Love Birds! Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev Pack on the PDA After Announcing Engagement
Head over heels in love! Nikki Bella took to Instagram on Monday, January 13, to show off her fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev, in a new set of photos, and the two couldn’t look more into each other.
The 36-year-old simply captioned the post with a red heart emoji. However, fans had a lot to say about the couple’s PDA. “So happy for you two,” wrote one person. “Happiness looks good on you both!” another commented. “You two are the cutest,” wrote a third person.
The sweet selfies were shared a little over a week after announcing their engagement. While the Total Bellas star and the former Dancing With the Stars pro, 37, waited until the new year to announce they’re getting hitched, it turns out Artem popped the question in late 2019. “Excited for 2020 and the next decade with you @theartemc,” she captioned the post shared on January 3. “I said yes in France in November! We have been trying to keep it a secret but really wanted to share our excitement for the New Year!”
The brunette beauty revealed Artem popping the question totally caught her off guard. “I will admit … it was very shocking because Artem and I, we’ve been together for a year,” she divulged on the January 8 episode of “The Bellas Podcast” with her sister, Brie Bella. “But it was very beautiful and our families were there, and we’re in France, in this castle, it’s my birthday and Artem proposed!”
She continued, “He was so nervous, which made me so nervous. All of a sudden, when I could tell how nervous he was, I got really nervous and, in my head, I’m like, ‘Oh my God! This isn’t a birthday surprise anymore. This guy is about to propose to me.'”
The couple, who have been dating since early 2019, is in no rush to walk down the aisle. “I’m super excited even though everything was really fast,” she added. “I’m definitely going to take my time getting married. That was the one thing I told Artem is, I was like, ‘I do not want to plan a wedding anytime soon. I really want to take our time being engaged and just soak it in.’ But I’m extremely, extremely happy.” Good for them!
