Nikki Bella Kisses New BF Artem Chigvintsev on His Shoulder and We’re Not Crying, You Are

Nikki and her 36-year-old former Dancing with the Stars partner have only been ~officially~ together for a little over a month, but it feels like they’ve been dating for ages.

After splitting from her longtime love and fiancé, John Cena, for the final time back in summer 2018, Nikki was romantically linked to Artem, but they didn’t go public for quite a while.

Nikki and John dated for five years and got engaged in April 2017, but it didn’t last and they broke things off just weeks before their April 2018 wedding. They got back together one more time before officially cutting the cord that summer.

The reality star came clean about her heavily-rumored romance on the March 27 episode of her and sister Brie Bella‘s podcast, “The Bellas Podcast” — just days after her former flame was spotted with his new girl, Shay Shariatzadeh, while out in Vancouver.

“When I saw the headline, it was [texted] to me by a few people. my stomach went into knots,” she said of the spotting during the April 10 episode of the shared podcast.

“When I saw the photo, it was weird. Girls and guys, we can all talk about this,” she continued. “When you get a text or a photo, you know how you get those knots in your stomach. You want to s—t [your] pants immediately or you have the craziest tummy ache.”

But overall, Nikki seems pretty happy moving on with Artem. In fact, she honestly cannot stop gabbing about it — not that we blame her whatsoever. Look at him!

“He’s an amazing cook, he’s an amazing lover,” she told her sis on the April 24 episode of their webshow. “He does work around the house.” Um, seems like the perfect dude if you ask us.

But according to her, it’s not quite enough for the “boyfriend” title just yet. When her sister asked her if Artem was, in fact, her BF on the same episode, she gave an answer that shocked fans a bit: “No. Because I’m not ready.”

Hmm, interesting. All signs definitely point to Nikki being ~pretty ready~ to get in deep with her new man, but only time will tell how serious these two cuties really get. Have fun, kids!