How Fruity Pebbles became reality tv’s most shocking trend

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Summary:

  • Fruity Pebbles trending on social media due to shocking reveal from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives show.

  • Controversial nickname used by Demi and Bret on the show turned out to have private sexual meaning.

  • Internet reacts with memes and jokes, transforming private joke into season’s most talked-about reality TV scandal.

Fruity Pebbles is trending on social media, and it has nothing to do with cereal, fans are shocked and asking what it even means. The term comes from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, a Hulu reality show following “MomTok” women, with cast members Demi Engemann and Jessi Ngatikaura at the center of the controversy. Demi and her husband Bret frequently referenced “Fruity Pebbles” on the show, which sounded like a harmless nickname until Jessi revealed its shocking, private meaning on Instagram this week.

The reveal, that it allegedly involved Demi and Bret’s private sexual activity, quickly went viral, sparking fan clips, old episode rewatches, and social media commentary. Demi responded, saying the act was one-time, consensual, and shared with Jessi years ago, while Jessi dismissed her response as a PR move and defended telling the story. The internet reacted with memes, horror, and jokes about never buying Fruity Pebbles again, turning a private joke into one of the season’s most talked-about reality TV scandals.

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