How Jessi Ngatikaura is ‘coaching’ Taylor Frankie Paul ahead of ‘The Bachelorette’
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Jessi Ngatikaura is part of Taylor Frankie Paul’s “Bachelorette” prep.

The hairdresser revealed during Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” Awards in New York City Wednesday night that she has been “doing practice rose ceremonies with” her “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” co-star and “trying to coach her.”

Ngatikaura, 33, noted that Paul, who was tapped as the Season 22 lead earlier this month, “doesn’t watch” the franchise.

“She’s gonna make it her own. … Like, Taylor’s version,” Ngatikaura told hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy, referencing Taylor Swift’s re-recorded albums.

Paul recently opened up about practice rose ceremonies on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, explaining, “They’re pretending to be the men. I’m like, ‘OK. William.’”

Ngatikaura shared a similar sentiment on the pink carpet on Wednesday, telling Page Six, “I have been helping her prep … and walking her through it. [Since] she hasn’t seen it, it’s so natural to who she is.

“I think she’s gonna go on … give it a Taylor twist,” the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star gushed.

While on stage, Ngatikaura reflected on the “surreal” moment she found out about Paul’s casting — which she hinted will be featured on Season 3 of their Hulu show.

“You’ll see a little more about how that unfolded sometime soon,” she teased. “We were like, ‘Wait, what?’ especially with our show only being out a year.”

She mentioned co-stars Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck both being cast on Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars,” which premiered Tuesday, saying, “It just shows that our show resonated with the audience and that they want to believe in us and have us do these opportunities.”

Ngatikaura predicted that Paul will “go for the quiet, sweet, nice guy” — if ABC casts “any of those” as contestants.

The JZ Styles co-creator believes her fellow MomTok member, 31, “could be engaged in eight weeks,” even if it’s to a showrunner.

Affleck also spoke to Page Six this week about Paul’s news, subtly shading the influencer’s exes — Tate Paul and Dakota Mortensen — when asked “what qualities” Taylor should prioritize in her future partner.

The 26-year-old picked “loyal[ty]” and “honest[y]” with a laugh, quipping, “Let’s start with those two.”

Paul and Ngatikaura were both present at the “DWTS” premiere supporting their pals on Tuesday.

The following day, Ngatikaura was honored at the first-ever VRT Awards ceremony with the Boss Babe Award.

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