Marciano Brunette‘s latest tell-all featured revelations about currently being involved with Jessi Ngatikaura’s husband, accusations that he had a second affair along with her and a confession about The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives that he almost had cut from the interview.
In the course of the Tuesday, December 9, episode of Harry Jowsey‘s “Boyfriend Material” podcast, Marciano sat right down to address burning questions on the true timeline of his affair with Jessi, the conversations that took place between him and Demi Engemann and the way the scandals affected his personal and skilled life.
“This has f***ing modified me as an individual,” he revealed. “In my mind, people think I’ve sexually assaulted someone. You’re thinking that that’s not going to f*** with my head and mentally traumatize me where I’m so overly cautious of each word and every little thing I do with anyone?”
Marciano was initially introduced to Us as a solid member on Vanderpump Villa, which premiered in April 2024. He became a crossover presence when season 2, which aired one yr later, featured appearances from stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — specifically Jessi and Demi.
Within the months after filming, Marciano alleged that he maintained contact with Demi, which became an emotional connection despite her marriage to Bret Engemann. Demi, for her part, has denied the romantic entanglement and accused Marciano of sexual misconduct.
“Nothing happened with Marciano. On the expense of sounding rude, there wasn’t even a distant attraction to him. It sucks that ladies can’t be kind and friendly and even playful with men on this world without it being taken as such as you’re open. I had a rock on my finger the complete time I used to be there,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in May. “I brought up my marriage multiple times and so they were told that we were married women — so it sucks that we couldn’t just go and have time and that he couldn’t respect that.”
Marciano has maintained his innocence and has since filed a lawsuit against Demi for defamation. His attempts to clear his name with Demi on season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives led to him coming clean about his emotional affair with Jessi, who’s married to Jordan Ngatikaura.
Before Marciano’s sit-down on the “Boyfriend Material” podcast, it was revealed that he can be returning for season 3 of Vanderpump Villa. The upcoming installment is anticipated to feature an appearance from DadTok — including Jordan.
Keep scrolling for Marciano’s biggest revelations in regards to the scandals:
Why Marciano Thinks He Will Be Back on ‘Mormon Wives’
In past podcast appearances, Marciano claimed he was meant to be featured in additional of the third season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives before Demi’s allegations caused Hulu to press pause on working with him.
Marciano is now hoping he’ll get to deal with the drama on a future season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, telling Harry, “They literally just stopped talking to me. Which is sort of funny, because recently the production company followed me on Instagram and has been taking a look at all my stuff. I don’t know why.”
He continued: “I’m assuming because I feel I’ve been getting word that they need to bring me back. I don’t know to what extent, because I don’t really know where it might go from there.”
Marciano said he would “definitely return” if asked, adding, “If there was story line for me, the toughest part is I don’t know where that lies. There’s no single women, so that will be tough.”
Where Does Marciano Stand With Jordan After the Affair Scandal?
“He definitely hates me obviously. But I feel we’re at an understanding now that we’re cordial. We will speak to one another,” Marciano explained about his current dynamic with Jordan after they filmed for season 3 of Vanderpump Villa. “We’re on texting terms not less than. But he has also repetitively told me, ‘Hey, we’re never gonna be friends.’ We might be in the identical scene together and we might be in the identical room together and be cordial.”
Marciano recalled feeling conflicted about how much he liked Jordan after Jessi confided in him about her husband’s emotional abuse.
“I do know I’ve heard what has happened of their relationship. I try not to evaluate people on those certain things because those are different circumstances. I judge people off of how they treat me. And he treated me thoroughly,” he explained. “He was a really nice guy to me. He was fun to hang around with.”
Marciano felt Jordan has been treating him “with respect.”
“We’ve had some tough conversations since, and I feel you’ll find yourself seeing a few of it. But he’s been great,” he continued. “It makes me have that regret where I’m like, ‘I wish I never did this.’ Because he really is dude and cares about his family.”
Marciano Reveals When He Last Spoke to Jessi
In response to Marciano, the last time he was involved with Jessi was in May, right before season 2 of Mormon Wives premiered.
“I’ve been attempting to be respectful and leave her out of all this stuff and go to Jordan as a substitute,” he noted. “Because before I might go right to Jessi. But now I feel like I’m compelled to discuss with Jordan and do the proper thing.”
Which Moment Did Marciano Nearly Ask Harry to Cut From the Podcast?
Marciano broke down in timeline form the last time he spoke with Jessi, saying, “We were texting one another, like, two days before the show comes out. She’s in Latest York and we’re FaceTiming. We’re texting one another.”
Marciano subsequently stopped himself from speaking any further.
“Jordan was going through her phone. Rattling it. Oh, I didn’t need to say that,” he said before Harry offered to “cut it” out if Marciano didn’t want it included in the ultimate version of the podcast episode. “I gotta take into consideration this.”
Marciano continued: “Either way, whatever. Jordan was going through her phone back in Utah and finally ends up calling production and is like, ‘I feel Marciano and Jessi are still having an affair.’ I used to be like, ‘No, what?’ So production finally ends up calling Jessi and finally ends up calling me. We’re like, ‘No, we’re just we’re just talking.’ That was the last time I heard from her.”
Who Has Supported Marciano Amid Demi’s Accusations?
Marciano publicly thanked Lisa Vanderpump for remaining on his side amid the allegations against him.
“I really like Lisa to death. She was amazing for [speaking out]. When all this was happening, she had called me straight away and he or she was like, ‘Don’t worry, we’re gonna care for this,’” he recalled. “I got caught up speaking for her, but now that she’s already actually come out and saying that, this is big for me because she knows the reality. All the proper folks that are speculated to know the reality, know the reality.”
Lisa, for her part, recently sided with Marciano when she revealed she saw all of the Vanderpump Villa footage, which she claimed didn’t show anything nonconsensual between Marciano and Demi.
Why Did Marciano Stop Talking to Demi?
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While breaking down his relationship with Demi, Marciano recalled getting back involved along with her after his affair with Jessi ended.
“We didn’t start sharing our location until January, February because Demi cut me off with the entire Jessi thing,” he claimed. “Once we reconnected, that’s after we began sharing locations and doing all those things together. Once my show is about to air and we’re filming our reunion, I showed her episodes of season 2 of Vanderpump Villa that she was on. That show was speculated to be way different than it’s right away.”
He continued: “That’s all I’m gonna say. She was not blissful about the way it originally looked. That being said, after I’m filming the reunion in March, is the last time I talked to her, because she did some things that I needed to step away from. I used to be being advised to never discuss with her again because I used to be also filming Mormon Wives. She was not filming and I used to be being advised to not discuss with her because she is just not filming.”
Marciano Was Almost on One other Show Before Demi Claims
“I used to be speculated to do The Perfect Match,” he claimed. “We’re talking and a few weeks — a month before this comes out — I signed the contract already. … Lower than per week before we start filming they’re like, ‘We’re going to we’re going to go in a distinct direction.’”
Marciano Reveals How the Scandal Affected His Mental Health
As Marciano continues to work in Las Vegas, he recalled some run-ins with viewers that left him “so uncomfortable,” including an encounter with a married woman who began to verbally berate him.
“I’m massively anxious and paranoid about anything I do or say because I don’t know what anyone will exit and say about me now,” he said. “I haven’t been on a date in years, let alone now. I’m so afraid. I’m having fun with myself but from a serious standpoint, I’m too scared.”
He concluded: “I’m way too scared because I don’t understand how vulnerable I can get about all of this stuff since it’s so hurtful.”