The intimate lives of several Mormon wives are gradually coming to light. Amidst the divorce proceedings of Jessi Draper and Jordan Ngatikaura, it appears that the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' cast member might be forging a new connection with a familiar face. During a recent gathering, Jessi was reportedly spotted kissing Chase McWhorter, the former husband of fellow 'Mormon Wives' cast member Miranda Hope, as reported by various sources.
On March 26th, shortly after the news broke, Miranda seemingly acknowledged the hook-up when she revealed a bouquet of flowers she claimed to have received from Jessi, accompanied by an apology. "I completely understand you being upset with me," Jessi allegedly wrote on the card, which Miranda shared on her Instagram Stories. "But I wanted to send you a little something to let you know I'm thinking about you and I am so, so sorry."
Below the note, Miranda—a mother of two children with Chase—added with an upside-down smiley face, "Received the prettiest flowers just minutes ago." Despite the apology note, a source close to Miranda tells E! News that "it's disappointing that such a close friend would break her trust." A rep for Chase had no comment when contacted by E! News. E! News has reached out to a rep for Jessi for comment but has not yet heard back.
Days before her kiss with Chase, Jessi—a mother of two children with Jordan and stepmother to his 13-year-old daughter—learned that her husband Jordan had filed for divorce. She described this move as him "blinding" her because "he wanted the headline first." "My heart sank," she said on the March 25th episode of 'Call Her Daddy,' "because we agreed to tell our children together before filing and we haven't done that including his daughter, who's like 13 years old."
Meanwhile, Jessi also appears to be getting a little flirty with 'Vanderpump Rules' star Marciano Brunette after confessing to having an emotional affair with him last year, which negatively impacted her relationship with Jordan. Although Jessi said on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast that she hadn't spoken to Marciano in almost a year, he reshared the clip on March 26th with the coy caption, "But why is she giggling?" to which Jessi responded, "Check mate" and "Hahahahah."
For her part, Miranda explained on the 'Weekly Trash' podcast in August 2024—the same month she announced her divorce—that she and Chase broke up because of "things that were issues far before" the infamous MomTok soft swinging scandal from 2022.
