Jessi Draper is officially divorced from Jordan Ngatikaura, and she marked the milestone with a party nobody saw coming. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star hosted a“divorced dad”-themed costume party on Sunday, October 18, complete with an oversized hoodie, a backward baseball cap, and drawn-on facial hair. In a“Get Ready With Me”video, she ripped up a paper labeled“Child support check,”and the cake was a black heart iced with“Hottest ex-wife ever.”
The timeline is straightforward: Ngatikaura filed for divorce in March after five years of marriage, and the split was finalized in September. The two share son Jagger, 6, and daughter Jovi, 3, and Ngatikaura also has a 14-year-old daughter, Peyton. Draper was candid in her post that divorce is“dark, sad and hard,”but recommended a silly night with friends for anyone going through it. Ngatikaura said his focus is on being the best dad he can be and moving forward with kindness and respect.
Reality TV fans have watched this couple’s relationship play out publicly, which is part of why the party landed as both funny and a little poignant. It’s the same tension a lot of people navigate after a breakup: how do you honor something painful without letting it swallow you? Draper’s answer was confetti and a fake beard.
Would you celebrate a divorce with a themed party, or keep it private? Sound off in the comments.
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