Dance their way through life! Nikki Bella Artem Chigvintsev have been driving fans wild with their whirlwind romance following the professional wrestler’s broken engagement to exJohn Cena.
Cena and Bella separated for good in July 2018, almost seven months after their split. Us Weeklyconfirmed that she was with the Dancing With the Stars pro are dating, and had been seeing each other for “a while.” The pair first met when they were partnered up on season 25 of the reality TV dance competition in 2017.
The time was the Total DivasAlum and the Trainwreck actor were still going strong, with Cena even assuming Chigvintsev would be the one to choreograph his first dance with his then-fiancée at their wedding.
“As far as dancing, I think he’s probably gonna teach me my first dance,” Cena told E! NewsNovember 2017. “So hopefully I’ll be able to take those tips from him there.”
After months of being secretive about their relationship Bella finally revealed her love for Chigvintsev in an episode of Total BellasIn March 2019, and quickly became official on Instagram with the dancer the next day.
“Well after that season finale 😳 First thing I’ll be talking about this Wednesday,” she captioned a picture of herself planting a kiss on her beau’s cheek at the time.
During the finale, Bella gushed over her newfound happiness as cameras panned to her jumping on the back of Chigvintsev’s motorcycle. “I just feel like this free spirit. Truly, like a butterfly free from her cage. I don’t know. This is a new level of excitement. I’m just having a lot of fun. And I feel like, the first time ever, I’m focusing on me. It’s crazy. I never in my life would’ve thought that, like, I would’ve had a lot in common with a Russian,” she said. “I’m ready to really explore new things and people and just really see what certain chemistries are all about.”
Nikki and Chigvintsev welcomed their first child together — a son named Matteo — in July 2020.
Scroll down to take a look back at the reality star duo’s relationship!
