Nikki Garcia breaks her silence on Artem Chigvintsev’s ‘harsh’ divorce

Nikki Garcia Refers to her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev for the first time

“I’m heartbroken,” Nicki, 41, said during Monday, Dec. 2’s episode “The Nikki & Brie Show” podcast.. “You dream of having this family and you have this amazing love, and it just goes the other way. You go from a great love story to a terrible story.”

Monday’s episode marked Nikki’s return to the podcast she co-hosts with her twin sister, Brie Garcia, following the drama between her and ex-husband Chigvintsev, 42, which included his arrest and split. Nicki told listeners that the past few months “have been really hard” – and explained her absence from the public eye.

“I disconnected from social media, from the world, and I just knew I had to disconnect because first of all, I’m a mother and the protection and privacy of my son is the most important,” she explained. “I intended to do everything necessary for this and most importantly, then you simply need a place to heal, to deal head-on with trauma.”

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Nikki Garcia is taking a break from her and her twin sister Brie Garcia’s podcast amid her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev. “Nikki’s not here because, as you all know, she’s going through something personal in her life, and she’s just asking for her privacy for herself and her family, so we’re going to give it,” (…)

Us Weekly August confirmed it Chigvintsev was arrested for domestic battery and a subsequent felony domestic violence booking alleged quarrel With Nikki Benapa. A week later, both Filed for divorce. Niki asked for full custody of their 4-year-old son, Mateo, while Chigvintsev She asked for joint custody. (They too Apply for injunctions against each other.)

in november, us Confirmed that Niki and Chigvintsev settled their divorce.

“Nicky and Artem have finalized their divorce and will not be going to court,” Nicky’s rep shared in a statement. “Both parties decided to cancel the domestic violence restraining orders against each other in an effort to continue their lives and actually parent their son.”

During Monday’s episode of the podcast, Nikki said she “never” expected her marriage to end this way.

“It was a struggle,” she said. “I know I’m a public figure, I have to say something about it, right? After that, I don’t want to talk about (it) again, because I really want privacy for Matteo. That was the most important part.”

Nikki said she was was “so shocked” Over the past few months, as the drama surrounding her split has continued.

“You sit there, and you go, I shared my life with this person. I thought it was so different,” she said. “Just to see what someone can do. You know, we’re family. No matter what, at the end of the day, even when two people get divorced, if you have kids, you’re still family.”

The whole situation is “heartbreaking” for Nikki, who said she loses her appetite and cries a lot. Despite the challenges of navigating her divorce, Nikki still puts her son first.

“This whole situation was really just hard to wrap my head around. I never would have thought,” she added. “You couldn’t tell me what the end of my 2024 was like. I’d think you were crazy. But the one thing I’ve realized about detaching from the world, when you know the truth, nothing else matters.”