Nikki Bella reveals she's joined dating app months after Artem Chigvintsev divorce
The 41-year-old settled her divorce from the Dancing with the Stars alum, 43, on April 30, six months after he was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
Charges were dropped a month later due to lack of sufficient evidence, according to the Napa County District Attorney's Office.
Now, in a new interview, Nikki revealed that she is on celebrity dating app Raya and is taking steps to find a new man - but stressed that her main focus is her four-year-old son, Matteo, whom she shares with her ex.
She said she wasn't on the hunt for 'anything serious' but admitted 'it gets lonely in hotel rooms.'
Speaking to Cody Rhodes on What Do You Wanna Talk About, she said: 'Since I've been back on the road… it kind of gets lonely in hotel rooms and not like I want to be on Tinder, but I think it would just be fun to text people.
'I don't want anything now. Like, I don't want anything serious for years, because I don't want anything to interfere with my son and I.
'And I don't want my son to meet anyone. I just want him to have his mom and his dad, and that's it. I think that's healthy for him right now.
'So, I don't want anything like that to happen for, like, years, and I don't even want to give my energy to someone.'
Nikki added: 'I'm raising him, and that's all I want to give my energy and time to. I think it would just be fun to text people.'
Last month, sporting star Nikki opened up about reuniting with her ex-fiancé John Cena for the first time seven years after calling off their engagement in 2018.
Nikki and John first began dating in 2012. Five years into their relationship, John got down on one knee and popped the big question to Nikki during WrestleMania 33 in 2017.
At the time, he had announced in front of the crowd: 'I have been waiting so long to ask you this. Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace, will you marry me?'
She said yes to the proposal, which resulted in the audience in the venue erupting into excited cheers.
However, the following year, the pair split and ended their engagement. Their wedding had already been scheduled for May 2018, but was canceled.
Not long after the split, the two stars reunited but officially ended the relationship in July 2018.
Nikki explained last month that she and her ex crossed paths at 2025 Royal Rumble in early February 'seven [or] eight years' after they had last seen each other.
Following her romance with John, Nikki went on to welcome her son Matteo with ex Artem in July 2020.
The pair first met when he was her partner on Dancing With The Stars - and they later tied the knot in 2022.
In May, Daily Mail revealed that Bella's ex Artem purchased a new house in Napa Valley, California, after she was awarded their marital property in their divorce settlement.
In the judgment of divorce, Artem listed his address as a rental in Napa where he had been living from October 2024 until the time of filing the child custody document in April.
He was paying $4,995 per month for rent, per real estate records.
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