Mormon Wives Star Aspyn Ovard Shares Heartbreaking Secret About Her Baby

A reality television personality disclosed during the debut episode of a new streaming series that one of her three young children is battling terminal cancer. The announcement was made by Aspyn Ovard, who stated that her family has been navigating this diagnosis for three years.

Details of the medical disclosure

Ovard, aged 30, shares three daughters with her former husband, Parker Ferris. She did not specify which child received the diagnosis. According to Page Six, the revelation occurred during the premiere of Hulu’s "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County."

The TV figure described the sudden nature of the news. “Everything happened just so out of nowhere. One day she was OK and the next day she wasn’t,” Ovard said. She recalled the initial reaction at the hospital: “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.”

Ovard noted that the family has lived with the fear of losing their daughter for three years. She later mentioned that the child had received “another stable scan.” The star indicated it was unusual for a child with this type of cancer to remain stable for such a duration, though she did not disclose the specific cancer type.

Impact on personal relationships

The medical situation has strained the relationship between Ovard and Ferris. The pair, who were childhood sweethearts, divorced in 2024 after seven years of marriage. Ovard filed for divorce in April of that year, citing the discovery that Ferris was secretly drinking alcohol. This 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 difficult 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 currently streaming on Hulu.