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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star Jesse Draper Shares the truth about her relationship with her estranged husband Jordan Natikola — and what ultimately led to their divorce.
“I felt like I was trapped in my marriage. I couldn’t do anything right. I was emotionally devastated and I was so unhappy,” Jesse said on the Wednesday, March 25, episode of the show. “Call Her Daddy” Podcast. “He made me feel like I couldn’t leave, not even my kids. I was really, really frustrated.”
Jesse and Jordan married in 2020 and have 5-year-old son Jagger and 3-year-old daughter Jovi. Jess claimed on Wednesday’s podcast that she told Jordan on March 13 that she wanted a divorce. He applied on Thursday, March 19. They haven’t told their children yet.
Before the divorce, Jesse Had a relationship experience with Bravo stars Marciano Brunette After they met while filming Villa Vanderpump. She said Wednesday that he was “the first person who was nice to me,” but admitted it was “not nice” for her to kiss Marciano. After the drama ended, Jesse and Jordan took a 90-day break and decided to stay in their marriage.
Jessie said she was “very scared” of leaving her marriage, adding that Marciano’s experience was a cry for help.
“Honestly, this is how I felt last year. I was afraid of being alone. I was afraid of hurting him. I was afraid of the unknown and the kids,” she said. “It was just too heavy for me.”
Eventually, Jesse “woke up one day” and “things changed.” she decided It was time to end her marriage.
“I actually told him multiple times last year that I wanted a divorce. But he always calmed me down,” she said. “I’ve been in trouble for a while and anyone who’s lived in trouble knows it’s excruciating.”
Jess said Jordan would “hate” her podcast and would probably call her a “bad mom” for doing the interview. (US Weekly Jordan has been contacted for comment. )
“I’m not happy to reveal this because it would be really terrible for our children. What I have to accept is that I will tell my children about my mistake,” she said. “I don’t want my daughter to be treated like I was.”
Keep scrolling to see Jessi’s biggest revelations from her “Call Her Daddy” episode:
How Dakota Mortensen affected Jesse Draper’s marriage
Jessie said she always felt like Dakota was “the other woman” in her marriage to Jordan.
“He had been on the phone with Dakota. So, (Jordan) was with him when he reported it to the police,” she said, referring to the Dakota and his ex-girlfriend tyler frankie paul.
“We just didn’t want to say the wrong thing on camera while filming and not know the whole story,” she explains why mormon wife Production of fifth season suspended. “We don’t want to process all this information for the first time and then talk about it. We just thought, for everyone’s mental health, let’s take a break and not film right now.”
Tyler Frankie Paul as ‘Bachelorette’ star
In addition to discussing her marriage, Jess explains how Taylor was “different” while filming Season 22 bachelorette. (ABC canceled the season days before it premiered after a 2023 video of an altercation between Taylor and Dakota was leaked.)
“She’s coming into a very confident, amazing time,” she said. “It’s like the old Taylor again. I’m sad because I really want people to see that side of Taylor, and maybe one day they will, who knows. But I feel like it’s going to be a good experience for her.”
Escort charges against Jordan
Jess claims Jordan walked out on their marriage before anything happened with Marciano. She claimed he had had previous relationships with call girls mormon wife Season 1 premieres in 2023.
“I was contacted by an escort service and they sent me screenshots of his phone number and messages and he was trying to meet with them,” she said, claiming there was “a lot of evidence”.
emotional abuse claims
Jess claimed Jordan had a “history of emotional abuse” in their relationship and claimed she had to get a new phone number because he would view her social media accounts and “tap” her home cameras.
She also detailed Jordan’s alleged “controlling” behavior, claiming he would tell her “how I should run my business,” “tell me how to raise my children,” and “constantly” ask questions about where she was. Before their breakup, Jesse had always felt “abandoned.”
“I think Jordan wanted someone who was submissive. That was me in the beginning. And then I started saying, ‘No,’ and I’m going to fight back,” she recalled, claiming that’s what made things “really bad” before their breakup.
Elsewhere in the episode, she claimed he admitted to claims of emotional abuse.
“We started going to therapy during our separation, and in therapy he finally admitted, ‘I know I brought you to this place. I was the instigator of this. I started this cycle and this was emotional abuse.’ He said all of these things to me,” she claimed. “He may deny it now, but he’s said it all.”
Marciano was later suspected of blackmail
Jesse claims Jordan drafted the TikTok video and sent it to Marciano.
“Whenever he got mad at me, he would say, ‘I’m going to post them. I’m going to ruin your life,'” she claimed. “I should not have done what I did and I deeply regret it. I just want to make that clear … but what I am saying is, having your partner blackmail you in this way is something I will never get over.”
On The Secret Life of Mormon Wives Season 3, Jessi Ngatikaura opened up about her affair with Marciano Brunette while she was married to husband Jordan Ngatikaura, which eventually led to her sharing her story, and she revealed more details to Us Weekly . “It’s so surreal (rewatching Season 3),” Jessi, 33, exclusively told Us(…)
How their sex lives changed
Jesse no longer wanted Jordan to touch her.
“My body has told me since the separation and getting back together,” she said. “Every time he tried to have sex with me, I stayed silent.”
She did admit to sleeping with Jordan again after he filed for divorce.
“I was drunk and sad and I just thought, ‘I miss my family,'” Jesse said. “It’s a great end to this chapter.”
Clarify Prenuptial Agreement
forward Discussing her and Jordan’s prenuptial agreementJessie did share that her last name change was actually a business decision. When it came to what she had to give Jordan after the divorce, she claimed he “can’t take away” her business.
“I don’t have to give him anything for my business, but I will probably have to pay alimony and child support,” she said. “I may need to make some kind of payment. We’re not there yet.”
