Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev’s Most Honest Quotes About Their Relationship

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Not afraid to get real. Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev haven’t shied away from getting candid about their romance over the years.The former WWE star and the dancer made their relationship official in January 2019 after meeting on the set of Dancing With the Stars.

The Russia native served as Bella’s partner in season 25 of the ABC series, which aired in 2017. At the time, the Confessions of a Womanizer actress was engaged to John Cena.

Bella and and Chigvintsev finished the season in seventh place.After going public with their romance, the Total Bellas alum admitted that the twosome weren’t yet exclusive. “There’s been a lot of speculation about us … but I’m still dating [other people],” she explained on an episode of “The Bellas Podcast” in March 2019. “We’re having fun.

He’s showing me L.A.”Four months later, Chigvintsev confirmed that the duo were officially calling each other “boyfriend and girlfriend” after more than half a year without labels. “We’re in a relationship!” he gushed during an appearance on “The Bellas Podcast.”In January 2020, the couple announced their engagement, revealing that it had actually taken place in November 2019. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me,” the DTWS pro wrote via Instagram at the time. “So excited for what’s to come I love you more then [sic] anything and thank you for saying Yes.”Shortly after they broke their engagement news, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair were expecting their first child together.