Who Was in Ashley Tisdale’s Mom Group? A Guide to the Women & Their Husbands
Ashley Tisdale caused quite a stir on January 1 when she published an article for The Cut called “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group.” In the essay, she detailed “dumping her mom group, where the bullying between women mirrored their children’s playground antics.”
While Tisdale did not identify the women she was referring to in the essay, fans quickly speculated that Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Meghan Trainor were among the ladies she’d cut ties with. The High School Musical alum was previously featured in photos alongside the women and other Los Angeles moms (including on a trip in August 2022), but does not appear to have spent time with them recently, and no longer follows Duff and Moore on social media.
A rep for Tisdale denied that this group was the subject of The Cut piece, but Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, fueled the drama when he mocked Tisdale by posting a spoof of her article, which he titled, “When You’re The Most Self Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend To Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers.” He has since deleted the post from his Instagram Story.
Despite Tisdale’s denial that Duff et al. were the women she was talking about in her personal essay, Koma’s clapback has fans convinced that there’s some drama happening here, either way. Scroll down to learn more about the women in the group.
Who was in Ashley Tisdale’s ‘toxic’ mom group?
Aside from Duff, Moore, and Trainor, all known for their careers in the entertainment industry, the group supposedly includes Janice Gott, Gaby Dalkin, Kelsey Deenihan, Haylee Davidowitz, Amanda Kaplan, Whitney Wagner Hartley, and Samii Ryan. She was last seen in a group photo with the women in December 2024.
Moore told InStyle in May 2022 that Duff was the one who formed the group after she, Moore, Tisdale, and the others had babies around the same time. “Being the supermom that she is, formed a cool mom club,” Moore shared. “Somehow, I got invited into it, and it’s the best.”
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Gott is the founder of a silicone breast pump called Muu. Dalkin is a cookbook author who also runs a company called Dalkin and Co. that sells “pantry essentials,” as well as Neighborly, a curated kitchen and marketplace. Deenihan is a celebrity makeup artist who has worked with stars including Duff, Moore, Kelsea Ballerini, Reese Witherspoon, and more. Davidowitz is a private figure, and not much is known about her. Kaplan is an artist who dabbles in painting and ceramics, while Hartley is a content creator, and Ryan has a clothing line that makes “happy clothes for positive people & the best sweat sets you’ll ever try,” according to Instagram.
As of publication, Tisdale is not following Dalkin, Hartley, Ryan, Moore, and Duff on Instagram. It’s unclear who she was following before the early 2026 drama.
Who are the husbands of Ashley Tisdale’s mom group?
More about the ladies’ partners and their families below:
Hilary Duff’s husband
Duff has been married to Koma, a musician and producer, since December 2019. They share three daughters, while Duff also has a son from her previous marriage to Mike Comrie.
Mandy Moore’s husband
Moore married her musician husband, Taylor Goldsmith, in November 2018. They have two sons, born in February 2021 and October 2022, as well as a daughter, born in September 2024.
Meghan Trainor’s husband
Since December 2018, Trainor has been married to actor Daryl Sabara. Their first son was born in February 2021, followed by another son in July 2023.
Janice Gott’s husband
Gott married Dave Gott in August 2019, and they have a son named Teddy.
Gaby Dalkin’s husband
Dalkin’s husband is Thomas Dalkin, who cofounded Dalkin and Co. with his wife and refers to himself as a “professional Instagram husband.” They got married in 2012 and have a daughter, Poppy, and a son.
Kelsey Deenihan’s husband
Deenihan is married to Taylor Fisher, who works for ROC Nation Distribution. The couple has a daughter named Poppy.
Haylee Davidowitz’s husband
Davidowitz’s husband is Bradley Davidowitz, whom she married in 2013. He is the founder of the winter clothing line One Grey Day. The Davidowitz’s appear to share one child.
Whitney Wagner Hartley’s husband
Hartley and her husband, Travis Hartley Schneider, have a son named Wylder. Schneider is a photographer and director.
Samii Ryan’s husband
Ryan has been married to her husband, Ev, since 2022. They have two children.
What did Ashley Tisdale say about her mom group?
Tisdale accused the women in her mom group of leaving her “hurt” and “left out” because she started realizing she wasn’t being invited to hangouts with the group. At first, she thought, “We were all busy, life was hectic. I told myself it was all in my head and it wasn’t a big deal.”
However, after seeing social media photos from three or four meetups that she wasn’t invited to, Tisdale started to feel excluded, she said. She recalled another mom being part of the group in its “early days” and said she remembered noticing a “weird dynamic” because this woman was often left out.
“It seemed that this group had a pattern of leaving someone out,” she claimed. “And that someone had become me. Why me? The truth is, I don’t know and I probably never will.”
She said there was “mean-girl behavior” in the group and urged readers to leave their own mom groups if they were feeling the same way. “Choosing to step away doesn’t make you mean or judgmental,” she explained. “It makes you honest with yourself. It’s also worth remembering that friendships, like all relationships, have seasons.”
