Nikki Bella didn't feel romantic sparks with Artem Chigvintsev on DWTS

It definitely wasn't love at first sight for Nikki Bella when she was paired up with future fiancé Artem Chigvintsev on season 25 of Dancing With The Stars in 2017. No initial attraction: Nikki Bella confessed she did not experience any romantic sparks when she was paired with future fiancé Artem Chigvintsev on season 25 of Dancing With The Stars During the conversation with podcast guest Lisa Vanderpump on October 13, Bella admitted she was 'uncomfortable' performing some of the more intimate dance moves with Chigvintsev. Uncomfortable: Nikki admitted to being to feeling 'awkward' when she had to perform intimate dance moves with Chigvintsev on DWTS They way we were: Nikki and John had been dating for about five years when she appeared on DWTS from September to November 2017 Although there weren't any feelings of attraction between the future couple, who welcomed son Matteo on July 31, Nikki did confess the DWTS experience created a connection of sorts. Sparks would eventually fly: Nikki and Artem started dating about seven months after she and John Cena split for the last time in July 2018; they are pictured with Nikki's twin sister Brie Nikki started dating Chigvintsev, a Russian born professional dancer in January 2019, about seven months after she and Cena called it quits.