The Blast caught up to Jessi Draper of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and Marciano from “Vanderpump Villa” on the red carpet of the American Music Awards on Monday, May 25. Jessi had a lot to share with The Blast, from one misconception about the reality show that she wanted to clear up on her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura.
The Blast asked the reality star, “What’s one misconception that you feel fans have about Mormon wives that you would like to clear up?” and Jessi didn’t miss a beat when she replied, “That we’re all drama.”
“You guys see that part of us online on the show, but we actually have so many light-hearted and fun, funny moments as friends, and I wish you saw more of that,” she replied with a laugh.
Jessi Draper Shares More Thoughts On Her Divorce
When asked about how her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura was going, Jessi replied, “Oh, divorce is divorce,” giving her fans yet another relatable answer!
“I don’t think it’s ever going well, but I do think that the first year is the hardest,” she said. “I’m just hoping to get through like the filing of it, the finalization, all the ups and downs, but I still love and respect my ex.
“Like he’s the father of my children,” she added. “I just hope that it can be that way in the long run.”
Dishing On The New Season Of ‘Mormon Wives’
Admittedly, we know that Jessi can’t say too much about the new season of “The Mormon Wives,” but we asked her for any juicy details that she was willing to spill!
“It’s unlike any season you’ve seen before,” she teased.
“I think the unique thing about this season is you guys saw so many headlines, and now you’re going to see the behind-the-scenes of the headline, how we got there, how it fell apart,” she added. “So I think you guys will be interested.”
We definitely are interested!
Jessi Draper Broke Her Silence On The Divorce In March
On March 25, “The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives” star appeared on an episode of Call Her Daddy and spoke to host Alex Cooper about her divorce. The episode aired one week after Ngatikaura filed for divorce from Draper on March 19.
She said she realized that things had to end during a relationship with her “energy healer,” who asked her, “Are you safe?”
“I told her everything, and it was the first time I said it out loud, and that was like the moment also that I was like, ‘I have to leave him,’” Jessi said. “She goes, ‘Jessi, this is emotional abuse,’ and … it didn’t click to me until in that moment.”
Admitting “marriage is hard,” she said that she “justified” the issues as “Jordan’s personality.” However, once she heard the term “emotional abuse,” she felt more comfortable opening up to her friends and family about her marriage.
“They were like, ‘Jessi, this isn’t normal.’ It felt like the glass had shattered,” Draper told Cooper.
The Couple Previously Went To Therapy Ahead Of Their Divorce
A week before their divorce, Jessi told PEOPLE magazine that they were still “going to a lot of therapy” to work out their marital issues. “It’s taught us both a lot about how we are as individuals and how we are in a relationship, and it’s just kind of still a work in progress,” she said at the time.
“I just wanted to share that because I know marriage is hard, relationships are hard, and it’s normal to struggle,” she continued. “Even in a good relationship, you’re gonna have ups and downs. So I just think it’s good to show people that it’s worth fighting for, it’s worth working through and it’s something that’s always a work in progress.”