Who is Joe Rogan's VERY private wife Jessica Ditzel?

Who is Joe Rogan's VERY private wife Jessica Ditzel?
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While his bond with US President Donald Trump seems to be fraying, Joe Rogan's relationship with his wife of 15 years, Jessica Ditzel, is still going strong.

While the controversial podcast host of The Joe Rogan Experience is known for his divisive opinions - and publicly sharing them on multiple platforms - his wife is the opposite.

Ditzel, 49, is known as a very private person - she rarely makes appearances at events and doesn't have any public social media accounts. Sharing her stance on privacy in her Instagram bio, it states: 'Anonymity is underrated.'

The former model was spotted over the weekend with her husband and two youngest daughters on a super yacht, with Rogan and Ditzel looking loved up in exclusive pictures obtained by Daily Mail.

The media mogul, 57, who is known for his UFC commentating and has cultivated a large MAGA following, was seen on board the OKTO, a 218-foot vessel, off the coast of Venice on Saturday.

The massive 2014-vintage yacht (and its 16-member crew) costs between $561,000 to $642,000 a week to charter.

The luxurious OKTO boasts a huge infinity pool on the main deck, jacuzzi, cinema, gym, helipad and five staterooms for 10 guests.

With Ditzel spotted on board enjoying some time with Rogan, FEMAIL takes a look at their relationship and what is known about the mysterious wife of the podcast host.

Ditzel was born in Sugar Land, Texas. She then went on to complete a bachelor's degree in arts and technical theatre at California State University, per Sportskeeda.

She later attended the University of Arizona where she got a degree in phycology and molecular biology.

The blonde beauty has worked as a model as well as several sources reporting she previously worked as a product analyst.

But she was working as a cocktail waitress at a bar in Los Angeles when she first met Rogan in 2001.

The couple married in 2009 despite Rogan previously saying that he is against marriage.

'I had to [marry her],' Rogan told the Palm Beach Post in July 2009. 'Not really had to, but you know, she made a baby. [It's] like, "God, all right, I'll sign a silly legal contract." What she did was way more of a commitment.'

Rogan has spoken about his wife several times, telling comedian Andrew Schultz earlier in the year that he and his wife don't hold back in their conversations.

'If she wants to talk about something, she'll bring it up,' he explained on his podcast.

'Like if she wants to talk about something heavy, it's not like I wouldn't talk about something heavy with her, but generally like I come home from work, she's been with the kids she’s doing this and that, we eat dinner, we have fun, "How was school?," have a good time, maybe we’ll watch a little Severance together,' he added.

Ditzel has a daughter from a previous relationship, Kayja Rose, who was born in 1996.

After Kayja's biological father, whom several publications have reported was Keven 'Dino' Conner of the R&B group H-Town, died in a car accident in 2003, with Rogan adopting Kayja in 2009.

Rogan spoke to host Rosie O'Donnell on a January 2012 episode of The Rosie Show, describing his adopted daughter was not just his child but also 'like his friend.'

'I've worked really hard on making sure we talk to each other as openly as possible even about boys weird stuff she feels uncomfortable talking about it's really important that I have conversations with her where she never feels like she's out of the loop,' he explained at the time.

The couple also share Lola, 17, and Rosy, 14. The family now live in Lake Austin, Texas.

While the media personality doesn't talk about his family that often, he has shared small details of his life at home throughout the years.

In 2015, he told Rolling Stone that Ditzel lets him do ‘whatever I do,’ which is part of why their relationship is successful.

‘That’s how we get along well. She doesn’t f* with me. A prenup? Of course. I’m ridiculous and dumb, but I’m not stupid,’ Rogan added.

Rogan appeared on the Lex Fridman Podcast in 2022 where he described his wife as ‘really nice’.

‘You wanna be with someone who’s like genuinely kind,’ he said passionately.
‘That’s one of the things that I really love about my wife,’ the UFC color commentator added. ‘She is a dedicated disciplined person. She is also really nice. That’s one of the things I like the most about her.’

He added his advice for couples is to ‘find someone you can grow with,’ and with whom you share the same values.

‘You don’t wanna be with someone who makes excuses; you don’t wanna be with someone who’s lazy,’ Rogan listed as examples.

Rogan has also described Ditzel as ‘fun’ and as someone who is ‘always smiling.’

‘She’s happy; she’s a happy person,’ Rogan told Fridman. ‘She’s happy to be around - that’s the kind of people you could have in your life as friends; as coworkers; as lovers; as wives and husbands. When you find those people; your life is better.’

The pair rarely make public appearances together (pictured at the American F1 Grand Prix in 2024)

While the media personality doesn't talk about his family that often, he has shared small details of his life at home throughout the years

Ditzel and Rogan currently live in Austin, Texas, after moving from Bell Canyon, California in 2020.

Rogan has previously said that California's strict COVID-19 restrictions were partly why they made the move to Texas.

'Everything's shut down, everything's staying shut down,' he recalled of the pandemic in California,' per Realor.com. 'All my friends that were in the restaurant industry were struggling.'

Rogan gushed about his new city in a 2023 episode of the Oil and Whiskey podcast, describing it as 'cool as hell.'

'Austin is a f*ing great town! The people are cool as hell, the food's amazing, and it's a great live music scene,' he said enthusiastically. 'It's just a great place to live and for comedians.'

Rogan and Ditzel's $14.4 million family mansion on Lake Austin is also where he records his highly-successful podcast

The couple were living in Gold Hill, Colorado, before they tied the knot and had plans to move Denver before Ditzel found out she was pregnant in 2008.

‘I was there for four months. We planned on living there for a year then maybe permanently,’ Rogan said in an episode of his podcast per Newsweek. ‘But along the way my wife got pregnant and we were at 8,500 feet above sea level. And it was just it’s brutal.’

Rogan and Ditzel’s $14.4 million family mansion on Lake Austin is also where he records his highly-successful podcast.

The couple purchased the home in 2020; the 4-acre property comes with 300 feet of Lake Austin frontage according to the original listing.

The 11,000-square-foot mansion was built in 2008 and offers eight bedrooms and 10 baths.