Nikki Bella Reveals She Is Cautious About Marrying Artem Chigvintsev: ‘I Don’t Want My Son to Go Through a Divorce’

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Taking a beat. Nikki Bella has been engaged to Artem Chigvintsev since November 2019, but she still isn’t ready to walk down the aisle.The former WWE star, who shares her 18-month-old son, Matteo, with the Dancing With the Stars pro, opened up to E!

News’ Daily Pop on Monday, February 28, about why she is choosing to pause before making such a big commitment to her longtime beau.“Once I had Matteo and I started to raise him, I was like, when I say ‘I do,’ I want to make sure it’s forever,” the Total Bellas star, 38, explained. “I know there are things that Artem wants too — like he really wants his parents there — but also, overall, I don’t want my son to go through a divorce.”When talking about the reason for her caution, the “Bellas” podcast host cited “everything I’ve been through” — in a “very public” way.Prior to her romance with Chigvintsev, 39, Bella had her fair share of heartbreak.

She married her high school sweetheart at age 20, divorcing him three years later. In 2012, the TV personality entered a high-profile relationship with John Cena, and though the two got engaged five years later, they split in 2018.

Bella has long been candid about the reason they called off their wedding, citing her desire to have kids and get married as the explanation for why things didn’t work out.Her engagement to Chigvintsev, however, is a different story.“Already what we have going on in our house right now is amazing,” she told E!