Mormon Wife Drops Bombshell, Love Island Axes Another Villain

In a major Pride Month moment, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Layla Taylor, 25, publicly came out as bisexual on the June 29 episode of the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast, confirming she is currently dating a woman following her split from Mason McWhorter. Taylor revealed that none of her SLOMW castmates knew about her sexuality until now, saying she wants to tell them in person. Growing up Mormon in a predominantly white area, Taylor said she struggled for years to formally address her feelings, but is now embracing her truth. The series, currently in its fourth season, streams on Hulu.

After weeks of speculation, West Wilson officially confirmed on the June 24 episode of the Broadcast Boys podcast that he will not return for Summer House Season 11, citing the fallout from his secret romance with Amanda Batula. 'I wanted to tell it on my own but that is true,' Wilson said, adding candidly, 'I don't think it would have been a fun summer.' The affair — which Wilson and Batula confirmed publicly on March 31 — was at the center of the explosive Season 10 reunion, where ex Ciara Miller confronted them both. Over the weekend, sources spotted Amanda and West together at a venue in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, suggesting the romance is very much still on.

CBS has confirmed Big Brother Season 28 will premiere on Thursday, July 9 at 8 p.m. ET with a special 90-minute episode, followed by another 90-minute installment on July 12. This season will achieve a historic milestone: Big Brother will become the first primetime series in American television history to reach 1,000 original episodes. Host Julie Chen Moonves returns, and unconfirmed rumors are swirling online about a 'Time Trip' theme featuring returning legends from past seasons — though CBS has not officially confirmed the theme.

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 20 premieres July 9 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, marking Vicki Gunvalson's return as a full-time Housewife for the first time since Season 13. The season 20 trailer shows Vicki clashing immediately with new cast member Carmella Garcia — a former Playboy Playmate of the Year and WWE wrestler — with Carmella firing back at Vicki's 'I started this franchise' energy by quipping, 'Everything has an expiration.' The cast also includes Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, and Jennifer Pedranti, with several OG Housewives making cameos for the milestone season.

Random House Worlds has announced The Official Survivor Companion: 50 Seasons of America's Greatest Competition Show, a comprehensive illustrated hardcover written by former PEOPLE editor Cynthia Wang with a foreword by host and executive producer Jeff Probst. The book was created with input from hundreds of former contestants, crew members, and producers, and covers every season from Survivor: Borneo through the landmark 50th season. It is available to preorder now and is scheduled to arrive in Spring 2027. Separately, a PEOPLE special edition magazine celebrating 50 seasons of Survivor is already available.

Bravo dropped the trailer for Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, premiering August 9 at 9 p.m. ET. The all-star cast brings together Porsha Williams, Vicki Gunvalson, Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, Gizelle Bryant, and Lisa Barlow — and the trailer shows Andy Cohen caught right in the middle of a fiery explosion between Teresa Giudice and Heather Gay. The milestone special celebrates the Real Housewives franchise's 20th anniversary and promises the kind of inter-franchise drama that only happens when you put all of Bravo's biggest personalities in one villa together.

Netflix has officially renewed Love Is Blind for Season 11, relocating the pods to Boston for a fall 2026 premiere. Nick and Vanessa Lachey return as hosts, despite years of fan grumbling about the duo. The renewal came roughly two months after Season 10's Ohio-set installment wrapped in March 2026, in which only two of four remaining couples said 'I do' at the altar. Netflix has not confirmed whether Season 11 will be the final installment of the long-running dating experiment.

Now three weeks into its Bravo run, Below Deck Mediterranean Season 11 — set aboard the M/Y Akira One in Dubrovnik, Croatia — is delivering the generational drama the trailer promised. Bosun Nathan Gallagher and deckhand Joe Bradley, reunited for a third season, are already clashing, while chief stew Aesha Scott juggles managing her youngest and most competitive stew team yet alongside planning her upcoming wedding. New chef Joy Lefaucheur has been stirring up her own chaos with a love triangle developing among the crew. New episodes air Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, streaming the next day on Peacock.