Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev are engaged to get hitched at some point, but did they already tie the knot?
It appears the duo started off 2022 on a bittersweet note, since Artem had to leave his family to perform for the Dancing With the Stars tour.
“And just like that, Dada is gone again,” Nikki captioned a sweet Instagram montage video on January 2. “Even though we have a had a lot of days apart, we still managed to make all the moments together magical! … Teo and I miss you already like crazy!! And it’s been like 30 minutes.”
The couple initially sparked wedding rumors after a November 2021 interview Nikki did with twin sister Brie Bella on the “Click Bait” podcast — and fans were taken aback by one moment in particular.
After host Natasha Parker said in a lead-up to a question that “you two are married,” Nikki and Brie both seemingly nodded in approval. One Bachelor Nation fan account commented in response, “Nikki when Natasha said they’re both married…”
Reps for Nikki and Artem did not immediately respond to Life & Style‘s requests for comment regarding the speculation.
However, before the podcast sent fans buzzing about their marital status, the pair said in January 2021 that they planned to get “married the weekend of Thanksgiving 2021!”
Nikki, who revealed the news of their wedding date while popping a bottle of champagne in celebration, got engaged to the DWTS pro in November 2019 during a trip to Paris. However, they paused their wedding plans after the WWE babe found out she was pregnant with their son, Matteo, who was born in July 2020.
Due to the limitations from the COVID-19 pandemic, Artem told fans in September 2020 that he and Nikki were “definitely” still going to tie the knot. “We don’t want to do the wedding with masks … Want to do it when things get better,” the dancer explained to Extra at the time.
Nikki also discussed their upcoming wedding during a December 2020 episode of her and Brie’s podcast “Total Bellas,” but their wedding date was a little more general at the time. “Our goal is to get married in the fall … fall 2021,” the Arizona native added, explaining that the coronavirus pandemic made them hesitant to set a date.
She continued, “We’re praying COVID is under control, we are mask-free or we figure out a way how to do it. We just want people to come together for an amazing weekend of fun, festivities, family, good friends, love and light.”