She has not even debuted on reality TV yet, and McCall DaPron is already at the center of the franchise’s biggest pre-premiere controversy. The incoming Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County star sparked a wave of backlash over her family’s Halloween 2026 costumes — and then, according to reports, deleted the post entirely.
With the spinoff premiering on Hulu on November 12, the timing could hardly be worse. Here is what McCall posted, why fans reacted so strongly, and what it means for her debut.
What the Costume Was
In photos shared to Instagram on Thursday, October 29, McCall, 36, dressed as Jackie Kennedy in a pink mini skirt and matching blazer, carrying a bouquet of red roses. Her husband, Kirk DaPron, portrayed former President John F. Kennedy. Their children completed the tableau: 8-year-old daughter McCartney dressed as Caroline Kennedy, 2-year-old son Banks as John F. Kennedy Jr., and older children Monroe, 11, and Truman, 4, as Secret Service agents.
The outfits recreated what Jackie Kennedy and the president wore on the day of his 1963 assassination in Dallas. McCall captioned the post “Happy Halloween” alongside a pink heart and the word “The Kennedys.”
Why Fans Reacted So Strongly
The criticism was swift. One commenter called the looks “appallingly distasteful,” while another wrote that McCall was “dressing up as a woman on the scariest day of her life,” according to People. The core objection, repeated across social media, was that a real assassination — and a real family’s trauma — is not a costume, especially not one involving young children.
Comments on the post were later turned off, according to Page Six, which also reported that it had reached out to McCall’s representatives for comment and did not immediately hear back. Separately, Mandatory reported that McCall deleted the post altogether as the backlash grew.
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McCall is not the first celebrity to draw fire for a Jackie Kennedy Halloween look. Last year, Julia Fox sparked criticism after dressing as Jackie in the same pink outfit, though her version was covered in blood. Fox defended the look as a “statement” about “protest” and “mourning,” while Jack Schlossberg, Jackie’s grandson, publicly condemned it as “disgusting, desperate and dangerous.”
The difference for McCall is the family framing: her version was not a solo statement but a full-family recreation, with her children cast in the roles of the Kennedy children and their protectors. That is what pushed much of the criticism from “tasteless” into genuinely angry territory.
Who Is McCall DaPron?
For viewers meeting her for the first time, McCall arrives with a direct line into the original show: she is the older sister of Mayci Neeley, a star of the Utah-based Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. She is one of nine women on the Orange County spinoff, joining crossover star Jen Affleck alongside Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Ashleigh Pease, Jordan McClanahan, Madison Bontempo and Salomé Andrea.
The spinoff, produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, follows the women through faith, friendship, family and online fame in Southern California. Its trailer, released in late October, promises divided loyalties and explosive secrets — and McCall’s Halloween controversy has now given the show a very different kind of pre-premiere attention than Hulu planned.
What Happens Next
Hulu has given no indication that the controversy will affect promotional plans for the November 12 premiere, when the full first season drops at once in the U.S. on Hulu and internationally on Disney+. The question now is whether McCall addresses the backlash on the show itself, or whether the costume becomes the first thing viewers think of when she appears on screen.
Either way, she will not be debuting quietly. A newcomer joining a franchise built on its cast’s social media lives has just learned, very publicly, how fast that audience turns.
So tell us: was this an innocent family costume that went too far, or a line that should never have been crossed? And will the controversy make you more or less likely to watch Orange County on November 12? Let us know in the comments.
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