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Whelp, it looks like Nikki Bella is officially off the market. The former WWE wrestler and reality star just made it official with Artem Chigvintsev, the Dancing With The Stars pro, who she's been rumored to have been dating ever since January 2019. Nikki, 35, and Artem, 37, originally met during season 25 of the reality dance competition show when they were paired up as dance partners way back in 2017.
After much anticipation from fans, Nikki and Artem broke the news on Wednesday during The Bellas Podcast . "The main reason why we did this dance is...I guess to...tell everyone like, I guess that we're, like, we're boyfriend and girlfriend," Nikki said.
"Aww you did say that, didn't you?" Artem replied.
"I did say it. Whatever," Nikki said.
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Elaborating on the relationship, Nikki continued: "But yeah, I guess, um, I mean, not 'I guess,' but yeah, Artem and I, we're boyfriend and girlfriend. Why do I feel like I'm in high school right now? Like, I'm smiling ear-to-ear, I feel so, I don't even know. Do people do this?"
Soooo cute, right?
Of course, this isn't Nikki's first rodeo when it comes to celeb relationships. She was previously engaged to fellow wrestler-turned-movie-star John Cena.
As for Artem, the lucky man is originally from Russia and has been a pro on Dancing With the Stars since 2014. He was previously on another dance show, So You Think You Can Dance Strictly Come Dancing, from 2010 to 2013 in the UK.
He first posted a photo with Nikki on his Instagram back in March, which basically made their relationship official, in social media terms.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artem (@theartemc) on Mar 25, 2019 at 1:05pm PDT
And ever since then, pics with Nikki are all over his Instagram.
View this post on Instagram Life is about, sit, relax and enjoy the ride.................,,,,,,,, A post shared by Artem (@theartemc) on Jul 3, 2019 at 7:37pm PDT
He's even had some fun posting paparazzi pics to the gram, recently captioning some adorably candid snaps: "Nicole is pretending that we are in Australia and she is a koala."
View this post on Instagram Nicole is pretending that we are in Australia and she is a koala #life A post shared by Artem (@theartemc) on Jun 26, 2019 at 5:25pm PDT
Awwww, congrats you guys!