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Jessi Draper Reveals Relationship Status During AMAs 2026 Date With Marciano Brunette
Draper said she is casually dating Brunette and taking her divorce one day at a time after their affair drew public attention.
On Monday, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jessi Draper and Vanderpump Villa server Marciano Brunette made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2026 American Music Awards, wearing coordinated black ensembles at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Nevada.
The two first connected when the Mormon Wives cast traveled to Italy in 2024 to film Vanderpump Villa season 2, where Draper formed a close bond with Brunette and later admitted to an emotional affair during her marriage to Jordan Ngatikaura.
Behind closed doors, the couple dealt with the affair for six months before it surfaced publicly; Ngatikaura allegedly threatened to post texts between Draper and Brunette, a claim Draper discussed on The Viall Files podcast in November 2025.
Earlier this year, Draper and Ngatikaura ended their five-year marriage and now co-parent two children: son Jagger, 6, and daughter Jovi, 3; at the AMAs, Draper told E! she is 'casually dating and living life' while processing the divorce.
Both emphasized communication as key to moving forward; Brunette told E! the relationship is 'a blessing and I couldn't be happier,' while Draper acknowledged in a May Vulture interview that the on-camera affair 'shook up' her life.