Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev are taking things one at a time!
In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, the 37-year-old Total Bellas star explained why she and the 38-year-old Dancing with the Stars pro are putting their wedding plans on hold for now.
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Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev are setting a wedding date!
The pair revealed their wedding plans during the season finale of Total Bellas on Thursday (January 28).
“We are going to be getting married the weekend of Thanksgiving 2021!” Nikki announced to her family as she popped a bottle of champagne.
Nikki and Artem got engaged in November 2019. She gave birth to their son, Matteo, in July.
In the episode, Nikki also opened up about her struggle with post-partem depression, telling Artem, “I think it’s hard for men to truly understand postpartum.”
The 37-year-old former WWE star added, “Our body goes through so many changes inside and out and the battle we face mentally as moms, as a new mom, figuring that out… I’ll be honest, I started to just feel super invisible.”
Nikki recently shared that she and Artem would be starting couples therapy.
Nikki Bella is getting candid about the problems in her relationship.
During a new interview, the 36-year-old Total Bellas star revealed that she and fiance Artem Chigvintsev will be going to couples therapy once he finishes this season of Dancing with the Stars.
“I would be lying to say, ‘Oh, it’s great.’ It has definitely been a struggle for us,” Nikki shared with Us Weekly. “It’s hard. We have so many ups and downs. It’s been so difficult on our relationship because I need so much from him, but he’s, like, torn between his job that requires so much from him and then us at home.”
The 38-year-old dancing pro returned to work shortly after Nikki gave birth to the couple’s son Matteo back in July.
A few weeks ago, Nikki said that she “hated” Artem for going back to work while she raised their newborn son alone while also battling postpartum depression.
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Nikki Bella is getting real about her postpartum depression.
During a new episode of her The Bellas Podcast, the 36-year-old reality star admitted she’s been feeling “super depressed” while raising two-month-old son Matteo, as fiance Artem Chigvintsev films Dancing with the Stars.
“I’ve always prided myself that I can fight a lot of things mentally,” Nikki shared. “I’m very strong in that way. Postpartum has knocked me on my ass. This is something that is way different.”
Nikki went on to reveal that she had a “massive” breakdown when she “refused to ask for help” while taking care of her newborn son while also filming the new season of Total Bellas.
“I think [my twin sister], Brie [Bella], was the first person who’s asked me in weeks: ‘How are you doing?’” Nikki said. “I was about to say, ‘Fine,’ and my lips started shaking and I burst into alligator tears. Like, I broke down. Because that was the first time someone asked me in a while how I was doing, and I wasn’t doing OK.”.
After talking with her doctor, Nikki realized that she was starting to “fall into a postpartum depression.”
“I didn’t realize at week seven, you kind of come out of your baby blues and … go two different paths,” Nikki explained. “You go the path of being healthy or you go down the path of being depressed, and that depression path can be a really dark, deep hole. I was starting to feel invisible…It just started to build up. Being alone with Matteo and just feeling lonely and not loved and invisible.”
Nikki said that when Artem comes home from DWTS, he spends time with Matteo, making her feel more alone, until she told him how she felt.
“He’s like ‘At times, I felt like you were starting to hate me,’” Nikki recalled. “He’s like, ‘You could be mean.’ And I’m not gonna lie, I did have moments of being mean. I did have moments when I looked at him and I hated him. It’s true. There were times I’d look at him and I’m like, ‘I think I hate you.’”
Luckily now, the two are communicating more as they raise their son together.
Check out a couple super cute new pics of baby Matteo below!
Kaitlyn Bristowe‘s journey on Dancing with the Stars almost came to an early end!
At the beginning of the second episode on Tuesday night (September 22), host Tyra Banks revealed that the 35-year-old Bachelor star had suffered an ankle injury and it was unclear if she would be able to dance.
About halfway through the night, Kaitlyn‘s partner Artem Chigvintsev took to the dance floor to announce that she will be able to dance.
Kaitlyn performed the last dance of the night, a Foxtrot, which earned her and Artem a score of 22 – the best score of the night!
“I tell myself all the time that I’m resilient,” Kaitlyn said after her dance. “This was a dream. I’m happy to do it.”
Find out who was the first celeb sent home on DWTS.
Lady Gaga is a big Dancing with the Stars fan!
The 34-year-old entertainer took to Twitter on Monday (September 14) to send some love to contestant Kaitlyn Bristowe, revealing that her performance made her cry.
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“Is it weird that this made me cry…I love watching people happy and dancing!” Gaga tweeted.
For her performance during the premiere, the 35-year-old The Bachelorette star and her partner Artem Chigvintsev performed to Gaga‘s song “Stupid Love.”
The judges scored them 20 out of 30, the third highest score of the night. You can check out the entire leader board here.
After seeing Gaga‘s tweet, Kaitlyn responded, tweeting, “I’m never going to recover from lady Gaga watching me dance to her song. #dwts.”
Make sure to check out Kaitlyn and Artem‘s DWTS performance!
Nikki Bella waits in line to get into a store in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (September 14).
The 36-year-old former wrestler and new mom picked up a few items from her local Whole Foods market while wearing a strapless black dress and matching mask.
Nikki was seen on a phone call while heading back to her car, as she gears up to watch fiance Artem Chigvintsev on the premiere of Dancing With The Stars tonight.
To celebrate the return of the show, which is where she met Artem in season 25, Nikki shared a sweet video of her dancing with Artem.
“Hidden Cam Warning 👀 Mama getting her groove back… postpartum panties out the door, boobies still off limits lol, but everyday feeling more like me… and my Daddy is getting his grove back,” Nikki captioned.
She added, “He hits the ballroom once again tonight on @dancingabc So happy my tiny dancer is back. ❤️ Tune in and vote for him tonight! 💋 #teosdaddy @theartemc.”
Nikki and Artem welcomed their first child, Matteo, in late July.
Here’s who Artem is rumored to be dancing with on the show tonight…
