On her podcast, the retired WWE star and Napa County resident offered plenty of hints about why she split from the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum: ‘I was in so much pain.’
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 16: Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev attend “Twin Love” – Cocktails And Bites With Hosts Nikki & Brie Garcia at Soho House on November 16, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. In opening up for the first time about her bitter divorce from “Dancing With the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev, Nikki Garcia apparently didn’t want to get into gritty details for the sake of “privacy.
Garcia also referred to Matteo, the 4-year-old son they share, when she said. “I wanted them to be the best version of themselves, because that’s what my son deserves. I don’t want to drag my son’s dad. I want my son to have the greatest dad ever because that’s what my son deserves.” Chigvintsev subsequently countered these claims, saying he was still getting work as a professional dancer after “Dancing With the Stars,” TMZ reported last month.
Both Chigvintsev and Garcia were granted protective orders against each other following his arrest, but both orders were dropped when they settled their divorce last month. “ if you’re in a marriage with kids, and you’re waiting for that other person to change, for the person to be who they were years ago, that person isn’t going to come back,” Garcia continued. “That change isn’t going to happen. Don’t drain yourself, waiting for that.”
Apparently at the behest of Garcia, the couple moved to Napa Valley in 2020, following her retirement from professional wrestling. They married in 2022.
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