After a rocky start on reality TV, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Marciano Brunette has his eyes set on any and every opportunity - starting with a potential stint on The Bachelor. "The Bachelor is something that I think could be really, really fun because I think you would see a different side of me. That's what I'm really trying to get at," Marciano, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly about his plans for the future. "Because I really am this big and loving teddy bear [or] golden retriever. Do I have a bark at times? Yeah, absolutely. But there's a different side of me that I definitely want people to see in the Bachelor." Marciano pointed out that after Taylor Frankie Paul is the Bachelorette, it would only make sense to keep it in the Mormon Wives family on The Bachelor. "If you really want to see something really fun and different, I think it's got to be me - or you would have to do Dakota [Mortensen]," he noted before Us pointed out the rare occasion where there were two leads. "It would be great. That would be fantastic." Who Is Marciano Brunette? What to Know After Affair With Mormon Wives' Jessi Marciano isn't keeping himself boxed into just one dream job. "If not [that] then The Traitors," Marciano suggested. "Originally, I never wanted to do a dating show. You're basically done with reality TV [after you do]. So I wasn't originally open to it, but now I'm in a different part of my life. Earlier on, I was in a relationship and now I'm trying to navigate that and I would be open to it." He continued: "[The Perfect Match] specifically was presented to me in the past and it was something that I thought could be a lot of fun. I liked that show, so I do like it, and it's something I would definitely be interested in. You can see different sides of yourself that are not as villainous, which is great. I'm open to it and we'll see where it goes." Marciano got his start on Lisa Vanderpump's Vanderpump Villa - unless you caught his cameo in season 11 of Vanderpump Rules - where viewers saw him try to balance working at Chateau Rosabelle in France while in a tumultuous relationship with then-girlfriend Hannah Fouch. "I grew up in Rhode Island and Pauly D is a legend in Rhode Island. So Jersey Shore was massive. I was obsessed with the show and that was where my real love for reality TV started. Then after that, my ex-girlfriend is the one who got me into Vanderpump Rules and all of the Housewives shows," he recalled. "From there, I just knew I wanted to be on reality TV. I had auditioned for a couple different Netflix shows [and] my brother and I just started writing our own. But Vanderpump Villa, the timing of it and meeting Lisa - it was so perfect that it couldn't have worked out any better." Marciano returned for season 2, which featured a crossover with Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. His connection with Demi Engemann came as a surprise to many of Us considering she's married to Bret Engemann. After filming wrapped, Marciano found himself linked to both Demi and her costar Jessi Ngatikaura. Amid the messy public entanglements, Demi accused Marciano of sexual misconduct, which he denied. Marciano appeared on season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives to clear the air - only for his emotional affair with Jessi to be outed. Marciano has since weathered several public storms while maintaining his innocence about his interactions with Demi, which were limited to contact via text. Earlier this month, Marciano filed a lawsuit against Demi for defamation. "I'm doing much better now. When the show came out, I was not. It was really tough to navigate. I was definitely going through a roller-coaster of emotions but it's definitely changed and I'm doing much better mentally," Marciano explained about the aftermath of the high-profile scandals. "I'm also seeing a therapist now. I'm trying to really deal with how it can just come in waves. Because the biggest part for me has been not knowing what people think of me and because I've had some bad experiences recently. It's really difficult." Marciano revealed how the drama has continued to affect him. "I still have a normal job that I don't know what anyone will think of me. It's been good lately but because of the bad experiences, it really affects me mentally as a person," he continued. "I am so overly anxious and paranoid that I get caught up in what I want to say, what I can't say and how am I supposed to act?" He concluded: "It's changing me as a person that I don't like. Thankfully, therapy has been helping a lot and so I'm just trying to do my best to overcome this. It is a daily battle that I have to tell myself these things. But I'm willing to do the work and try and push through it and be the person that I want to be." Despite the challenges that come with putting his life out there for others to judge, Marciano never once considered quitting, adding, "No. Honestly, no. ... I knew that I would be able to overcome whatever adversity that is thrown at me