Jordan Ngatikaura, a cast member of the reality television series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, filed for divorce from his wife Jessi Ngatikaura on Thursday, March 19, bringing an end to their five-year marriage.
The 31-year-old reality television personality released a statement acknowledging the difficulty of the decision. "This has not been an easy decision and it comes with a heavy heart," Jordan stated. "I'm grateful for the shared memories and the lessons. 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."
Jordan emphasized his commitment to handling the separation with dignity, requesting privacy for his family during this transitional period. The couple shares two children: Jagger, age five, and Jovi, age two.
The dissolution of the marriage follows months of public scrutiny after marital difficulties became a central storyline on the reality series. During the show's second season, Jessi Ngatikaura, 33, faced allegations of infidelity. She subsequently acknowledged engaging in an emotional affair with Marciano Brunette, a personality from another Hulu production, Vanderpump Villa.
In an interview conducted ahead of the show's third season premiere in November 2025, Jessi provided details about the brief relationship, which lasted approximately two weeks. She explained that she confided in Brunette about struggles within her marriage that she had not fully disclosed to family and friends.
"I wouldn't say I was in love with him. It only lasted about two weeks, so it was quick. But I will say I confided in him a lot," Jessi stated. She described feeling emotionally neglected in her marriage, stating that Jordan "would put me down a lot," while Brunette offered validation and emotional support that she felt was absent from her primary relationship.
The emotional affair concluded when Jordan discovered communications on Jessi's phone. Jessi later characterized the discovery as "a blessing in disguise," acknowledging she did not know how to end the situation independently and did not wish for it to continue long-term.
Despite the revelation and subsequent public discussion of their marital challenges, the couple remained together through the conclusion of the show's fourth season. However, Jordan had previously indicated that reconciliation had conditions. During a November 2025 podcast appearance, he acknowledged that while he had initially promised Jessi's father that divorce would never be an option, his perspective had evolved.
"I told Jessi that if it ever gets like that again with our marriage, I don't want anything to do with this relationship either," Jordan stated during the podcast interview, signaling that further marital difficulties would prompt him to reconsider the relationship's viability.
The couple married in 2020. The divorce filing marks the formal legal conclusion to a relationship that has been documented extensively on their reality television series, which chronicles the lives of several Mormon women and their families navigating contemporary challenges while maintaining connections to their faith community.