The DadTok crossover on “Vanderpump Villa” Season 3 was always going to be tense. What nobody expected was for Marciano to walk away from it holding a bomb he had been sitting on for a long time.
During Season 3, Marciano Brunette, 32, apologized to Jordan Ngatikaura, 31, for having an emotional affair with Jessi Draper, 33. Jordan accused Marciano of not being sincere, and Marciano hinted in confessional that he was “biting his tongue” on a bigger secret.
The next morning, he took it to Lisa.
What Marciano Told Lisa
“Jessi cheated on her ex-husband with Jordan,” Marciano told Lisa Vanderpump, adding that he had known about it “for a long time” but had avoided confronting Jordan about it on camera.
“But what am I supposed to say? I didn’t know we were going to have this conversation and I was going to have to stand on it and stick up for it,” he told her.
The allegation reframes the entire narrative Jordan has been carrying since Jessi’s emotional affair with Marciano became public. Jordan positioned himself as the wronged party throughout “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” If Marciano’s claim is accurate, Jordan and Jessi’s relationship itself began the same way.
The Background
Before finding love with Jordan, Jessi was married to Zach Gish from 2014 to 2019, according to People. She and Jordan married and had two children together. Their marriage became a central storyline on “SLOMW” after Jessi admitted to an emotional affair with Marciano during MomTok’s Season 2 trip to Vanderpump Villa. Jordan revealed on camera that he and Jessi spent close to $100,000 in therapy trying to work through the fallout.
Jordan filed for divorce from Jessi in March after five years of marriage.
Lisa and Stassi’s Reactions
Neither woman was subtle about where they landed.
Lisa called Jordan’s behavior an “absolute example of f—king hypocrisy.” Stassi Schroeder was equally pointed: “Jordan is out here acting like the victim. He is crying and putting it on, and we were all just fooled.”
Stassi cornered Jordan in front of his DadTok castmates and asked him directly: “Jessi was married when you met her. Are you saying that isn’t the truth?” Jordan fired back: “When I met her, not when we got together. I am telling you the truth. That’s so stupid. The stupidest s— I have ever heard.”
Stassi also told producers she had noticed a shift in Jordan once he realized she was not fully on his side. “There is just something about Jordan where he was on a mission to get me on his team, and the second he saw I wasn’t fully there, I felt a shift. He got weird. I don’t f— with people like that.”
She then turned to Zac Affleck and the other DadTok members to ask why no one had told her about Jordan and Jessi’s alleged history. Zac defended the group’s silence: “It is super sensitive and not our story to tell.”
Jessi Has Not Responded
Jessi has not publicly responded to Marciano’s claims about how her relationship with Jordan began. With the divorce now underway and the allegations airing on Hulu for anyone to watch, that silence may not hold for long.
“Vanderpump Villa” Season 3 and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 4 are both streaming now on Hulu.
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More ‘Vanderpump Villa’ Content
Catch up on everything leading into the reunion:
- What Are the “Vanderpump Villa” Cast Up to Now?
- Who’s on the Hot Seat at the “Vanderpump Villa” Reunion?
- The Wildest Moments From “Vanderpump Villa” Season 3
- Questions the “Vanderpump Villa” Reunion Needs to Answer
- Everything to Know Before the “Vanderpump Villa” Reunion
- Marciano and Jessi Draper Spotted in Nashville
- Marciano and Jessi Draper Timeline Explained
- Did Marciano Just Confirm His Relationship With Jessi Draper?
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