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Jessi Draper<\/a> is opening up about her divorce \u2014 and how one country song hit a little too close to home.<\/p>\n The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> star recently shared that during a tough night after her split from husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, she found herself connecting deeply with Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>\u2019s “breakup album.”<\/p>\n Country fans know all too well, she’s talking about Rolling Up the Welcome Mat<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n On the Call Her Daddy<\/em><\/a> podcast, Jessi described a night spent with friends, drinking wine and processing the reality of her marriage ending.<\/p>\n When she returned home alone, she said one song in particular stuck with her: Ballerini\u2019s \u201cPenthouse.\u201d<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kelsea Ballerini Says She\u2019ll Stop Singing \u2018Penthouse\u2019 if Fans Can\u2019t Be Respectful<\/a><\/p>\n The track, which details the emotional and financial fallout of a breakup, and what comes next.<\/p>\n This specific lyric hit close to home for Jessi:<\/p>\n It hurts putting s–t in a box \/ And now we don’t talk \/ And it stings rolling up the welcome mat \/ Knowing you got half<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For Jessi, that line wasn\u2019t just emotional \u2014 it felt personal.<\/p>\n She explained that as she navigates her divorce from Jordan<\/a>, the reality of finances and a possible prenup \u2014 including the chance she could have to pay her ex \u2014 has started to sink in.<\/p>\n News broke earlier this month that Jordan filed for divorce after five years of marriage. The couple share two children, son Jagger and daughter Jovi.<\/p>\n Jessi has since said she initially believed they would handle the split together<\/a>, but claimed she instead learned about the filing through the media.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kelsea Ballerini Admits She\u2019s Got Some Regrets About \u2018Rolling Up the Welcome Mat\u2019 [Watch]<\/a><\/p>\n Despite the difficult circumstances, Jessi has been candid about speaking out, even knowing it could lead to pushback.<\/p>\n \u201cDoing this was scary because it will start a war,\u201d she said in a message to fans. \u201cBut I think it’s important to speak your truth<\/a> as a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n In the middle of it all, Jessi says music has been one of the things helping her process it.<\/p>\n And like many fans before her, she\u2019s finding that Ballerini\u2019s Rolling Up the Welcome Mat<\/em> isn\u2019t just an album \u2014 it\u2019s something that hits differently when you\u2019re living it in real time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kelsea Balerini opened up her divorce diary in February 2023 with her Rolling Up the Welcome Mat<\/em> EP, a project that follows the stages of a breakup \u2014 from grief and loneliness to anger to acceptance \u2014 in chronological order. Here are eight of the most revealing lyrics from the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA Song That Hit Different<\/h3>\n
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A Difficult Chapter<\/h3>\n
Finding Something to Hold Onto<\/h3>\n
8 Brutally Honest Divorce Lyrics From Kelsea Ballerini’s ‘Rolling Up the Welcome Mat’ EP<\/h2>\n