Nikki Bella announced her engagement to Artem Chigvintsev in January.
And ahead of the launch of Total Bellas season five, the retired WWE star spoke to Daily Mail Australia about the exact moment she knew her fiancé was The One.
‘It was very quickly in our relationship,’ said the 36-year-old sports entertainer, who is expecting the couple’s first child in late July.
‘It happened very quickly, I’ll never forget it’: Retired WWE star Nikki Bella (left) has revealed the exact moment she knew her fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev (right), was The One
‘Artem and I, when we started dating around Christmas time [in 2018], he was still on tour for Dancing with the Stars. It was really incredible and passionate,’ Nikki said.
‘We would hang out every day, going on hikes, going to bars and having wine, and walking the streets [of Los Angeles].’
Nikki went on to reveal the dance move that Artem performed on one of their many dates that she’ll simply never forget.
Romantic: Recalling a date with the professional dancer, Nikki told Daily Mail Australia last week: ‘He turned me and dipped me, and it was just… I remember in that moment I just thought, ‘I feel like this is the rest of my life”
‘I remember one time, he turned me and dipped me, and it was just… I remember in that moment I just thought, “I feel like this is the rest of my life,”‘ she said.
‘I just remember thinking, “I’m either living in a movie or this is the type of feeling you’ll have when you know you’ve met The One.” And I’ll never forget it.’
Nikki met the Russian-American professional dancer, 37, met when they were partners on the 2017 season of Dancing with the Stars.
How they met: Nikki and Russian-American professional dancer Artem, 37, met when they were partners on the U.S. 2017 season of Dancing With The Stars
At the time, Nikki was engaged to WWE superstar John Cena, 42, after five years of dating. They called off their engagement in July 2018.
Nikki and Artem went public with their romance in March 2019, and announced their engagement in January this year.
The two-time WWE Divas Champion also said she felt ‘lucky’ to be going through her pregnancy at the same time as her twin sister, Brie.
Ex: At the time, Nikki was engaged to fellow WWE wrestler John Cena, 42, after five years of dating. They called off their engagement in July 2018. Nikki and John are pictured in 2017
Set to wed: Nikki and Artem went public with their romance in March 2019, and announced their engagement in January this year
Brie, who is married to retired WWE star Daniel Bryan, is expecting their second child, and is also due around the same time as Nikki.
‘I feel so lucky because I know with a lot of first-time mothers… you just freak out the whole time with your first pregnancy,’ she said.
‘You’re wanting to go to the doctor’s office because you’re going through all these things, and you don’t know if they’re good or bad.
‘I go to Brie so many times a day: Elsewhere in her interview with Daily Mail Australia, Nikki said she feels ‘lucky’ to be going through her pregnancy with twin sister Brie (left)
‘I feel so lucky because I literally go to Brie so many times a day and say, “Hey, I’m feeling this. Is this normal? What should I be doing?”
‘I rarely read books about this stuff because I just go to Brie for everything.’
Nikki added that she looks at just how well Brie and Daniel are raising their first child, daughter Birdie, two.
‘I wouldn’t ask my sister if I didn’t like her child, and I love everything about her (Birdie). So I’m like, “You did something right. So I’m going to follow you’.’
Season five of Total Bellas returns to E! Australia Wednesday April 15 at 7.30pm.
Family: Brie is married to retired WWE star Daniel Bryan (far left), and is expecting their second child. Pictured next to Daniel is the couple’s daughter Birdie, two