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Jessi Draper reacted after Marciano Brunette “branded” her first initial into his skin with a new tattoo amid their romance. Marciano said cryptically that he “can’t go back.”
Earlier this year, Jessi’s husband Jordan Ngatikaura filed for divorce — over a year after Jessi confessed to an emotional affair with Marciano (from Vanderpump Villa). For several seasons on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Jessi and Jordan were open about their marital struggles.
After the split, Jessi and Marciano began posting together on social media. Jessi later revealed they were dating and having fun, though she hinted it wasn’t yet serious.
In an August 4 TikTok, Marciano posted a video of Jessi’s reaction as he showed her his new tattoo, the letter J and a heart, which he dedicated to Jessi.
“I’m so scared,” said Jessi at the beginning of the video before the big reveal. When she finally saw the tattoo, Jessi shouted, “Are you kidding!?”
“I think it looks nice,” said Marciano, as Jessi crouched on the floor in surprise. “It’s perfect!”
Marciano Brunette Showed Off His Tattoo of Jessi Draper’s Initial
Jessi stood up and kissed Marciano.
The video then jumped to him saying cryptically, “It’s too late now! I can’t go back,” as the camera showed a close-up of the “J” and heart symbol.
In the caption of his post, Marciano wrote, “Auditioning or the role of boyfriend … branded.”
@marcianobrunette auditioning for the role of boyfriend…branded 🙊❤️ @Jessi Draper
Back in June, Jessi’s co-star Mikayla Matthews shared her true thoughts on Marciano and Jessi’s romance.
“I can’t keep up,” Mikayla stated at the time on Virtual Reali-Tea. “I feel like that was another thing [that] … I got to distance myself from … because I have too many opinions.”
“It’s hard,” she continued. “It’s like one of those situations where … you know your friend’s making bad decisions and you know what’s going to make them happiest. And so, it’s hard to keep those opinions to yourself sometimes, but sometimes, that can also cause them to distance themselves from you because they want to be open about this stage of their life.”
Mikayla threw more shade at Marciano.
“I mean, we saw season three, we spent the whole entire season having his name on our mouth and having to distance her from him and his lies and the whole affair,” she expressed. “So, I mean, I have my opinions there, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, you do you.’ I have to remove myself because I can’t let it eat me up every day.”