Nikki Garcia, professionally known as Nikki Bella, is the twin sister of Brie Garcia. They were raised by their mother, Kathy Colace, and have a younger brother, JJ Garcia.
Nikki married dancer Artem Chigvintsev in 2022. Their son Matteo was born in 2020. The couple separated and settled their divorce in November 2024; they continue co-parenting their son.
Nikki Bella husband
Artem Chigvintsev (ex-husband)
Garcia met dancer Artem Chigvintsev when they were paired on “Dancing with the Stars.” They became engaged, welcomed son Matteo in 2020 and married in August 2022. They separated in 2024 and settled their divorce that November.
Nikki was previously engaged to wrestler and actor John Cena. That engagement ended in 2018.
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Nikki Bella kids
Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev (son with Artem Chigvintsev)
Date of birth: July 31, 2020
Matteo is Nikki Garcia’s only child. His parents share custody and limit his exposure to public conflict following their divorce.
Who are Nikki Bella parents?
Jon Garcia (father)
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Date of birth: 1964
Nikki has uneasy relationships with her father. She didn’t talk to him every day. As Mr. Garcia’s aunt used to tell in her interview, the ex-wrestler and her twin sister are offended by the fact that their father has another family in Mexico. He has a wife, a son and a daughter in that country. That’s why Nikki and Brie didn’t invite him as their family member into the series “Total Bellas”. But the man eagerly watches his daughters’ show on E! channel.
Jonathan Edward Garcia was born in 1964. He graduated from Central Union High School in 1982. Previously he earned his living as a farm manager in Arizona. Now he works as Construction Site Supervisor in El Centro, CA.
He shares his time between California, where he works, and Mexico, where his wife Ana and their kids, Alexia and Ezequiel, live. He hopes to take his family to the USA after the necessary papers would have been prepared. On January 31, 2020, his wife Ana and he celebrated the 15th wedding anniversary.
Kathy Colace-Laurinaitis (mother)
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Date of birth: October 19, 1964
Nicki’s fans know a lot about her family, because she demonstrated her mother, stepfather, twin sister and brother in the reality series “Total Bellas”, which premiered on E! in 2016 and is popular till now. In April 2020 the show will return for the fifth season.
The stylish elegant blond lady looks like the third Bella sister, but she is the mother of the famous female wrestlers. Her birth name is Kathy Colace, she was also known under the name Kathy Garcia (then she was married to Nicki’s father) and since 2016 her surname is Laurinaitis (after her second husband John Laurinaitis).
She was born in Los Angeles in the family of Joseph John Colace and his wife Alice Mary Dessert. From her father’s side, Kathy has Italian roots. Mr. Collace (Nicki’s grandfather) was a producer, who owned the company “Colace Bros”.
Kathy is an entrepreneur. She started her career in her father’s company, and after 18 years there, she moved on to start her own business. Mrs. Laurinaitis runs a recruiting company.
Her business ambitions didn’t prevent the woman from building her own family. She married Jon Garcia many years ago, and the couple parented three kids. She divorced from Jon after she knew about his infidelity. Many years later she met another man, John Laurinaitis, the ex-wrestler, known under the name Johnny Ace. They fell in love, got engaged and then got married.
Nikki Bella siblings
Brie Bella (twin sister)
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Date of birth: November 21, 1983
Brie Bella is Nikki’s twin sister, with whom she performed on the ring in 2007-2016. We’ll tell you in detail about her life, her husband and kids in a separate article.
J.J. Garcia (younger brother)
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Date of birth: 1986
Jonathan Edward Garcia Jr, or JJ, is Nikki’s younger brother. He lives in Phoenix, Ar. The young man is married to Lola Garcia and they have kids. JJ and his family make occasional relationships on the “Total Bellas” show.
Alexia Garcia (younger half-sister from paternal side)
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Date of birth: circa 2009
Alexia is Nikki’s younger half-sister from the paternal side. She is the daughter of Jon Garcia and his second wife Ana. She lives in Mexico and studies at school there. The girl is good in her academics, as her proud father says.
Ezequiel Garcia (younger half-brother from paternal side)
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Date of birth: circa 2015
Ezequiel is the youngest kid of Jon Garcia. He is Nicki’s half-brother, but the reality TV star seems not to be close to him. Nevertheless, the boy is rather cute, isn’t he?
Bio
Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace, known professionally as Nikki Bella or Nikki Garcia, is an American television personality and retired professional wrestler born on November 21, 1983. She and twin sister Brie became WWE performers known as the Bella Twins.
Nikki held the WWE Divas Championship and starred in “Total Divas” and “Total Bellas.” She later appeared on competition and hosting programs and returned for selected WWE appearances. Her marriage to Artem Chigvintsev ended in 2024. They have one son, Matteo.
Interesting and fun facts
Nikki performs alongside her twin sister Brie as one of the Bella Twins.
She is a former WWE Divas Champion.
She starred in “Total Divas” and “Total Bellas.”
She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
She has one son, Matteo, with former husband Artem Chigvintsev.
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