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\n Related: <\/span>Mormon Wives’ Jessi Ditches Wedding Ring: ‘Things Are Tricky Right Now’<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jessi Ngatikaura is breaking her silence about where her marriage to husband Jordan Ngatikaura stands after Marciano Brunette claimed he had an affair with her. \u201cI will say that reality TV is hard on any relationship, whether it\u2019s a friendship or a marriage,\u201d Jessi, 32, revealed on the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Later, Jessi returned to her Instagram Story to thank her followers for sending \u201cnice messages,\u201d though she stressed that she wasn\u2019t originally seeking out compliments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks so much. It means a lot,\u201d she assured fans. \u201cI think I\u2019m just emotional today because, unrelated, I\u2019m starting my period tomorrow. \u201c<\/p>\n
The reality star then explained that she was feeling \u201cvery emotional\u201d because she\u2019d been working through some long-standing issues in therapy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing a lot of trauma work to unpack childhood issues and other things I\u2019ve been going through, and a lot of things that are coming up are that I\u2019ve always felt not good enough,\u201d she explained to Instagram followers. \u201cI feel like maybe I\u2019m hypersensitive to it, but I do feel like out of all the girls on the cast, I get the most hate for my looks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-2214311480](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2214311480-Jessi-Ngatikaura-Hits-Back-at-Body-Shamers-e1751655396201.jpg?w=1000&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Jessi Ngatikaura in May 2025.<\/span> Araya Doheny\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJessi went on, \u201cIt\u2019s because everyone else is so beautiful, but I feel like I get the most criticism for it. Like, I look old. Like, I look like a man. It\u2019s always something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to work through trauma of not feeling good enough and clearly I have insecurities, so anyway, not to ramble, don\u2019t be mean to people on the internet,\u201d she concluded. \u201cIt\u2019s not nice. You never know what people are going through! It ruins someone\u2019s day. Don\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Jessi confirmed on \u201cThe Viall Files\u201d podcast that she was \u201cworking through\u201d marriage issues<\/a> with husband Jordan Ngatikaura<\/strong>, following a bombshell accusation from Vanderpump Villa<\/em> star Marciano Brunette<\/strong> that he\u2019d slept with her. (Jessi and her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> costars previously visited the Vanderpump Villa<\/em> cast in Italy in 2024, and she was later allegedly spotted with Marciano in Los Angeles. Jessi has denied kissing Marciano during their L.A. meetup.)<\/p>\n\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more to the story, and it\u2019s not what you think it is,\u201d she insisted on the podcast in May.<\/p>\n
While Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> viewers will have to wait until season 3 for the fallout of the scandal, Jessi promised Us Weekly<\/em> in June that she would \u201cjust be honest\u201d<\/a> about the situation when cameras rolled.<\/p>\n\n
<\/div>\n Jessi Ngatikaura in May 2025.<\/span> Araya Doheny\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jessi went on, \u201cIt\u2019s because everyone else is so beautiful, but I feel like I get the most criticism for it. Like, I look old. Like, I look like a man. It\u2019s always something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to work through trauma of not feeling good enough and clearly I have insecurities, so anyway, not to ramble, don\u2019t be mean to people on the internet,\u201d she concluded. \u201cIt\u2019s not nice. You never know what people are going through! It ruins someone\u2019s day. Don\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Jessi confirmed on \u201cThe Viall Files\u201d podcast that she was \u201cworking through\u201d marriage issues<\/a> with husband Jordan Ngatikaura<\/strong>, following a bombshell accusation from Vanderpump Villa<\/em> star Marciano Brunette<\/strong> that he\u2019d slept with her. (Jessi and her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> costars previously visited the Vanderpump Villa<\/em> cast in Italy in 2024, and she was later allegedly spotted with Marciano in Los Angeles. Jessi has denied kissing Marciano during their L.A. meetup.)<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot more to the story, and it\u2019s not what you think it is,\u201d she insisted on the podcast in May.<\/p>\n While Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> viewers will have to wait until season 3 for the fallout of the scandal, Jessi promised Us Weekly<\/em> in June that she would \u201cjust be honest\u201d<\/a> about the situation when cameras rolled.<\/p>\n