She recently expressed deep regret for how their 'emotional affair' played out.
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Jessi Draper Clarifies Love Life at AMAs
She recently expressed deep regret for how their 'emotional affair' played out. Yet Jessi Draper isn't closing the door on exploring a friendship with Marciano ...
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Yet Jessi Draper isn't closing the door on exploring a friendship with Marciano Brunette.
r in on Monday - where newly-single Draper, 34, set the record straight on her relationship status following her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura.
'I'm single, going through a divorce and dating around, having fun,' she told E! 'I have Marciano here tonight, but I'm just casually dating and living life.'
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Brunette, meanwhile, is 'having a lot of fun' with Draper.
'I’m having a lot of fun,' Brunette explained to the outlet. 'I’m enjoying it every day. It's a blessing and I couldn’t be happier.'
Jessi Draper and Marciano Brunette made their red carpet debut at the 2026 American Music Awards in Las Vegas
The friendship comes as Draper begins her new chapter as a single woman after Ngatikaura filed for divorce earlier this year.
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The former couple were married for five years and share two children together, but the cracks in their marriage were showing publicly before their filing.
Jessi expressed deep regret for the way their emotional affair played out, but has remained open to exploring a friendship with him
Draper recently said their affair 'shook up' her life
But her regret didn't overshadow her disdain for her husband. When asked who the villain of her show was, she replied, 'I think the villain on my show is my ex-husband, Jordan. Sorry.'
Following the divorce filing, Ngatikaura issued a statement as he admitted the split was not 'easy' but the priority will be focused on their children.
'This has not been an easy decision and it comes with a heavy heart. I'm grateful for the shared memories and the lessons.'
The star continued, '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.
'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.'
Draper and Ngatikaura had a 90-day separation in 2025 but seemingly reconciled later that same year.
Late last year in November, she claimed to People that she suffered 'emotional abuse' from her estranged husband.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star stunned in a fitted black dress with white ruffle hem
Brunette cut a dapper figure in a modern black suit with matching under shirt
She called their forbidden connection a 'huge mistake'
Jessi shares two children with her ex, who filed for divorce after five years of marriage earlier this year
'It starts off slow. It's not like one big dramatic thing happens. It's little behaviors over time, and then all of a sudden you look back and you're too deep in it and you can't do much about it,' she said at the time.
Ngatikaura later issued a statement to the outlet and expressed that he took 'full accountability for the pain I caused Jessi during our marriage.'
Following their separation, Draper told People earlier this month that both she and Ngatikaura were 'going to a lot of therapy' before adding that it has 'helped a lot.'
Draper further expressed that she has been open about the 'ups and downs' of her marriage to show that 'it's normal to struggle.'
'Even in a good relationship, you're gonna have ups and downs,' she said.
'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.'
While the estranged couple share children Jagger and Jovi, Ngatikaura is also dad to daughter Peyton, 13, from a previous relationship.
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