Nikki Bellais enjoying getting to knowArtem Chigvintsev.
On Wednesday, theTotal Bellasstar, 35, opened up about the status of their relationship on thepremiere episodeof her and her twin sisterBrie Bella‘s podcast,The Bellas.
“Yes, we are dating,” Nikki said of her formerDancing with the Starspartner, 36. “Yes, I spend the night at his house. Yes, we have date lunches at Joan’s on Third and we like to get food for his house — or should I say, produce from the farmer’s market.”
Although it’s safe to say Nikki isn’t exactly single, the WWE superstar was quick to clarify that she and Chigvintsev aren’t settling down together anytime soon.
“Artem and I are dating. We are not engaged, we are not married, we’re not boyfriend and girlfriend, we don’t say ‘I love you,’ ” Nikki said before revealing that her beau is a “great kisser.”
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“Yeah, we make out. What else? He’s a great kisser,” Nikki said.
“So, you and Artem aren’t serious?” Brie, 35, asked her sister.
“We’re having fun,” Nikki said coyly. “He’s showing me L.A.”
Nikki also revealed their relationship timeline, explaining she and Chigvintsev first started dating “around Christmas time.”
Nikki said it was during that time that relationship rumors sparked.
“The one week he comes back from tour we go out three days in a row and stay the night at his house twice, I get caught,” Nikki sighed.
Shortly after the episode aired, Nikki shared an Instagram photo of herself kissing Chigvintsev on the cheek.
“Well after that season finale 😳 First thing I’ll be talk about this Wednesday… Oh and all those paparazzi photos,” Nikki captioned the shot.
Earlier this month, Nikki and Chigvintsev were spottedpacking on PDAin Los Angeles.
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.Eric McCandless/ABC Via Getty Images
After grabbing lunch at Joan’s on Third, they strolled off hand-in-hand.
PEOPLE confirmed in January that Nikki and Chigvintsevwere casually dating.
“They’ve been spending time together for a long time, but it’s nothing serious right now,” said a source of the couple, who danced together on season 25 ofDWTSin 2017. “They have a strong attraction to each other, but they’re just having fun. They’re both extremely busy with their own careers, so they spend time together when they can.”
Nikki’s romance with Chigvintsev comes after she ended her engagement to pro wrestlerJohn Cenalast summer. They were together for six years.
source: people.com
