The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives couple Demi Engemann and Bret Engemann credited the affair scandal with Marciano Brunette for strengthening their marriage. During a joint interview with Entertainment Tonight that was posted on Thursday, December 5, Demi, 30, and Bret, 47, were asked what their bond means to each of them. "I'm going to get choked up again," Bret gushed. "She's my best friend. That's why this is so hard for me - to watch her go through what she's gone through. Because I see how kind she is day in and day out, how selfless she is and what a great friend she is.