- Tay Lautner, born Taylor Dome, is a registered nurse, influencer, and mental health advocate who graduated from nursing school in 2019 and worked on the frontlines as a cardiac nurse during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- After leaving her hospital job due to developing depression, anxiety, and severe PTSD from her pandemic nursing experience, Tay founded The Lemons Foundation in 2022 and co-launched The Squeeze podcast alongside husband Taylor Lautner, which has consistently ranked among the top mental health podcasts across all platforms.
- On March 26, 2026, the couple announced they are expecting their first child together, nearly four years after tying the knot at a California winery in November 2022, captioning their pregnancy reveal with, “What’s better than two Taylor Lautners?”
When Taylor Lautner announced his wife was expecting their first baby, the internet immediately started asking the same question: who exactly is Tay Lautner? She has been by his side through red carpets, podcast studios, and late-night Instagram moments for years. But she is far more than a celebrity wife. She came into this relationship with her own career, her own story, and a purpose that has nothing to do with Twilight.
Here is everything worth knowing about her.
The Nurse Who Fell for the Famous Taylor Lautner
Tay graduated from College of the Canyons in California in December 2019 as a registered nurse, and she was not shy about how hard it had been to get there. She posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram thanking Taylor for every meal he cooked her during exams, every medical term he tried to pronounce, and every hug he gave her when the anxiety got too heavy.
She kicked off her nursing career as a cardiac nurse at a hospital in Los Angeles in 2020, walking straight into one of the most brutal moments in modern healthcare history. No easing in. No quiet start. Just the second surge of a pandemic nobody fully understood yet.
The burnout she experienced from working through that period left her with depression, anxiety, and severe PTSD, which eventually led her to leave her hospital job entirely. It was a deeply painful chapter. It also turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger.
How LEMONS by Tay and The Lemons Foundation Changed Everything
In 2022, Tay launched LEMONS by Tay, a self-care and mental health resource platform built around a simple but powerful idea: when life gives you lemons, you build something from them. She shared mental health exercises, resources, personal essays, and honest reflections on her own struggles, creating a space that felt nothing like a typical celebrity wellness brand.
That same year, she formally established The Lemons Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the stigma around mental health by providing her community with research, education, and support.
Then in February 2023, she and Taylor launched The Squeeze podcast, which rapidly climbed the charts and has since appeared on platforms including The Today Show, CBS Mornings, and Kelly Clarkson. It was no longer just a personal blog. It had become a genuine movement.
The Love Story That Started at a Game Night
Tay met Taylor in December 2017 at a game night organised by his younger sister Makena Moore, who had already decided after meeting Tay at a church in Nashville that she had found her brother’s future wife. She engineered the entire introduction without telling either of them what she was doing.
They hit it off immediately but did not rush into anything. Their first kiss came on New Year’s Eve 2017, they went public in October 2018 with a matching Space Jam Halloween costume photo, got engaged in November 2021, and married at Epoch Estate Wines in Paso Robles in November 2022.
When Tay took Taylor’s last name, she became, legally and officially, another Taylor Lautner. To manage the obvious chaos, the couple settled on a simple household system of “boy Tay” and “girl Tay.”
The Friendship With That Other Taylor
You cannot tell Tay’s story without mentioning this. Tay is a self-described original Taylor Swift fan who attended one of her very first concerts at a tiny theatre long before either of them were famous.
In July 2023, the couple attended the Eras Tour in Kansas City, where Taylor Lautner joined Swift onstage to premiere the music video for “I Can See You.” Swift told the crowd that Taylor and his wife had become some of her closest friends, adding that it was very convenient that they all shared the same first name. Tay posted the moment on Instagram simply captioning it: “The Tale of Three Taylors.”
It was the kind of full-circle moment that feels almost too perfectly written to be real.
Why This Pregnancy Announcement Landed So Well
Tay had previously opened up on The Squeeze about her concerns around fertility after spending a decade on birth control without a break, and the relief she felt after getting the all-clear from her doctor. Sharing that vulnerability publicly before the pregnancy was even confirmed made the announcement feel genuinely earned.
She is not a Hollywood creation. She is a nurse who burned out, rebuilt herself, built a foundation, found her voice, and now happens to be married to one of the most recognisable faces from one of the biggest film franchises in history. The baby is lucky to have both of them.
