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Demi Engemann shut down rumors she was fired from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and she revealed if she’s considering coming back. Meanwhile, Hulu seemingly shaded Demi with a post alluding to her “Fruity” Pebbles controversy.
Back in November, Demi confirmed Jessi Ngatikaura’s claim that her husband, Bret Engemann, once drank her urine as part of a “private act” called Fruity Pebbles. Soon after, a report surfaced that she was leaving the show, and some fans speculated that she was fired.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Demi addressed her future on SLOMW.
“It’s a big decision and I don’t take it lightly,” she said. “I have had wonderful experiences doing the show. I’ve had moments that I didn’t appreciate and where it felt like it maybe wasn’t a good fit for me, but it’s definitely something that I’m considering. I’m weighing out all the options and I probably just need to take a little bit more time to really think about what’s best for me moving forward.”
She then shut down claims that she was fired.
“It’s been extended to me that the door is wide open and that I’m welcome back,” she explained. “I’m just hoping that we can continue the momentum and find the things that feel like a good fit for us long-term and find our place in this crazy entertainment world. It’s a wild world to navigate, but it’s also so fun and so many fun opportunities that have come from it … And I’ve watched my friends experience so many fun things and it’s fun to watch them be successful and do all the things that they’re doing. So yeah, we’ll see.”
“I really do want the old me that is reactive and a little bit cutting and can be b**chy… There’s those things that I do like about myself, but also could be refined a little bit,” she added. “I want to enter into a little bit more of a slower season of life. And as we’re preparing to hopefully bring another little baby and expand our family and potentially start building a home, I really just want to bring in a softer, new, fresh energy that’s more so staying in my lane, focused on me and my circle, and obviously helping others where I can.”
Demi said she’s spent much of her life putting out “a lot of energy that I don’t have,” which makes her feel “depleted.”
“And then I oftentimes react the way that I do. I’m recognizing these patterns with myself and a lot of self-sabotage patterns that I have had in my life, and I’m wanting to, once and for all, work on those things and turn over a new leaf,” she continued. “I’m really trying to head into a softer era.”
But will she return to SLOMW?
“Obviously, I’m valued there, and I think it could be an amazing opportunity if it ends up feeling right for Bret and me,” she said. “So that’s what we’re going to be deciding over the next little bit, in terms of if we want to move forward there. It honestly kind of feels like a chapter’s closing and a new one’s opening, and I’m excited to see what comes of it. It’s a good way to close out the year and I’m excited to start back up 2026 and see what comes.”
Around the same time, Hulu’s SLOMW Instagram account seemingly shaded Demi with a post imagining what each cast member’s holiday party would look like.
As for Demi’s house during the party, the account wrote that it would smell like “milk and fruity cereal,” seemingly alluding to the Fruity Pebbles controversy. The word “cereal” was crossed out and replaced with “cookies.”
“Only serves lemonade,” the account went on, via @stephwithdadeets on Instagram. “[A] fight erupts before appetizers hit.”
