Marciano Brunette‘s newest tell-all featured revelations about presently being involved with Jessi Ngatikaura’s husband, accusations that he had a second affair together with her and a confession about The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives that he nearly had minimize from the interview.
In the course of the Tuesday, December 9, episode of Harry Jowsey‘s “Boyfriend Materials” podcast, Marciano sat down to handle burning questions on the actual timeline of his affair with Jessi, the conversations that occurred between him and Demi Engemann and the way the scandals affected his private {and professional} life.
“This has f***ing modified me as an individual,” he revealed. “In my thoughts, individuals suppose I’ve sexually assaulted somebody. You suppose that’s not going to f*** with my head and mentally traumatize me the place I’m so overly cautious of each phrase and every little thing I do with anybody?”
Marciano was initially launched to Us as a forged member on Vanderpump Villa, which premiered in April 2024. He grew to become a crossover presence when season 2, which aired one yr later, featured appearances from stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — particularly Jessi and Demi.
Within the months after filming, Marciano alleged that he maintained contact with Demi, which become an emotional connection regardless of her marriage to Bret Engemann. Demi, for her half, has denied the romantic entanglement and accused Marciano of sexual misconduct.
“Nothing occurred with Marciano. On the expense of sounding impolite, there wasn’t even a distant attraction to him. It sucks that ladies can’t be type and pleasant and even playful with males on this world with out it being taken as such as you’re open. I had a rock on my finger your complete time I used to be there,” she completely instructed Us Weekly in Could. “I introduced up my marriage a number of occasions and so they have been instructed that we have been married ladies — so it sucks that we couldn’t simply go and have time and that he couldn’t respect that.”
Marciano has maintained his innocence and has since filed a lawsuit towards Demi for defamation. His makes an attempt to clear his title with Demi on season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives led to him coming clear about his emotional affair with Jessi, who’s married to Jordan Ngatikaura.
Earlier than Marciano’s sit-down on the “Boyfriend Materials” podcast, it was revealed that he can be returning for season 3 of Vanderpump Villa. The upcoming installment is predicted to characteristic an look from DadTok — together with Jordan.
Hold scrolling for Marciano’s largest revelations concerning the scandals:
Why Marciano Thinks He Will Be Again on ‘Mormon Wives’
In previous podcast appearances, Marciano claimed he was meant to be featured in additional of the third season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives earlier than Demi’s allegations brought about Hulu to press pause on working with him.
Marciano is now hoping he’ll get to handle the drama on a future season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, telling Harry, “They actually simply stopped speaking to me. Which is type of humorous, as a result of lately the manufacturing firm adopted me on Instagram and has been taking a look at all my stuff. I don’t know why.”
He continued: “I’m assuming as a result of I believe I’ve been getting phrase that they need to carry me again. I don’t know to what extent, as a result of I don’t actually know the place it might go from there.”
Marciano stated he would “positively return” if requested, including, “If there was story line for me, the toughest half is I don’t know the place that lies. There’s no single ladies, so that may be powerful.”
The place Does Marciano Stand With Jordan After the Affair Scandal?
“He positively hates me for positive. However I believe we’re at an understanding now that we’re cordial. We are able to converse to one another,” Marciano defined about his present dynamic with Jordan after they filmed for season 3 of Vanderpump Villa. “We’re on texting phrases at the least. However he has additionally repetitively instructed me, ‘Hey, we’re by no means gonna be pals.’ We may be in the identical scene collectively and we may be in the identical room collectively and be cordial.”
Marciano recalled feeling conflicted about how a lot he appreciated Jordan after Jessi confided in him about her husband’s emotional abuse.
“I do know I’ve heard what has occurred of their relationship. I attempt to not decide individuals on these sure issues as a result of these are completely different circumstances. I decide individuals off of how they deal with me. And he handled me very effectively,” he defined. “He was a really good man to me. He was enjoyable to hang around with.”
Marciano felt Jordan has been treating him “with respect.”
“We’ve had some powerful conversations since, and I believe you’ll find yourself seeing a few of it. However he’s been nice,” he continued. “It makes me have that remorse the place I’m like, ‘I want I by no means did this.’ As a result of he actually is an effective dude and cares about his household.”
Marciano Reveals When He Final Spoke to Jessi
In keeping with Marciano, the final time he was involved with Jessi was in Could, proper earlier than season 2 of Mormon Wives premiered.
“I’ve been making an attempt to be respectful and depart her out of all this stuff and go to Jordan as an alternative,” he famous. “As a result of earlier than I’d go proper to Jessi. However now I really feel like I’m compelled to speak to Jordan and do the proper factor.”
Which Second Did Marciano Almost Ask Harry to Lower From the Podcast?
Marciano broke down in timeline kind the final time he spoke with Jessi, saying, “We have been texting one another, like, two days earlier than the present comes out. She’s in New York and we’re FaceTiming. We’re texting one another.”
Marciano subsequently stopped himself from talking any additional.
“Jordan was going by her cellphone. Rattling it. Oh, I didn’t need to say that,” he stated earlier than Harry provided to “minimize it” out if Marciano didn’t need it included within the last model of the podcast episode. “I gotta take into consideration this.”
Marciano continued: “Both method, no matter. Jordan was going by her cellphone again in Utah and finally ends up calling manufacturing and is like, ‘I believe Marciano and Jessi are nonetheless having an affair.’ I used to be like, ‘No, what?’ So manufacturing finally ends up calling Jessi and finally ends up calling me. We’re like, ‘No, we’re simply we’re simply speaking.’ That was the final time I heard from her.”
Who Has Supported Marciano Amid Demi’s Accusations?
Marciano publicly thanked Lisa Vanderpump for remaining on his aspect amid the allegations towards him.
“I really like Lisa to loss of life. She was superb for [speaking out]. When all this was taking place, she had known as me instantly and she or he was like, ‘Don’t fear, we’re gonna maintain this,’” he recalled. “I obtained caught up talking for her, however now that she’s already really come out and saying that, that is big for me as a result of she is aware of the reality. All the proper individuals which might be alleged to know the reality, know the reality.”
Lisa, for her half, lately sided with Marciano when she revealed she noticed all of the Vanderpump Villa footage, which she claimed didn’t present something nonconsensual between Marciano and Demi.
Why Did Marciano Cease Chatting with Demi?
Demi Engemann, Marciano Brunette. Getty Photographs (2)
Whereas breaking down his relationship with Demi, Marciano recalled getting again involved together with her after his affair with Jessi ended.
“We didn’t begin sharing our location till January, February as a result of Demi minimize me off with the entire Jessi factor,” he claimed. “As soon as we reconnected, that’s after we began sharing places and doing all these issues collectively. As soon as my present is about to air and we’re filming our reunion, I confirmed her episodes of season 2 of Vanderpump Villa that she was on. That present was alleged to be method completely different than it’s proper now.”
He continued: “That’s all I’m gonna say. She was not completely happy about the way it initially regarded. That being stated, once I’m filming the reunion in March, is the final time I talked to her, as a result of she did some issues that I needed to step away from. I used to be being suggested to by no means discuss to her once more as a result of I used to be additionally filming Mormon Wives. She was not filming and I used to be being suggested to not discuss to her as a result of she isn’t filming.”
Marciano Was Virtually on One other Present Earlier than Demi Claims
“I used to be alleged to do The Good Match,” he claimed. “We’re speaking and a few weeks — a month earlier than this comes out — I signed the contract already. … Lower than every week earlier than we begin filming they’re like, ‘We’re going to we’re going to go in a distinct path.’”
Marciano Reveals How the Scandal Affected His Psychological Well being
As Marciano continues to work in Las Vegas, he recalled some run-ins with viewers that left him “so uncomfortable,” together with an encounter with a married lady who began to verbally berate him.
“I’m massively anxious and paranoid about something I do or say as a result of I don’t know what anybody will exit and say about me now,” he stated. “I haven’t been on a date in years, not to mention now. I’m so afraid. I’m having fun with myself however from a severe standpoint, I’m too scared.”
He concluded: “I’m method too scared as a result of I don’t know the way susceptible I can get about all of this stuff as a result of it’s so hurtful.”
