In the premiere of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, Aspyn Ovard revealed that one of her three young daughters has terminal cancer. The reality star said her family has been living with the diagnosis for three years. She also reflected on how the family has been coping with the devastating news.
Aspyn reveals daughter’s cancer diagnosis on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County
According to Page Six, Aspyn, 30, shares three daughters with her ex-husband, Parker Ferris. However, she did not disclose which of her daughters received the diagnosis.
The TV personality described how she and Ferris reacted when they first received the news. “Everything happened just so out of nowhere. One day she was OK and the next day she wasn’t,” she said.
Ovard also recalled the hospital conversation that followed. “At the hospital, we were like, ‘It has to be fine.’ You can’t fathom they’re actually gonna tell you that your baby has cancer, and that it’s terminal and she could be gone in a month.”
According to Ovard, the family has been living with the fear of losing their daughter for three years. She later revealed that her daughter had received “another stable scan.” Ovard also said that it was unusual for a child with this type of cancer to remain stable for so long. However, she did not disclose the specific type of cancer.
The situation has also put a strain on Ovard and Ferris’ relationship. The former couple were childhood sweethearts who divorced in 2024 after seven years of marriage. Ovard filed for divorce in April that year. She said she had discovered that Ferris was secretly drinking alcohol. The issue was particularly sensitive for Ovard because her father struggled with alcoholism before his death.
On the show, Ovard admitted that their marriage was already in a difficult place when their daughter became ill. “We weren’t even going to make it through before this happened,” she said. “It’s just so toxic and hard and through all of it I feel like I still just tried to take care of him because I know how hard he’s grieving.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County is streaming on Hulu.
