The end of 2024 is just around the corner and it’s only natural that we look back on the past twelve months and assess the changes we’ve made, the things we’ve learned and what we hope to achieve in the new year. For Nikki Garcia, that is no easy task. The former WWE star known as Nikki Bella has divorced her husband, Dancing with the stars pro Artem Chigvintsev, echoing his arrest in August for domestic violence. She spoke candidly about the lessons she wants to learn in 2025 and delivered a powerful message about not trying to fix people.
There have been accusations made back and forth between Nikki Garcia and her former DWTS partner — who started dating in 2019 when they were paired together on season 25 of the ABC dancing competition — since his arrest. Garcia started looking for a divorce lawyer right away Artem Chigvintsev has insisted he was not violent with his wife. Looking back on the year, Garcia continued The Nikki & Brie Show podcast she realized how strong she is, and a big lesson she learned was:
We’re not here to fix other people, we just aren’t. We are here to lead by example. We are here to teach our children, feed our children, teach others and lead by example, but we are not here to solve problems. And it took me 41 years to realize that, and I will definitely take that into my 2025.
Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev share one child, four-year-old Matteo, so as difficult as this breakup has been for Garcia, it’s not surprising that much of her focus is on her son. She talked about the energy she puts into trying to fix people, saying she’s learned that you can show love and support “especially in the relationships you have,” but you’re not here to fix things. Garcia gave some powerful advice to anyone who might hear themselves in her words:
If you are in that kind of relationship that you are fixing, you need to find a way out because trying to fix someone will not bring love, happiness and change. Honestly, you’ll end up exhausting yourself and bringing nothing but sadness. And so that hit me really hard, because I’m definitely in that space now, and this new era of mine is no longer dissolving in 2025. I will lead. I will help. I will support. I will love, but I will not fix.
That’s definitely a strong energy to carry into 2025.
Nikki Garcia’s divorce from Artem Chigvintsev was finalized in November. A prosecutor declined to file criminal charges against the professional dancer after his arrest, and both parties have since withdrawn their restraining orders against each other. Hopefully this means that everyone involved will enter the new year in a healthy way.
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