Jessi Draper Expects “War” With Jordan Ngatikaura After Call Her Daddy

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Jessi Draper will always prioritize speaking her truth. 

Following a detailed interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast where she shared her perspective on her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star said she anticipates her soon-to-be ex-husband will respond with his own version of events.

Jessi, who shares three children with Jordan—including his daughter from a previous relationship—explained in an Instagram Story on March 26th that she expected him to handle things his own way. She said he’s welcome to share his perspective, but she worried that his actions would cause conflict. She admitted she was afraid to speak out because of the potential fallout.

The 33-year-old decided the benefits of sharing her story were greater than any potential drawbacks. She explained that it’s crucial for women to speak honestly, particularly after going through a difficult experience like hers.

Plus, she knows her story resonated with countless listeners.

She continued, saying she was really touched by all the messages she’d received. It meant a lot to her that her experience could help others going through similar things, and she wanted to express her gratitude.

In a shocking interview, Jessi claimed her ex-husband, who filed for divorce on March 19th, deliberately surprised her with the legal action, wanting to make headlines before she knew.

Jessi said she was devastated to learn about the divorce through a TMZ inquiry, explaining that she and her soon-to-be ex-husband had agreed to tell their children together first. They hadn’t, even failing to inform his 13-year-old daughter, which especially upset her. She shared this during an interview with Alex Cooper on March 25th.

During the interview, Jessi also claimed that Jordan hired sex workers and held orgies while they were married.

TopMob News previously reached out to Jordan’s side for comment but did not hear back. 

According to court records obtained by TopMob News, Jordan requested a temporary restraining order against his former partner just two days before Jessi’s interview was scheduled to air. Jessi immediately responded with a filing opposing the request.

Although the recent statements from the co-founder of JZ Styles seem to offer more insight into the split, Jordan previously told TMZ he filed for divorce with great sadness.

Jordan expressed gratitude for the good times and valuable lessons learned. Although they and their partner are going their separate ways, Jordan’s main focus is on their children, making sure they feel cared for, encouraged, and safe during this change.

For more from Jessi’s latest sit-down, keep reading…

After TMZ released video of a 2023 fight between Jessi Draper’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costar, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her then-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, Jessi Draper shared what she initially thought when she saw it.

You know, back in 2023, everyone was aware something had happened and that a video existed, but I personally never actually saw it. What I understood was that the police had possession of it and discussed the contents with those involved. I shared this on the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alex Cooper back on March 25th, 2026.

Watching that video is really difficult because Taylor is clearly hurting deeply, and I constantly remind her that this isn’t her true self. She fell into a very damaging pattern, and it’s heartbreaking to see. Of course, the fact that a child is involved makes it even worse for everyone.

The hairstylist stressed that, even though Taylor’s five-year-old daughter was reportedly hit by accident, she believes her friend is a good person at heart.

Jessi emphasized she wasn’t defending anyone’s actions, but she personally knows Taylor and hopes for a positive outcome for everyone involved. Her main concern is the well-being of the children, wanting them to be safe, happy, and healthy. That’s her biggest priority right now.

I was getting calls from Taylor and saw I had missed two of them, and I immediately knew something was wrong, she remembered, recalling the moment while she was with Dancing With the Stars professional Sasha Farber. When I answered, Taylor asked how I was doing. She’s often preoccupied with her own life, but she genuinely cares about her friends.

Jessi was going through a divorce with her husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, and Taylor reached out to see how she was doing.

Jessi explained that the other person asked how she was, saying they had just found out something. Jessi responded by asking how they were doing instead.

And she’s continued to ask Taylor that question in the days since. 

Jessi mentioned she’d just spoken with her and that she seemed optimistic. She believes her friend understands the challenges ahead will be difficult and frightening.

She stressed that Taylor is always truthful. Everyone knows her for that, and she believes Taylor is dealing with the situation as well as possible, taking some time to consider her next steps.

Jessi shared that the MomTok series might get through its current challenges, but filming for season five needs to be paused. While executives initially decided to halt production—according to a source who spoke with TopMob News on March 16—the cast agreed to extend the break after Dakota filed a police report.

We decided to stop filming as soon as we started hearing rumors, before the news became public. We didn’t want to accidentally say something incorrect on camera without knowing all the facts.

She explained they didn’t want to discuss something so complex while also trying to understand it for the first time. They decided to pause filming to give everyone a chance to process things, believing it was the healthiest approach for everyone involved.

Even though the 33-year-old initiated the breakup – she and Jordan share two children together, and she’s also a stepmother to his daughter from a previous relationship – she was surprised when he filed for divorce before she could.

She said she was really upset because they had promised to tell their kids – including his 13-year-old daughter – about the divorce together, before making it official, and they still hadn’t done that.

We planned to tell our children about the separation together, but he did it without me, which felt like a real breach of trust. Fortunately, they’re still young. On top of that, I had a lot of legal forms to complete detailing how to split our belongings – everything from furniture to cars and houses. We were supposed to fill them out together for the official filing, but he went ahead and completed them all without my input, so I don’t even know what’s in them.

TopMob News contacted representatives for Jordan to get a statement regarding Jessi’s claims about their marriage and breakup, but they haven’t responded yet.

Okay, so I’ve been following this closely, and Jessi finally talked about those awful rumors about Jordan! Apparently, people are saying he’s been bankrolling these huge parties while they’re married, and she actually clarified they were talking about orgies – like, full-on sex parties. It’s just…wow. I’m obsessed with knowing everything, and she finally addressed it! It’s so messy, but I can’t look away.

I honestly can’t imagine what sort of parties he’d even pay for,” she said. “Just regular parties, where you go and have fun, I guess. That’s what I’m trying to believe. I’ve never actually talked to him about it, I just heard something about it from someone else.

She did point out that she didn’t know if the rumors were true, saying, “I hadn’t even considered that before. I really have no idea.”

Jessi shared that she and Jordan haven’t spoken much since they started getting divorced.

She told me he’d sent her a text saying, “Just so you know, I submitted it, but I didn’t realize everyone would be able to see it.”

She replied to his comment, referencing a statement he’d already given to TMZ, saying, ‘That’s funny, considering you spoke to them yourself.’

Jessi said she didn’t want to communicate with Jordan after he told her he’d been advised to end their direct conversations. She explained that she wanted all communication about their children to go through someone else, saying, “I told him not to contact me again, and that we’d handle things regarding the kids through a third party.”

In fact, she had even decided to change her phone number. 

Honestly, things have shifted quite a bit. I used to rely on his old phone to coordinate things with the kids, but he doesn’t have my new number. It feels like we’re really moving towards completely separate lives now, and that’s just the reality of the situation.

The reality star explained that she became emotionally involved with, and even kissed, Marciano Brunette from Vanderpump Villa because she and Jordan were having problems in their relationship in 2024.

She described feeling completely stuck in her marriage, like she was constantly failing. It was emotionally draining, and she was profoundly unhappy. She felt trapped not just financially and in her business, as viewers saw in season four, but also because he made her believe she had no way out.

She explained she was deeply hurt. Meeting Marciano was the first time someone had been kind to her, telling her she was attractive, enjoyable to be around, and valuable. She recalled thinking, ‘This is how a man should treat a woman.’

 

Jessi acknowledged that having an affair with Marciano – something revealed on season three of SLOMW in 2025 – was a mistake. She also admitted she’d suspected it could cause her marriage to fail, even while it was happening.

She recalled thinking that if she kissed him that night – just a kiss – it would give her an excuse to end things. It would give Jordan a reason to break up with her, and she felt it would finally set her free.

As she put it, “Even if it was me that did the bad thing, I was like, ‘Maybe this could end it.'”

The owner of JZ Styles claimed that before she and Jordan split up, he threatened to share screenshots of conversations between her and Marciano.

Honestly, it was terrifying. He started blackmailing me, threatening to share private text messages with Marciano. He actually had screenshots saved as a draft on his TikTok! Whenever he got angry, he’d threaten to post them and completely destroy my life. It felt like he had so much power over me, just holding those texts over my head.

I tried to take his phone and told him, ‘Jordan, don’t do this,’ she explained. No one else knew what I’d done yet. I was really worried he would destroy my life and my business – I have fifty people working for me, and everything could be lost.

She alleged that he began recording her while she was trying to grab the phone from him.

That was when I realized how unhealthy things had become. I was desperately trying to keep my husband from using something against me, and I knew I needed to stop. I left him the very next day, knowing I couldn’t continue living like that.

Jessi has a complex history with cosmetic surgery, and she recently opened up about why she didn’t talk about her procedures sooner.

I receive a lot of criticism for my work, and I wanted to explain what happened. People seemed to think I intentionally sought out this outcome, but that wasn’t the case. Things didn’t go as I expected, and I felt it was important to share my side of the story.

Honestly, it just breaks my heart to hear her say she regrets some of the work she had done after season four. She specifically mentioned getting her upper and lower eyelids done – a blepharoplasty, I think it’s called – and also getting a fat graft. It’s just… she was perfect, and now she says she wishes she hadn’t changed things. It’s so sad!

Looking back at photos from season four, she realized she actually loved how she looked at the time and wondered why she’d ever doubted herself. This realization was new for her, and it helped her gain perspective – she didn’t need to feel pressured to change her appearance.

However, she believed that it was, in part, due to her mental health struggles.

She realized that controlling her appearance was the only thing she felt she could control. It might seem strange, but when she felt helpless, focusing on how she looked became a way to cope.

I’ve been following the show for a while now, and even with all the drama that sometimes surrounds the cast of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, it’s clear there’s a lot of genuine affection between them. Lately, though, I’ve noticed Jessi is particularly close to Mayci Neeley and Mikayla Matthews – they seem to be her best friends right now.

Jessi hasn’t spoken to her costar, Demi Engemann, since they had a disagreement during season two and last saw each other at the season three reunion.

It’s been a complicated relationship with Demi,” she explained. “I genuinely hope she does well. We had a lot of problems, and I don’t think we were meant to be close friends forever, but I do want her to be happy. If we cross paths again, I can be polite, but I don’t see us becoming friends again.

Now that Jessi and Jordan are getting divorced, the reality TV star has given some details about how they might divide their assets.

I’m relieved I won’t have to share any of my business assets, but I expect I’ll have to pay alimony and child support. There might also be a lump-sum payment involved. He just filed yesterday, so I haven’t seen the specifics yet.

More than anything, she was relieved that Jordan wouldn’t be involved in any of her businesses, like her hair salon, JZ Styles, or her workshop, JZ Academy.

But she admitted that it’s difficult having to divide any assets with her ex.

She admitted things weren’t good. While acknowledging she also made errors in the relationship and that he deserved some compensation, she expressed frustration that he was now taking a portion of the business she and her family had worked so hard to create from nothing.

She also mentioned that if she needs to compromise for the sake of their children, she’s willing to do so, as she wants them to have a stable father figure.

Jessi’s recent breakup has marked the start of a new chapter in her life, and she might even be finding a new romance.

Honestly, it’s been years since I’ve even thought about dating – I was 20 the last time! I got married really young, at 21, and then again quickly after to Jordan. So, getting back out there now feels totally new and a little scary. I’m actually super nervous! It’s like I’ve been transported back to being a giddy teenager, and I’m genuinely wondering, ‘How do you date?’ I really have no idea where to even begin!

She explained she was ready to start dating again. She valued her newfound independence and wasn’t looking for a serious commitment right away. She wanted to have fun, meet new people, and be cautious about getting involved with anyone too quickly, as she didn’t want to rush into a relationship without thinking it through.

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