Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Jesse Draper responded to the report that “sparks may be flying” between him and The Vanderpump Villa‘s Marciano Brunette.
After TMZ posted photos of Jessi, 33, getting close to Marciano, also 33, on Sunday, April 19, the outlet shared the photos via its Instagram account. “Looks like sparks may be flying between Marciano Brunette and Jessi Ngatikaura … because they both had a great time on a night out in Nashville,” the caption read.
Jessi, who was seen getting a kiss on the cheek from Marciano in the snaps, just edited the post, “Jessi Draper*,” which has drawn more than 17,000 “likes” and comments from about 200 supportive fans.
“Tell em queen,” one person wrote, while another commented, “Omgggg ur so iconic im so happy ur free girl!!!! Be single and stay happy.”
Jesi’s husband does not divorce her Jordan Ngatikaura filed for divorce on March 19 after five years of marriage. During an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast less than a week later, Jessi told the host Alex Cooper that he planned to file for divorce from Jordan himself – but he beat her. (The former couple has two children: son Jagger, 5, and daughter Jovi, 3.)
Marciano, who shared an emotional romance with Jessi in 2024 while married to Jordan, responded to rumors of a rekindled relationship with Jessi after his divorce news and the appearance of “Call Her Daddy”. “Listen, I know what everyone’s thinking. I’ve seen all the comments,” Marciano said in a March 26 Instagram video that included part of Jessi’s podcast interview. “But I want everyone to know that since Jessi is single, I no longer have plans to…”
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Monica Schipper / Getty ImagesThe nature of his relationship with Jessi was put under the microscope again on April 9 when the two met for a photo shoot shared via Instagram by a photographer. Rachel Cook. In one of Cook’s photos, Jessi relaxes on a picnic blanket as Marciano hovers overhead and feeds her berries.
Another episode captured Jessi putting her foot on Marciano’s leg while pouring a pitcher of lemon on him. The post even drew a ridiculous response from Jessi herself, who commented, “Uh oh 🔥😜.”
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Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesJessi and Marciano’s romance happened after the couple met in Italy where the actors were Secret Lives of Mormon Wives went to play a movie on The Vanderpump Villa where Marciano was a server. Mormon wives it documented the two’s connection, which Jessi initially denied before owning it.
“We [Jordan and I] he has been dealing with this issue for almost six months behind closed doors. No one knew. During those six months, it was worse than ever. He was blackmailing me. He was threatening to send my Marciano texts out into the world,” Jessi said on the November 2025 episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “Whenever I did anything he didn’t agree with, he had it in a draft on TikTok and he was like, ‘I’m going to send it.’
