Layla Taylor, one of the stars of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,' opens up about what it’s really like to be a woman of color in the world of MomTok. In this interview with Entertainment Weekly, she reflects on identity, community, and finding her voice in a space not built for everyone.
00:00I think that that was obviously a nervous conversation leading into that.
00:04Unfortunately, here in Utah, we don't have many Black people or Black stylists.
00:08And it's actually a big problem.
00:09Like, I think that, you know, like, I just didn't get the education in school.
00:13And that's something I want to learn more about.
00:14I think Jessie's very protective over her business, which rightfully so.
00:18She's built this empire.
00:19And I've never wanted her to feel like I was saying that she wasn't capable or she wasn't doing a good job.
00:25I just think for me personally, I needed to put my hair health journey first.
00:29But then also kind of just step into who I was more as a person and embrace that part of myself.
00:33That for a long, long time in my life, I was never not proud of.
00:37But I almost tried to let the white side of myself overshadow because I felt like it made me feel more safe in predominantly white spaces.
00:45I didn't realize that ethnic care needed to be treated differently.
00:48But I feel like this is kind of just like a step of me starting to, like, embrace my other side of myself.
00:52Yeah.
00:53And being proud of those sides.
00:54And I feel like just I'm hoping that I can show a little black girl or a little black boy out there that if you do grow up in an environment that you don't maybe have a lot of people that look like you, it's not a bad thing.
01:05And you shouldn't try to blend in.
01:07You should let your differences let you stand out.
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