Nikki Bellawas just spotted wearing a special accessory — but it wasn’t her enormous new engagement ring.The 36-year-oldTotal Bellasstar,who announced her engagement on Jan. 3, was seen out and about with fiancéArtem Chigvintsevon Thursday wearing a thin double-band crisscross ring onthatfinger.In the paparazzi photos, Nikki wore a maroon fur shawl and a cream-colored peacoat with black pants, black cat-eye sunglasses and matching combat boots as she flashed her minimalistic ring to the cameras.The formerDancing with the Starspro, 37, looked cool and casual in a blue jeans and a red T-shirt, teamed with fur-lined aviator jacket and brown boots.BACKGRIDNikki and Chigvintsev were spotted smiling, holding hands and sharing a kiss during their breakfast date, which marked their first public appearance together sinceannouncing their engagementon social media. They shared the news last week, but actually got engaged in November during a trip to France.The bride-to-be wore a double-band on her left hand, which appears to be a substitute for her actual engagement ring (which featured a huge rectangular diamond in a photo posted alongside theInstagram announcement). And that may be because she’s still getting her engagement ring adjusted.On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Bellas Podcast—which she co-hosts with twin sister and fellowTotal BellasstarBrie Bella— Nikki shared that she’s “really happy” with her engagement ring, even though she needed to make a few tweaks.“I’m really happy I get to wear my ring. It’s been getting sized and also getting the setting fixed,” Nikki told her sister. “You know me, I’m a lover of diamonds, and Artem picked out this gorgeous diamond and it’s a very rare diamond.”“And I really love the shape; it’s very classic,” she continued. “But when I was looking at it I was like, ‘I think it could be set a little different.’ And so the guy was like, ‘Wow, your girl has a really good eye. She’s actually right about the setting’—just because I felt like it wasn’t showcasing this gorgeous diamond that he picked out.”Nikki Bella and Brie Bella.Damairs Carter/MediaPunchNikki and Brie were both on hand at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Tuesday to speak on a panel about female leadership and success, and Nikki was spotted wearing the same plain band on her ring finger (pictured above).TheBellaspodcaster recently toldHealththat herdance pro love makes her feel very differentthan how she has felt in previous relationships.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images“Artem is the first person I’ve been with where I feel like I can be Nicole and never fear he’s going to leave me for it,” Nikki, who stars on the cover of the current issue ofHealth, told the magazine. “We all have a little crazy in us, and he loves my crazy.”The star — who was previously set to marryJohn Cenabefore theycalled off the engagement last year— met Chigvintsev when they were partnered onDWTSin 2017 and reconnected after her breakup. They made theirrelationship official in Julyafter dating with “no labels” for nearly four months.The romantic engagement will be featured on the next season ofTotal Bellas,premiering this spring on E!
Nikki Bellawas just spotted wearing a special accessory — but it wasn’t her enormous new engagement ring.
The 36-year-oldTotal Bellasstar,who announced her engagement on Jan. 3, was seen out and about with fiancéArtem Chigvintsevon Thursday wearing a thin double-band crisscross ring onthatfinger.
In the paparazzi photos, Nikki wore a maroon fur shawl and a cream-colored peacoat with black pants, black cat-eye sunglasses and matching combat boots as she flashed her minimalistic ring to the cameras.
The formerDancing with the Starspro, 37, looked cool and casual in a blue jeans and a red T-shirt, teamed with fur-lined aviator jacket and brown boots.
BACKGRID
Nikki and Chigvintsev were spotted smiling, holding hands and sharing a kiss during their breakfast date, which marked their first public appearance together sinceannouncing their engagementon social media. They shared the news last week, but actually got engaged in November during a trip to France.
The bride-to-be wore a double-band on her left hand, which appears to be a substitute for her actual engagement ring (which featured a huge rectangular diamond in a photo posted alongside theInstagram announcement). And that may be because she’s still getting her engagement ring adjusted.
On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Bellas Podcast—which she co-hosts with twin sister and fellowTotal BellasstarBrie Bella— Nikki shared that she’s “really happy” with her engagement ring, even though she needed to make a few tweaks.
“I’m really happy I get to wear my ring. It’s been getting sized and also getting the setting fixed,” Nikki told her sister. “You know me, I’m a lover of diamonds, and Artem picked out this gorgeous diamond and it’s a very rare diamond.”
“And I really love the shape; it’s very classic,” she continued. “But when I was looking at it I was like, ‘I think it could be set a little different.’ And so the guy was like, ‘Wow, your girl has a really good eye. She’s actually right about the setting’—just because I felt like it wasn’t showcasing this gorgeous diamond that he picked out.”
Nikki Bella and Brie Bella.Damairs Carter/MediaPunch
Nikki and Brie were both on hand at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Tuesday to speak on a panel about female leadership and success, and Nikki was spotted wearing the same plain band on her ring finger (pictured above).
TheBellaspodcaster recently toldHealththat herdance pro love makes her feel very differentthan how she has felt in previous relationships.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
“Artem is the first person I’ve been with where I feel like I can be Nicole and never fear he’s going to leave me for it,” Nikki, who stars on the cover of the current issue ofHealth, told the magazine. “We all have a little crazy in us, and he loves my crazy.”
The star — who was previously set to marryJohn Cenabefore theycalled off the engagement last year— met Chigvintsev when they were partnered onDWTSin 2017 and reconnected after her breakup. They made theirrelationship official in Julyafter dating with “no labels” for nearly four months.
The romantic engagement will be featured on the next season ofTotal Bellas,premiering this spring on E!
source: people.com
