Nikki Bellais getting candid about her relationship with fiancéArtem Chigvintsev
TheTotal Bellasstar, 37, revealed on the latest episode ofKaitlyn Bristowe’s podcastOff the Vinethat she and the 38-year-oldDancing with Starspro dancer — with whom she shares 5-month-old sonMatteo Artemovich— are in couples therapy.
Bella said that when Chigvintsev “gets really stressed, he doesn’t realize his tone.”
“We’re actually in therapy for this,” she said.
The candid revelation came after Bristowe, whowon season 29 ofDWTSwith Chigvintsev last year, admitted that the duo clashed at times during their partnership and asked Bella if she had a similar experience. (Bella and Chigvintsev were partners on season 25 prior to their romantic relationship)
“Tell me, was Artem…Did you feel like he hated your guts during the season, or did you guys have a flirty thing?” Bristowe, 35, asked Bella.
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.David Livingston/Getty
The mom of one explained that Chigvintsev was “super strict” with her during rehearsals. “He kind of made a comment about my jive and got really mad at me,” she recalled. “And I was like ‘You know what, dude?J. Loand Beyoncé don’t jive. I don’t have time for this.’ And I walked out and I got in my car.”
Bella said she called her then-fiancéJohn Cenaat the time about Chigvintsev. She recalled telling Cena, “I am quitting. I am not going to stand for this. He is a d—!”
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.Eric McCandless/ABC Via Getty Images
“I remember during dress rehearsals sometimes I’d be like, ‘Is he mad at me?’ " Bella recalled. “It would make me feel really off. It would just be his tone. It was hard, it was hard on me a lot.”
Bristowe then told Bella that she was relieved they shared similar experiences. “Okay, I’m glad because I was, like, ‘Maybe he just didn’t like me at all as a person,’ the former Bachelorette said, adding that she “heard all the dancers are like that.”
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In November, Bella revealed during an appearance onThe Tamron Hall Showthat she and Chigvintsev experienced issues in their relationship when the Russian dancer left to filmDWTSjust months after they had welcomed their son.
“I was so supportive and pushing him out the door to go doDancingand then I realized once he left, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what did I do? Like I need him.‘And so it was really hard,” Bella said.
When hostTamron Hallasked the former pro wrestler if they were in therapy, she responded, “We’re going to start after the season and it’s mainly just to be amazing parents and knowing how to balance parent life out and also our own relationship. Because Artem and I don’t ever want to have a struggle. You know,we plan on being married.”
Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella with son Matteo.Nikki Bella/ Instagram
Bella — who was previously set to marry Cena before theycalled off the engagementin 2018 — met Chigvintsev when they were partnered onDWTSin 2017. They reconnected after her breakup and made their relationship official in July 2019. The couplegot engagedduring a romantic trip to France that November.
source: people.com
