{"id":797623,"date":"2026-08-01T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797623\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:40:11","slug":"nikki-bella-says-shes-celibate-following-cooper-dejean-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797623\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Bella Says She&#8217;s Celibate Following Cooper DeJean Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Nikki Bella<br \/>\n                          No Dating Prospects Here &#8230; I&#8217;m Celibate!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:28 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260801_5df62ed4b3e14ea392350c61c141b8d6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:05fc4775-19b4-4671-a978-fde832f575f3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5df62ed4b3e14ea392350c61c141b8d6_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-nikki-bella-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nikki-bella\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikki Bella<\/a> says her love life is down for the count these days &#8230; joking she&#8217;s become &#8220;like a nun&#8221; after taking a time out from being intimate with other people as she focuses on her busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The pro wrestler opened up about her dating life to Us Weekly ahead of this weekend&#8217;s WWE SummerSlam, noting &#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m pretty much like a nun at this point. Super celibate. I should just put on a ring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;I wish I was out there getting wild. I just don\u2019t have energy for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nikki is certainly a busy woman &#8212; she unretired from WWE this year, has a wine company and podcast with her twin sister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brie-bella\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brie<\/a>, and is a single mom to 5-year-old Matteo, whom she shares with her ex-husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/artem-chigvintsev\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Artem Chigvintsev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The famous athlete and Artem were married for about two years before their August 2024 separation following Artem&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/29\/dwts-artem-chigvintsev-arrested-domestic-battery\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrest<\/a> for domestic violence &#8230; prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/24\/artem-chigvintsev-no-criminal-charges-domestic-violence-arrest\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">decided not<\/a> to pursue charges. The pair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/11\/20\/artem-chigvintsev-nikki-bella-settle-divorce\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">settled their divorce<\/a> in the fall of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260418_0f60d376e9004eccae8715c4b4af67bd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:05fc4775-19b4-4671-a978-fde832f575f3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0f60d376e9004eccae8715c4b4af67bd_md.png\" alt=\"nikki bella brie bella sub getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brie even told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/sports\/news\/nikki-bella-says-shes-celibate-amid-tough-dating-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Us Weekly<\/a> she&#8217;s trying to help Nikki get back into the dating scene &#8230; but sees that her sister is quite tied up. She is holding onto some hope, though, telling the outlet &#8230; &#8220;I still keep my eyes open. There\u2019s been some prospects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nikki was most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/06\/nikki-bella-cooper-dejean-dating-eagles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">linked<\/a> to Philadelphia Eagles star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cooper-dejean\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper DeJean<\/a> &#8230; we broke the news in January they has been on some dates. However, it&#8217;s been months since the pair were spotted together.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260801_ab49a5d4f4d1453d960b728189e8993e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:05fc4775-19b4-4671-a978-fde832f575f3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ab49a5d4f4d1453d960b728189e8993e_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-nikki-bella-brie-bella-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>For now, it looks like her sights are set on the ring &#8212; the &#8220;Total Bellas&#8221; alum will team up with her sister and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/paige\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paige<\/a> in a six-woman tag team match against Fatal Influence &#8212; composed of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid &#8212; Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nikki Bella No Dating Prospects Here &#8230; I&#8217;m Celibate! 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