The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jessi Draper and her ex Jordan Ngatikaura have reportedly finalized their divorce.
The former couple signed off on their divorce paperwork on Thursday, September 10, though details of a possible settlement and a financial judgment remain private, per TMZ.
“Now that our divorce has been signed, I’m grateful to have some closure and the opportunity to move forward,” Jordan, 32, said in a statement obtained by Us on Friday, September 11. “Jessi and I shared a meaningful chapter of our lives together, and no matter how that chapter ended, I will always be grateful for the good that came from it — especially our children.”
He continued, “My focus now is on being the best dad I can be, continuing to grow as a person, and moving into this next season with kindness and respect. I genuinely wish Jessi happiness and the very best in whatever comes next for her and our family. There’s been a lot said publicly throughout this process, but I don’t feel a need to add to the noise. I’m ready to move forward with gratitude, peace, and a lot of love for my kids.”
Us has reached out to Jessi’s representative for comment.
Jordan, filed for divorce from Jessi, 32, in March after five years of marriage. At the time, Jordan told Us in an exclusive statement that his decision to seek a divorce came “with a heavy heart.”
“I’m grateful for the shared memories and the lessons,” he added. “While our paths are now moving in different directions, my priority remains my children and ensuring they feel loved, supported, and protected through this transition.”
Jordan went on to say, “I am committed to handling this next chapter with kindness and respect. I kindly ask for privacy and understanding as we navigate this as a family.”
Jessi and Jordan share two kids: son Jagger and daughter Jovi. Jordan also has an older daughter, Peyton, from a previous relationship.
Mormon Wives viewers watched the collapse of Jordan and Jessi’s marriage play out over the past several seasons, after Jessi admitted to having kissed Hulu star Marciano Brunette while she was filming Vanderpump Villa.
During a March appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Jessi denied that her fling with Marciano, 33, directly caused her marriage to implode.
“[Jordan] put in the papers that we ended it because I had an affair, and he’s talking about Marciano, the person I kissed a year and a half ago. That’s what he put as the reason,” Jessi told host Alex Cooper. “I was like, ‘What?’ We’ve worked through that, it’s already been proven on TV that I didn’t sleep with him, so crazy.”
Jessi claimed during that same “Call Her Daddy” appearance that she anticipated Jordan filing for divorce ever since she told him on March 13 that their marriage was over.
“In the last year, I’ve told him, actually, a few different times I want to get divorced. But he always calms me down,” Jessi recalled. “I had been in limbo for a while, and anyone that’s lived in limbo knows it’s excruciating. Where I’m like, ‘I don’t know if this is right or not.’ I literally woke up one day and — it’s such a simple thought — but I was like, ‘I can change this. I can change my life. I can be happy.’”
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She went on to say, “It was like something flipped and I was like, ‘I’m done,’ and I could not go back after that.”
More recently, Jessi has confirmed that she is now dating Marciano, even referring to herself as his “girlfriend” in social media posts over the summer. Marciano told Hulu’s “Get Real” podcast in June that the two were “not exclusive” but hinted he was falling in love with the Mormon Wives cast member.
Jordan was romantically linked to influencer Jillian Brooke earlier this year.
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