Nikki Bella is in THERAPY with her fiance Artem Chigvintsev because of his ‘strict and serious’ Russian tone and admits she thought he was ‘stupid’ at DWTS
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev are in couples therapy.
The 37-year-old star admitted that she and her fiance sought help from a professional, in part because of the 38-year-old dancer’s habit of getting into a ‘very serious way’, no matter what the situation, which led to the two fighting. because of his “super strict” approach to taking care of his five-month-old son Matteo.
‘When he gets really stressed, he doesn’t notice your tone. We’re actually doing therapy for that, ‘she said to Kaitlyn Bristowe on the Off the Vine podcast.
Getting help: Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev are doing couple therapy. The 37-year-old star admitted that she and her fiance sought help from a professional, in part because of the 38-year-old dancer’s habit of going into a ‘really serious way’.
The baby: They are fighting over his ‘super rigid’ approach to looking after their five-month-old son, Matteo
The couple met when they teamed up at Dancing with the Stars’in 2017 and Nikki admitted that they clashed over Artem’s mood, with things getting so bad that she threatened to give up.
Kaitlyn – who won the show with Artem in November 2020 – asked, ‘Did you feel that he hated your courage during the season, or did you guys have, like, a flirt?’
The Total Bellas star admitted, ‘He kind of commented on my jive and was really mad at me.
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‘And I said,’ You know what, man? J. Lo and Beyoncé don’t match. I don’t have time for that. ‘And I got out and got in my car.
‘I remember when I called [then-fiancé] John [Cena] thinking, like, “I’m giving up. Like, I’m not going to put up with that. He’s an idiot!” ‘
And Nikki recalled that sometimes during the dress rehearsals of the show, she was convinced that Artem was upset with her because of his tone.
His tone can be sharp: ‘When he gets very stressed, he doesn’t notice your tone. We’re actually doing therapy for that, ‘she told Kaitlyn Bristowe on the Off the Vine podcast.
He was tough on her when they worked on DWTS: The Total Bellas star admitted: ‘He kind of commented on my jive and was really mad at me’
She said, ‘It would make me feel really bad. And it would just be your tone. Was hard.’
Kaitlyn admitted that her guest’s comments made her realize that Artem didn’t have a specific problem with her when they danced together.
She said, ‘I’m happy because I was, like, “Maybe he just didn’t like me as a person.”
‘Because I heard that all dancers are like this – very strict, this is how they grew up in their dance world, this is how they were taught – and Artem even said to me, “I don’t want to use Russia as an excuse, but I am Russian. “‘
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