Nikki Bella Dishes on ‘Very Good’ Sex Life With Husband Artem Chigvintsev: ‘It Doesn’t Feel Forced’

01.12.2022 - 21:09 / usmagazine.com

Still head over heels! Nikki Bella opened up about the ongoing passion in her relationship with husband Artem Chigvintsev.

“We’re very good with our sex life. We don’t wait weeks. We’re actually very good in that way,” the professional wrestler, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month while promoting her hosting gig on the new celebrity game show Barmageddon. “I feel like [it’s] because we both try, but in a way where it doesn’t feel forced. … I still get butterflies when we kiss and it’s crazy.”

The athlete and Chigvintsev, 40, tied the knot in August after more than three years of dating. When Bella caught up with Us, the couple had yet to reach a certain newlywed milestone.

“We still have not slept in our own bed as a married couple, which I’m really eager to do that. I’m like, ‘Artem, we haven’t even made love as husband and wife in our own bed. This is crazy.’ But the day we landed back from Paris, Artem had to come straight to L.A. for Dancing With the Stars,” the WWE ambassador explained.

Chigvintsev was paired with Heidi D’Amelio for season 31 of the Disney+ reality competition series. The finale episode aired live on November 21.

“Artem and I finally get to be in our own bed together as husband and wife and I’m really excited for it,” the two-time WWE Divas Champion shared. “But it’s crazy because sometimes people say like, ‘Oh, nothing really changes [after marriage].’ But I felt like a lot has changed — just both of our perspective[s] in life now as a couple, and how we’re there for each other and we just look at things more as a team than individuals and I’ve really enjoyed that.”

The California native added that her favorite thing about the DWTS pro is his “sweet calming aura,” saying that it balances