'secret Lives Of Mormon Wives' Star Jessi Draper's Husband Jordan Ngatikaura Files For Divorce

In a week rife pinch play involving “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast, 2 stars of nan deed reality bid look to beryllium going their abstracted ways officially.

Jessi Draper and Jordan Ngatikaura’s matrimony is coming to an extremity aft 5 years, pinch nan second filing for divorcement successful Utah, according to TMZ, which cited tribunal documents. The estranged brace joined successful October 2020 and stock 2 children. Ngatikaura is besides nan begetter to a teenage girl from a erstwhile relationship.

A typical for Draper did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Friday. Ngatikaura, who besides did not respond to The Times’ petition for comment, issued a connection astir his filing to TMZ and People.

He told nan outlets his determination to divorcement Draper “comes pinch a dense heart” and said he is grateful for their clip together. Ngatikaura plans to prioritize his children, “ensuring they consciousness loved, supported, and protected done this transition,” according to People. He said successful his connection that he is seeking privateness for his family.

Before Ngatikaura’s divorcement filing, nan pair’s marital struggles had go public. In November, Draper collapsed her soundlessness connected allegations she had cheated connected Ngatikaura and admitted to having an “emotional affair” pinch “Vanderpump Villa” prima Marciano Brunette. At nan time, Draper said to People astir nan “emotional abuse” she said she faced from her hubby — he took “full accountability for nan symptom I caused Jessi” — and said, “We some made mistakes for sure.”

The spouses had agreed to a 90-day separation and to activity things retired together successful therapy, People reported past year.

News of nan “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” divorcement comes arsenic nan franchise reckons pinch prima Taylor Frankie Paul, who faces caller allegations of home maltreatment against her on-again, off-again partner Dakota Mortensen. Paul, who was arrested and charged successful 2023 for a abstracted conflict involving Mortensen, was tapped to lead nan latest play of “The Bachelorette” group to premiere Sunday, but that each came to a screeching halt earlier this week.

As Utah’s Draper City Police Department confirmed it was investigating alleged incidents of home unit involving Paul and Mortensen, TMZ published video Thursday of Paul kicking and throwing chairs astatine Mortensen successful a 2023 conflict while 1 of her children was successful nan aforesaid room. ABC, location web of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” acted swiftly and pulled nan plug connected Paul’s upcoming season.

“In ray of nan recently released video conscionable surfaced today, we person made nan determination to not move guardant pinch nan caller play of ‘The Bachelorette’ astatine this time, and our attraction is connected supporting nan family,” Disney said successful a connection Thursday.

“Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support arsenic she prioritizes her family’s information and security,” publication a information of a connection provided by a typical for Paul. The connection went connected to opportunity Paul had suffered “extensive intelligence and beingness maltreatment arsenic good arsenic threats of retaliation.”

Amid nan caller allegations, Paul has seen marque deals fall to nan wayside and accumulation connected “Mormon Wives” region pending a determination connected her position arsenic a formed member, according to a personification briefed connected nan situation.

Times unit writer Yvonne Villarreal contributed to this report.