Nikki Bella: She Was Completely Broken After John Cena Breakup

The 36-year-old Total Bellas star shared with Instagram that she was delighted to take her fans back in the scenes of their life so that they could see the unique relationship between her and Chigvintsev, 37.

Bella With Chigvintsev

“They say love conquers all and it does. So many people, in the beginning, said that this was only desired, my feelings weren’t genuine, it was just this person’s dance, passion, mystery, but I understood, I thought it always was more. I listened to my gut, my spirit, my body. I knew deep down that it was God’s gift, his answered prayer,” Bella and her dance fiancé dancing with the stars captioned an image of herself.

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Hope this message brings you hope, bravery, a smile and fills you up with love. I know yesterday I deleted a message that brought you all such smiles. I’ll explain why another time. It’s a good story (even funny.) So I hope this does the same. This Thursday you all get to finally watch & see more behind the photos, the dancing, & the stories of this love, this roller coaster ride I have had with @theartemc on #totalbellas They say love conquers all…and it sure does. So many people in the beginning said it was just lust, my feelings weren’t real, it was just the dance, the infatuation, the mystery of this person, but I knew & felt it was always more. I listened to my heart, my soul, my body, I knew deep down that this was God’s gift, his answered prayer. You never know when He will answer it, when it will come, it’s never the timing we desire, or atleast we don’t think it is. When I finally got the chance, & maybe because I was so broken, I tried to fight a very powerful love, deny it, walk away from it, & yet this beautiful gift of love wouldn’t let me walk away, this love that I always wanted. Now I didn’t expect to get so much of what I had been praying for in a year lol but I finally opened up my eyes, my heart, & accepted this beautiful gift. And now I have the most beautiful gift of all coming in August, my baby. (Goodness I love saying that!!) I thought answered prayers were easy, just given when answered but they’re not, there’s a lesson & a growth in each one. You just got to be brave, fearless & know He’s right there holding your hand & waiting for when He knows it’s the right time for you. I’m so glad I took the chance on you Artem & that you are brave enough to show the world our love, our ups & downs, & all the beautiful imperfections in between. “Life is a dance, we learn as we go.” I want to dance forever with you my click, my A, my love.❤️I know being locked inside with your love one right now can be more tough than enjoyable, especially when finances and kids come into play but maybe right now is a good time to communicate, be adventurous in creative ways, be silly & just dance. Don’t give up on love. Imagine if I did. Sorry so long.Luv u all!❤

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Once she finally had the opportunity, maybe because she was so broken, she tried to fight a powerful love, refuse, go away, and yet this exquisite gift of love wouldn’t let her walk away. She didn’t expect to get so much she prayed for in a year, but she opened her eyes, her heart, and welcomed this beautiful gift.

Nikki Bella & John Cena

Bella and Cena, 42, started to date in 2012 until the Wrestlemania 33 star of Blockers announced it in April 2017. Weekly broke the news that the couple one year later broke off their involvement. A few weeks then, the first pair resumed their relationship, before calling it back in July 2018.

The former wrestler told us at the time she called her involvement off to “work on our relationship,” but after “much time and searching for the soul alone.”

Bella met Chigvintsev in 2017 when, in season 25, they were partner dancing with the Stars as reported in January 2019 that the two dated just six months after Cena split Bella. One year later, in November 2019, the pair announced their secret presence in France. The reality star revealed two months later that she and Chigvintsev expect their first child together.

Cena’s dating engineer Shay Shariatzadeh, for his part. In March 2019, eight months after his splitting from Bella, the professional wrestler was first identified with Shariatzadeh.