Jesse Draper clears the status of her relationship after walking the red carpet of the American Music Awards Marciano Brunette.
“I'm single, I'm divorced, and I'm in love, I'm having fun,” said Jessi, 34 E! News at the AMAs on Monday, May 25.
I Secret Lives of Mormon Wives he added, “I'm with Marciano here tonight, but I'm just chilling and living life.”
Marciano then joined Jessi throughout the interview as they were asked how it feels to spend time together in public.
“I think it increased a little because of the program,” said Jessi. “But I feel like it's part of the job. It's a side effect, right? So you have to take everything with a grain of salt, and we knew it was going to be brought up at the beginning, now people are used to seeing us together. We're just having fun.”
The Vanderpump Villa Marciano added, “I think the main thing for us was to have an open line of communication. We were honest with each other and we didn't want to hold anything back to get past it and move forward.”
Jessi also opened up about her ongoing divorce from her husband Jordan Ngatikaurawith whom he shares son Jagger, 6, and daughter Jovi, 3. (Jordan has a daughter, Peyton, 13, from a previous relationship.)
“I have good days and bad days. You know there are days when I keep crying, I can't get out of bed,” he said of Marciano, 33. “There are days when I can be here and do this, but I just know that the first year is going to be very difficult.”
In March, news broke that Jordan filed for divorce from Jessi after five years of marriage.
“This was not an easy decision and it comes with a heavy heart,” said Jordan Us Weekly in a statement at the time. “I am so grateful for the memories and lessons shared. Although our paths are now on separate paths, my priority is still my children and making sure they feel loved, supported, and secure in this transition.”
He continued, “I am committed to handling this next chapter with grace and respect. I kindly ask for privacy and understanding as we look at this as a family.”
In an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in late March, Jessi said that she was the one who ended her marriage with Jordan, telling him that it was six days before she filed for divorce.
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“I actually finished with him, I saw that it was coming, but we had already made an agreement to do it together, he closed my eyes and filed a lawsuit because he wanted the first title,” he said.
“We agreed to tell our children together before applying, and we didn't do that,” she said at the time, calling Jordan's admission a “betrayal.”
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“Dating on camera has messed up my life a little bit,” Jessi told Vulture earlier in May. “But I hope to inspire, and learn from my mistakes, and hopefully people know that everyone makes mistakes and that's okay.”
Jessi said dating Marciano would be one thing she would “change” during her time on reality TV.
“I wouldn't want to do that again, especially in public. Definitely a big mistake,” he added.
