Who was Nikki Bella's husband? Details about wrestler's past marriages as she reportedly enjoys dates with Eagles defender Cooper DeJean

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While Nikki Bella has not revealed the identity of her first husband, she spoke to WWE in 2018 and opened up that she was married when she was 20 to her high school sweetheart and got divorced at 23.

"I got married when I was 20. And got divorced at 23, to my high-school sweetheart. Basically we got married by Elvis. We drove to Vegas, did it."

After that she was married to Artem Chigvintsev in 2022 and finalized her divorce in 2024. Now, Bella has been reportedly seeing Eagles defender Cooper DeJean. A source while speaking to TMZ mentioned that the wrestler and DeJean have been spending some time together and have been on dates. However, the source confirmed that Nikki is still single.


More about Nikki Bella's first marriage

Nikki Bella reportedly hid her first marriage from ex-fiance John Cena during their six-year relationship. Bella was also hiding information about her first marriage from her family and during an emotional sit-down with her family, she spilled out the details. The wrestler mentioned that she regretted the marriage:

"Even when I started walking down the aisle, I knew this was a huge mistake and how can I get out of it and I couldn't. I tried to forget about it but now it's starting to come up, and I figured you guys have to hear from me before you hear from anyone else."

After breaking things off with ex-fiance John Cena, Nikki Bella went on to date Artem Chigvintsev whom she met on Dancing with the Stars in 2017. By March, 2019, the two had confirmed their relationship on Instagram. By August, 2022 the two tied the knot in Paris.

Two years later, Artem Chigvintsev was arrested on accusations of corporal injury to spouse. During the same time, Bella filed for divorce from the dancer in Napa Valley, California. As per Chigvintsev's filing, the two got into a physical argument about their son's lunch and parental responsibilities.

"I cannot stress enough how many times I pleaded with her to stop and calm down. There was a mutual struggle, and both ended up on the ground."

Bella in her filing claimed that Chigvintsev "tackled" her to the ground and pressed her chest to the point that she felt like she was suffocating. The former couple finalized their divorce in November, 2024, in a private mediation, and have since then worked on prioritizing co-parenting their children.

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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala