{"id":2265487,"date":"2026-02-03T22:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2265487"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:26:27","slug":"nikki-bella-42-addresses-romance-rumors-with-eagles-player-cooper-dejean-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nikki-bella-42-addresses-romance-rumors-with-eagles-player-cooper-dejean-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Bella, 42, addresses romance rumors with Eagles player Cooper DeJean, 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nikki Bella seemingly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/07\/sports\/nikki-bella-casually-dating-eagles-cooper-dejean-after-weeks-of-buzz\/\">confirmed her romance<\/a> with Philadelphia Eagles player Cooper DeJean after weeks of dating speculation.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestling star (aka Nikki Garcia), 42, addressed the speculation as she and her sister, Brie Bella, made their joint WWE return for the \u201cRoyal Rumble\u201d on Monday night in Philly.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_piccone\/status\/2018504888276177066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video from the twins\u2019 segment<\/a> shared online showed the sisters entering the ring \u2014 where they were met with a chorus of boos from the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nikki Bella, 42, seemingly confirmed her relationship with Philadelphia Eagles star Cooper DeJean, 22.  <span class=\"credit\">nikkigarcia\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She addressed the romance rumors (after weeks of speculation) during a WWE segment Monday night.   <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIs that for the Eagles not getting in the Super Bowl or for us?\u201d Nikki asked the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually think they\u2019re saying \u2018Coop,&#8217;\u201d Brie chimed in, leaving her sister visibly flustered.<\/p>\n<p>After pulling her composure together, Nikki cleverly quipped, \u201cCan you blame a girl for having good taste? I mean, Pro Bowl, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Nikki did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCan you blame a girl for having good taste?\u201d she joked with the audience in Philadelphia.  <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nikki and Cooper first sparked dating rumors in December. <span class=\"credit\">Nikki Bella\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source previously told TMZ in January that Nikki was casually dating the 22-year-old NFL star and that there is a mutual attraction.<\/p>\n<p>However, the insider added that Nikki was still \u201cvery single\u201d at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Nikki <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/18\/celebrity-news\/nikki-bella-42-sparks-dating-rumors-with-nfls-cooper-dejean-22-1-year-after-artem-chigvintsev-breakup\/\">first sparked speculation<\/a> that she and the professional athlete were dating back in December \u2014 one year after she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/11\/celebrity-news\/nikki-garcia-divorces-artem-chigvintsev-after-his-domestic-violence-arrest\/\">finalized her divorce<\/a> from Artem Chigvintsev.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, she shared an Instagram Reel of her trip to the city of Brotherly Love, where she attended the Eagles vs. Las Vegas Raiders game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cTotal Bellas\u201d star shared an Instagram Reel of the pair looking cozy together while posing for photos. <span class=\"credit\">Nikki Bella\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She later pushed the speculation further when she shared another clip of her walking through Lincoln Financial Field stadium in a DeJean jersey.  <span class=\"credit\">Nikki Bella\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The new romance comes one year after her split from Artem Chigvintsev.  <span class=\"credit\">theartemc\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one scene featured in her video, she shared a clip of herself posing in DeJean\u2019s locker. She then followed it up with footage of the pair looking cozy while out celebrating the team\u2019s 31-0 win. <\/p>\n<p>Later that month, Nikki <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/29\/entertainment\/nikki-bella-fuels-cooper-dejean-dating-rumors-at-eagles-game-with-telling-outfit-choice\/\">pushed the speculation even further<\/a> after she shared a clip of her walking through Lincoln Financial Field stadium in a jersey honoring the defensive back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalking into Sunday like\u2026. \ud83e\udd85\ud83d\udd25,\u201d the \u201cTotal Bellas\u201d star captioned the footage before turning off her comments. \u201cBeen there, WON that.\u201d \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc #flyeaglesfly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Bella seemingly confirmed her romance with Philadelphia Eagles player Cooper DeJean after weeks of dating speculation. The wrestling star (aka Nikki Garcia), 42, addressed the speculation as she and her sister, Brie Bella, made their joint WWE return for the \u201cRoyal Rumble\u201d on Monday night in Philly. 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