All About 'Mormon Wives' Star Jessi Draper's Kids & Stepdaughter With Jordan Ngatikaura
Amid her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura, Jessi Draper’s number one concern is her kids.
Jordan filed for divorce from Jessi on Thursday, March 19, a move The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives called a “blindside” during a Tuesday, March 25, appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “We had made an agreement to do it together,” Jessi told host Alex Cooper, alleging that she was actually the one who asked Jordan for a divorce first. “We agreed to tell our children together before filing, and we haven’t done that,” Jessi added, calling his filing a “betrayal.”
Jessi is a mom of two and a stepmom to one daughter from Jordan’s first marriage. Jessi’s kids are her son Jagger, who was born in April 2020; her daughter Jovi, whom she welcomed in January 2023; and her stepdaughter Peyton, whom Jordan welcomed with his first wife in July 2012.
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Jessi also admitted during her Call Her Daddy appearance that her kids were part of the reason she stayed in her marriage to Jordan, despite his history of emotional abuse. “I’ve been divorced before and it sucked, and this time I have kids,” she said. “I didn’t want to put my family through that.”
Find out more about Jessi’s three kids below!
Peyton, 13
Jessi’s stepdaughter, Peyton, was born in July 2012.
Jordan gushed about how becoming a father changed his life in a birthday Instagram post for his daughter on July 18, saying, “I was just a kid myself when you came into this world, and becoming your dad taught me more than I could’ve ever imagined. Watching you grow into the kind, smart, beautiful soul you are today has been the greatest gift. You’re the best big sister your siblings could ask for, and the way you’ve embraced hard things in life with so much grace and love fills my heart more than words can say.”
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Jagger, 5
Jagger had a rough start when he joined the family in April 2020. “He is our perfect chunky boy!” Jordan wrote via Instagram at the time. “Unfortunately, he’s having some problems with his lungs and is currently in the NICU getting some help. He is a fighter just like his momma.”
However, Jagger came out the other side and his thriving today. Jessi told SheKnows that Jagger is close with her co-star Miranda McWhorter‘s son, Brooks, giving her and Miranda plenty to talk about. “Our sons are friends, so we’re always just talking about that age and how hard it can be,” she said.
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Jovi, 4
Jordan and Jessi’s youngest kid, Jovi, arrived on Jan. 13, 2023. “Jovi was the missing piece,” Jessi wrote in a birthday tribute on Instagram in 2025.
Jordan also posted a tribute to their daughter on Instagram in January 2026, writing, “3 years ago you changed life, and somehow you keep making it better; most days at least ???? Watching you grow has been so bittersweet.”
Jessi explained in a 2024 TikTok video that Jovi’s unique name was inspired by Bon Jovi. “We chose Jovi because we have a son named Jagger and I liked the theme of, like, old rock and roll, Bon Jovi, Mick Jagger. I just felt like they really went well together,” she said.
Prior to their divorce, Jessi’s emotional affair dominated season three of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The star was candid about wanting to work on her marriage with Jordan for the sake of her kids.
“Now that the world is going to know it’s like, we can’t act that way anymore,” she told SheKnows about revealing her affair with Vanderpump Villa star Marciano Brunette. “We have to get better not just for us, but for our kids and for everyone watching. I’m actually grateful it happened the way it did, as weird as that sounds.”
Jessi also said that she has no qualms about telling her kids about her affair in the future, saying, “Yes, of course, I’m embarrassed for my kids to find out, but I hope to be the type of parent who can own my mistakes so they can learn from them. I want to be like, ‘Yeah, I did this, don’t go down that path.'”