Nikki Garcia sheds light on raising son Matteo with ex Artem Chigvintsev in first interview since explosive split
Nikki Garcia sheds light on raising son Matteo with ex Artem Chigvintsev in first interview since explosive split
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Nikki Garcia has shed light on co-parenting with her ex Artem Chigvintsev and her life post-split in her first interview since ending their marriage. The WWE alum, 41, filed for divorce from Artem, 42, in September 2024, shortly after an alleged altercation between them led to his arrest for domestic violence. They share four-year-old son Matteo together.
![[Garcia's marriage to Chigvintsev officially ended after two years last year; pictured 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/04/94623497-14336385-Garcia_s_marriage_to_Chigvintsev_officially_ended_after_two_year-a-49_1738125553076.jpg)
Now, in her first interview since the divorce, Garcia opened up to Us Weekly about how she's been faring since the ordeal made headlines. She revealed how she and Chigvintsev have been raising their child together, and how she's been explaining the situation to their son.
![[Nikki said her sister Brie Garcia thought she and Artem should have split long ago; the sisters pictured 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/04/94623505-14336385-Nikki_said_her_sister_Brie_Garcia_thought_she_and_Artem_should_h-a-48_1738125553075.jpg)
'I've used words like divorce, [but] it’s only been when he’s asked. Everything’s kind of been about us just having our own homes,' she said. 'You get to go see Mommy and you get to go see Daddy. On Christmas, we made sure we were both there when we baked Santa’s cookies. Matteo went to bed and we both were there when he woke up. Because he’s our focus, we want to keep those moments.'.
![[Fortunately, 2025 has been 'amazing' for Garcia, who said she's been getting to know herself as a woman in her 40s; pictured earlier this month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/04/94623489-14336385-Fortunately_2025_has_been_amazing_for_Garcia_who_said_she_s_been-a-50_1738125553162.jpg)
The former couple now share custody of their son, and Garcia admitted she finds time away from Matteo challenging. Nikki Garcia has shed light on co-parenting with her ex Artem Chigvintsev and her life post-split in her first interview since ending their marriage; pictured 2019.
![[Garcia doesn't see herself falling love with someone new anytime soon; pictured with Artem in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/04/94623507-14336385-Garcia_doesn_t_see_herself_falling_love_with_someone_new_anytime-a-51_1738125553244.jpg)
'What’s crazy about coparenting is you get a schedule. It’s wild that one day it’s like, “OK, here are the days you get your son,” and that’s just what you do. 'For me, that part is incredibly tough. I had never been in our home without him. So getting through those days is extremely difficult because I just love being around my son so much.'.
