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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Nikki Garcia isn't interested in dating following her split from Artem Chigvintsev

    The 41-year-old WWE star and the Dancing With the Stars professional divorced after two years of marriage last year but she isn't in a rush to find love again as she focuses on caring for her son Matteo, four, and her career in the ring and on TV.


    Speaking to her twin sister Brie Garcia on their The Nikki and Brie Show podcast, Nikki said: "At his age right now, I get so much love that I realise this is all the love I need and want right now."

    The Total Divas star explained that she has been on "a few" dates since her divorce but is refusing to "waste time and energy" looking for a new man.

    Nikki explained: "I was like, 'I'm not even going to waste time and energy.' I'm just too tired."

    She added: "I have Teo and I do career, Teo and career, so that's where I'm at."

    Nikki and Artem split last year after a row that saw the police called to their home and claims that she was seen as the "villain" in the divorce as she questioned the double standards of how men and women are portrayed by the media.

    In a preview from her appearance on Kristin Cavallari's Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour obtained by E! News, she said: "I think they make me, like, more of a villain than I am."

    Kristin - whose own marriage to Jay Cutler ended in 2022 - added: "Of course, you're a woman."

    Both Nikki and Brie believe that their jobs as professional wrestlers means that the pair are considered to be tougher than they actually are.

    Nikki said: "I feel like when you're badass women and you kick a** in a ring, people just assume you're not empathetic.

    "It's like we could go kick so much a** and, yeah, I'll pick a guy out in the crowd. I'll body slam you right now. I can do it... 'I'll pay for your hospital bill."

    Brie agreed: "Because we're pro wrestlers and all these things, we can come off so hard and tough."

    Nikki added: "I think that's the biggest misconception."

    The star also suggested that her WWE persona was used against her during her legal battle with Artem.

    Nikki said: "People bring up like, 'Well I don't know, 2017, your character in the ring.... I'm like, 'That's not real. I was playing a villain.' I was playing a character and they all think I'm that person. I mean, I heard it in court through the divorce. Because I was a strong woman, a pro wrestler."

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