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Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura talk marriage struggles and getting back together
Jessi Ngatikaura from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and her husband Jordan made their marriage journey public. On the show’s third season, Jessi disclosed that she had an emotional affair with Vanderpump Villa’s Marciano Brunette during a time that was hard for her. She then revealed in an interview with Elite Daily on Nov. 14 that they are now “back together” and “working on things.”
Jessi, 33, who with Jordan is the mother of Jagger, 5, and Jovi, 2, admitted the difficulties of marriage and relationships. “I just needed to know that whatever happened, if we ended up together or not, I gave it my all. I can say I don’t regret the attempt.”
Additionally, she informed E! News that recovery “will take time” and cannot be done in a snap. They have been going through therapy regularly which has been a significant part of their journey.
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Jessi Ngatikaura talks about therapy and facing public judgment after the affair was made known
Jessi Ngatikaura shared with Elite Daily that she and Jordan have been going through “a lot of therapy” to mend their relationship and get ready for the public scrutiny, which followed the disclosure of the affair and the past of Jordan “emotional abuse”.
“It’s a little more frightening now that the truth is out to everyone. It is definitely nerve-wracking,” Jessi shared. “It is very difficult not to assume the worst of someone, so if someone has been cheated on, they will probably hate me for what I did. It is possible that Jordan will receive some of the backlash, too, depending on how people see him.”
Separation of Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura for 90 days ended with their returning love
After a separation period of 90 days, Jessi and Jordan Ngatikaura decided to reunite and concentrate on their marriage and family. Jessi referred to the disclosure of her affair as a ‘weird blessing in disguise’.
“Certainly, it was a very humiliating and embarrassing thing, but it actually opened up the space for us to confront it and get help. It just pushed us to therapy and making changes. At the moment, we seem to be going uphill,” she shared.
Jessi also communicated very clearly to Jordan her own personal limits by saying: “If you treat me the way you used to, you can be sure that I will be gone. And he is aware of that.”
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Jessi Ngatikaura severs all connections with Marciano Brunette following the aftermath of the affair
Jessi Ngatikaura made it clear that her relationship with Marciano Brunette is no longer existing in any way, as she has blocked him on social media.
She confessed that she was not surprised by the way he was posting about her, “I have not been surprised by anything he has done because that is just kind of who he is,” she said.
Jessi is also sure that once the show is on, Marciano will be posting even more, to which she added, “He will really be enjoying his time in front of the camera.”
An in-depth investigation into some of the major stories of the past years
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s division and life after the scandal
The break-up of a couple of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, cast of Twilight, happened after the leaked pictures of Kristen Stewart and her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. Both have parted ways and are living their lives separately as of now. Up to 2017 Pattinson was the girlfriend of singer FKA Twigs for three years, and in 2018, he began dating Suki Waterhouse; they became parents to a daughter in 2024. Stewart dated women and Alicia Cargile, St. Vincent, and Stella Maxwell, and subsequently, she got married to Dylan Meyer in 2025.
After 10 years and two kids, the divorce of Rupert Sanders and his wife, model Liberty Ross, was followed by the announcement made after the scandal.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s divorce and life after separation
After 10 years of marriage, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, announced their separation in June 2015. Shortly after, there were rumors alleging that Ben Affleck had an affair with the nanny of his children, which he denied.”
Garner said in a 2016 Vanity Fair interview that their breakup had happened well before the separation of the rumors, and she said, “Those rumors didn’t divorce us. She had nothing to do with our decision to divorce.”
In 2018, the couple decided to part ways and are still co-parenting their three daughters, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel, together. Ben Affleck got together with Jennifer Lopez again in 2021, married her in 2022, and then separated in 2024. Meanwhile, Garner has been dating John Miller, a businessman, on and off, since 2018.
Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova’s split amid cheating allegations
Following the separation announcement in November 2020, Elena Samodanova charged her ex-husband Gleb Savchenko with infidelity. A lot of fan theories about a potential relationship between Savchenko and his Dancing With the Stars partner Chrishell Stause were running, but neither of them confirmed such a thing.
Savchenko replied saying, “My relationship with Chrishell was and is only friendly. We were friends during our DWTS season, but that was not the reason for our breakup. Elena and I have been having problems in our marriage for a long time. This is an ongoing issue that has been going on between Elena and me and also the bad timing.”
The pair, who are parents to daughters Olivia and Zlata, got divorced in October 2021.
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo handle infidelity rumors and raise kids
Sumner Stroh, an Instagram model, accused in a video posted on her platform in September 2022 that she had an affair with Maroon 5’s Adam Levine for a year and that he was going to name his new-born third child after her. In response, Levine refuted the affair but conceded to “poor judgment” and going over the line during a time he regretted.”
Behati Prinsloo didn’t abandon Adam Levine even after the accusations. A source confided to E! News that the Victoria’s Secret Angel “was upset but she does believe him that there was no physical affair.”
As a result, the couple is still together and had a son to add to their two daughters Dusty Rose and Gio Grace.
Life changes and divorce of Jesse James and Sandra Bullock
One of the most surprising things Sandra Bullock did was when she devoted her Oscar speech in 2009 to Jesse James, and a few months later she filed for divorce after it was reported that James had a secret affair with a tattoo model for 11 months. At that time the James-Bullock were adopting a son named Louis.
Now Bullock has adopted a daughter named Laila and is dating photographer Bryan Randall who, unfortunately, died in 2023 at the age of 57 after a short but courageous battle with ALS.
Jesse James tied the knot with Bonnie Rotten in 2022 and the following year they became parents of a baby boy. In 2024, Rotten decided to file for divorce but after some time, she asked the court to dismiss the case.
Nick Young and Iggy Azalea’s split and what they have been up to after the drama
After a period of trying to sort out the cheating accusations, rapper Iggy Azalea ended her engagement with NBA star Nick Young in 2016 as a result of seeing him with other women on a security footage.
Young, for his part, has moved on and fathered four children with his fiancée Keonna Green.
Also, Azalea has become a mother by the way and gave birth to her son Onyx with Playboi Carti in 2020.
Jude Law and Sienna Miller’s Rocky Relationship and Personal Life
After Jude Law made a public acknowledgment in 2005 that he had a sexual relationship with the children’s nanny of his household, he apologized publicly to Sienna Miller. They decided to separate in 2006 but got back together in 2009. Although, when 2011 came around, they broke up for the final time.
Jude Law has fathered seven children with different women.
Sienna Miller was engaged to Tom Sturridge with whom she has a daughter named Marlowe, born in 2012. The couple parted ways in 2015. Later on, she had a daughter with Oli Green in 2024.
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Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s scandal and amicable split
Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, a couple for a very long time, in 2011, surprised their fans, when the actor-turned-California governor went public with the news that he had fathered a son, Joseph Baena, with the family housekeeper while he was still married to Shriver.
Shriver took a divorce action few months after the announcement of the scandal, and her separation from Shriver was made official in 2021.
As a result of the divorce, Schwarzenegger and Shriver, however, remain friends. Their son Patrick Schwarzenegger has also become friends with Joseph Baena.
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Ime Udoka and Nia Long parted ways after coach’s suspension for relationship scandal
Ime Udoka and Nia Long decided to separate their ways after seven years of engagement following the suspension of Udoka, head coach of the Boston Celtics, for the 2022-2023 season.
According to ESPN, Udoka had an “intimate relationship with a female member of the franchise’s staff.”
Udoka single-handedly took the blame and apologized not only to the players, fans, the Celtics organization but also his family. “I apologize for the trouble I caused the team and I agree with the decision made by the team,” he said.
The couple went their separate ways officially in December 2022.
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Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson’s cheating scandal and divorce
As per Kendra Wilkinson, the cheating scandal that was falsely made up in 2014 was a result of her husband Hank Baskett’s “naive and gullible” nature.
After the episode, the couple Hank and Kendra Baskett seemed to be on good terms for a while. But then, Kendra who is a mother of two kids with Hank, decided to divorce her husband in 2018. The court officially separated them in 2019.
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Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods’ high-profile divorce and life after
During the time Woods was climbing the ladder of success in the golf world, his personal life unfortunately took a downturn due to the news of his infidelity in 2009. He had to acknowledge that he had deceived his wife, Elin Nordegren, the mother of his two children. Due to the scandal, Woods was dispatched to rehab for his sex addiction, and their marriage didn’t survive.
After their divorce, Woods dated professional skier Lindsey Vonn for three years until they parted ways in 2015. Then, he was gossiped to be with Erica Herman, and eventually, he started seeing Vanessa Trump.
Elin Nordegren also moved on with her life, having a baby boy with NFL star Jordan Cameron in 2019.
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Fergie and Josh Duhamel’s marriage, cheating rumors, and life after separation
Only nine months after his marriage, Josh Duhamel has been accused of cheating on Fergie, a Black Eyed Peas singer. Duhamel, in his response to the allegations, called them “absolutely ridiculous” and Fergie, in her interview with Oprah in 2013, said that the ordeal had made them even more inseparable.”The couple, who have a son named Axl, parted ways after a total of eight years of marriage in 2017.Duhamel was later romantically linked with Eiza González, an actress, and then he tied the knot with Audra Mari in 2022. The pair became parents to a son called Shepherd in 2024.
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Brandi Glanville and Eddie Cibrian’s split and changing relationship
Brandi Glanville, a main cast member of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, after the revelation of her husband Eddie Cibrian’s affair with singer LeAnn Rimes during the filming of the Lifetime movie Northern Lights, in 2009 smashed up her nine-year marriage.
The two former spouses were throwing mud at each other in the court of public opinion for a couple of years after their divorce. Nevertheless, Glanville said in 2021, “I think we both grew up a lot because obviously, it was a decade of fighting,” which suggests that the two ex-spouses have since moved from a tumultuous dispute to a calmer relationship.
Ned and Ariel Fulmer no longer together after a scandal of a romantic relationship at work
Ned Fulmer, one of the original members of The Try Guys, decided to part ways with the popular YouTube group in September 2022 following a series of rumors that he had cheated his wife Ariel by a coworker. Ned in his statement acknowledged a “consensual workplace relationship” and made an apology to the people who are friends, fans, and especially to Ariel, for the kind of hurt he brought to them.
Ariel, a mom of two boys she shares with Ned, appealed for privacy with a quote, “Nothing is more dear to me and Ned than our family.”
The two of them are no longer together as confirmed by the couple in 2025.
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Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s divorce and subsequent scandals
The divorce and custody battle between the two exes saw Peter Cook revealing that he had an affair with his 18-year-old assistant. The divorce was officially stamped in 2008 after a two-year legal battle.
Afterward, Christie Brinkley was in a relationship with John Mellencamp but they separated in 2016 after a year together.
Four years later in 2014, Cook was embroiled in another cheating scandal when his second wife, Suzanne Shaw, publicly declared that he was her husband’s serial infidel and that she was sorry to Brinkley for not listening to her advice. After the separation of Cook and Shaw, he tied the knot with Alba Jancou in 2023.
David Letterman’s affair scandal and his relationship with Regina Lasko
In 2009, Letterman, the host of the Late Show, made the shocking announcement that someone was trying to extort money from him because of his secret affairs with female employees. He denied the initial claims but then confessions were made, and as a result, he issued an apology to his wife, Regina Lasko, and the people who work with him.
As a matter of fact, Letterman and Lasko have remained a couple and are parents of a boy, together.
Ramona Singer and Mario Singer’s split and new beginnings
After 20 years of marriage, Ramona Singer, a star from the Real Housewives of New York, separated from her husband Mario Singer when she found out he had been cheating.
Ramona has recovered from the misfortune and has spun it into a winning venture by launching her own line of Pinot Grigio wine as well as becoming a partner with AOA Restaurant in New York City.
