It was reported back in August that Nikki Garcia’s (Nikki Bella) husband Artem Chigvintsev had been arrested on domestic violence charges. Nikki and Artem have since agreed to a divorce settlement and the charges against Artem have been dropped. During a recent episode of the Nikki & Brie Show, Nikki opened up about the situation and how she’s been adjusting to life following the divorce.
“I needed to disconnect because first things first, I’m a mom and my son’s protection and privacy is the most important. So, I was going to do whatever it took for that, most importantly, and then just needing space for healing, for facing trauma head on.”
“It’s been really tough. I’ve been heartbroken, sad. You know, you dream of having this family and you have this incredible love and it just goes the other way. And you go from having a great love story to having a terrible one. I never saw any of it coming as far as what the ending would be. It’s been a struggle.”
“I know being a public figure, I have to say a little bit about this. And after this, I don’t want to ever talk about it again because I truly do want privacy for Matteo, that has been the most important part. But obviously, I’ve had a public relationship, I’m a public figure, so I have to talk about what’s gone on a little bit.”
Nikki also explained why she played up her relationship for the public eye when she added, “I really played it up like things were a lot better than what they were in the public eye, which I have regrets in that because what I felt was if I could just put this person on a pedestal and maybe if this person hears it enough what I believe in them, they can believe that in themselves.”
When Brie asked if Nikki was trying to show her fans that she had a fairytale relationship she said, “That, yes, and I didn’t want to have another failed public relationship. And more than any of that, I wanted it for Matteo. It always comes back to him. You fight for your kids, you want to stick together because that’s what the kids want. And I tried really hard.”
Nikki went on to say that her and Artem have done a great job with co-parenting, and that she hopes they will be great friends at some point, but she doesn’t think it will happen anytime soon.
H/T F4Wonline.com
