on an unverified rumor; no relationship with anyone named Corey has been confirmed.
Single parenting with two kids under 7, inside a community where divorce carries real social weight, is the kind of thing that breaks plenty of people. She’s done it publicly while continuing to film the show.
TikTok, Instagram, and the Business of Being Miranda Hope
Miranda’s primary platforms are TikTok (@miranda__hope) and Instagram (@miranda__hope), with 2.5 million followers and 73.8 million likes on TikTok as of September 2026, per her TikTok page.
Her YouTube channel (@miranda__hope) remains firmly in the “supplemental” category rather than a primary revenue driver.
Her TikTok content has included brand promotions, including a White Fox Boutique partnership with the discount code “MIRANDATIKTOK” featured in a September 2026 post.
She’s also expanded her media footprint significantly in 2026. In March, she appeared on the Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe podcast to discuss MomTok drama and dating as a single mom. That same month she appeared on the Sorry We’re Cyrus podcast. Both are signs that her reach is extending beyond the show’s promotional window.
Her management contact (mirandahope@dulcedo.com) points to Dulcedo Management, a talent agency that represents influencers and content creators. That’s a professional infrastructure, not a DIY operation.
The Music: What “FU4THAT” Actually Is
The title does most of the communicating. “FU4THAT” reads as shorthand for “f*** you for that,” and it’s framed as a moving-on country anthem. Announced June 11, 2026, it was released on June 26, 2026. Miranda recorded the track in Nashville with country singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, and told People that the pointed lyrics are about her ex-husband Chase McWhorter.
The Hollywood Reporter covered it. People ran an exclusive. For an influencer’s debut single, that’s real placement, not a press release landing in an inbox.
Country is a genre that has absorbed social media crossovers before, with varying results. Miranda has the audience infrastructure and the personal narrative to make the song land contextually. Whether the music itself is good enough to convert casual fans into listeners is the question June 26 answered.
What’s clear is that the pivot is intentional and backed by people who understand how to get coverage. This is a career move, not a vanity project. She told People that music was a childhood dream she wanted even more than reality TV, that the project let her tell her story in a completely different way, and that “this is just the beginning.” She also hinted that the recording process could appear in Season 6 of the show (reported by ET).
She also discussed the single’s fallout with The Hollywood Reporter, including Chase’s emotional reaction to hearing the demo, and said “an EP or an album” was the likely next step. No follow-up release has surfaced as of September 29, 2026.
How Miranda Hope Makes Money
No public figures for her Hulu salary, sponsorship income, or net worth have been verified.
Miranda Hope in 2026: The Single, the Show, and What Comes Next
The June 26 release of “FU4THAT” was her most concrete next move. Beyond that, her trajectory looks like someone systematically expanding her professional options: reality television, podcast appearances, music, and a personal brand that has migrated from “Mormon mom who dances on TikTok” to “single woman figuring it out publicly and maybe making country music about it.”
Season 5 of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered on September 10, 2026, with five episodes instead of the usual ten. Production had halted in March 2026 amid the domestic-assault investigation involving Taylor Frankie Paul and resumed in late May, per the Los Angeles Times. The season addresses the fallout from Paul’s canceled Bachelorette season, and the Times named Miranda Hope among the returning core cast, alongside Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley and Mikayla Matthews. Whitney Leavitt, who appears in the season, announced she would not return for more seasons after her Broadway run as Roxie Hart in Chicago, the Times also reported.
The MomTok origin story gave her a foundation, but it also carried a ceiling. You can only be a Mormon mom influencer while you’re a married Mormon mom. The divorce changed the story, and it also opened a different door.
The audience that followed her through the marriage ending, through the Jessi situation, through single parenting two kids in Salt Lake City, is arguably more loyal than the one that found her through dance trends in 2021. That’s the version of Miranda Hope who released a song called “FU4THAT” in the summer of 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Miranda Hope?
Miranda Hope, born Miranda Hope Davies on April 19, 1998, in Pocatello, Idaho, is a social media influencer, original MomTok creator, and Season 2 cast member of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. She has 2.5 million TikTok followers and 1.4 million on Instagram. She announced her debut country single, “FU4THAT,” in June 2026.
Are Miranda and Chase McWhorter still together?
No. Miranda Hope and Chase McWhorter married in 2017 and finalized their divorce in 2024 after seven years of marriage. They share two children: son Brooks, born 2019, and daughter Cohen, born 2021. After the split, Chase briefly dated Secret Lives of Mormon Wives co-star Layla Taylor.
What happened between Miranda Hope and Jessi Draper?
In March 2026, Miranda’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives co-star Jessi Draper kissed Miranda’s ex-husband Chase McWhorter at a party. Chase informed Miranda the following day. Jessi sent a voice note apology and flowers. Miranda addressed the incident publicly on TikTok. Fan sentiment on social media, particularly on Reddit, was strongly sympathetic toward Miranda.
How old is Miranda Hope?
Miranda Hope is 28 years old. She was born on April 19, 1998.
Does Miranda Hope have kids?
Yes. Miranda has two children with ex-husband Chase McWhorter: a son named Brooks, born September 7, 2019, and a daughter named Cohen, born October 1, 2021. Both children appear in her social media content regularly.
What is Miranda Hope’s net worth?
No public figures for her Hulu salary, sponsorship income, or net worth have been verified.
