Dancing With the Stars’ Artem Chigvintsev’s Dating History: Carrie Ann Inaba, Nikki Bella and More

Nikki Garcia

Nikki and Artem first met when she competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2017. At the time, she was engaged to John Cena, but the pair broke off their engagement the following year. In 2018, Artem and Nikki reconnected and began dating soon after.

At the start of 2020, Nikki revealed that the So You Think You Can Dance alum had proposed during a trip to France in November. The couple welcomed their first child, a little boy, in July 2020, and two years later, Nikki and Artem officially tied the knot.

Shortly after celebrating their second wedding anniversary, news broke of Artem’s arrest. He was charged with felony domestic assault and detained. His bond was set at $25,000, which he paid the same day and was released. Artem has yet to address the incident.

Torrey DeVitto

Artem and actress Torrey DeVitto began dating in 2016. Their relationship was short-lived and in 2017, the Pretty Little Liars alum and Artem had broken up due to her moving out east after landing a role in Chicago Med.

Kara Tointon

In 2010, Artem appeared in the British dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing. It was there that he met EastEnders star Kara Tointon. Artem and Kara took home the win for the season and their dancing partnership blossomed into something more. However, in 2014, Kara confirmed that the two had gone their separate ways.

SCarrie Ann Inaba

While most people know them from their stints on Dancing With the Stars, Artem and Carrie Ann Inaba first met on the set of So You Think You Can Dance in 2006. They went on to date from 2006 to 2009 before breaking things off. The two remained friendly after their split, and years later, when Carrie appeared as a judge on DWTS, some viewers accused her of going easy on Artem, which she denied.

“I love Artem, I respect him, I love him and Nikki together. I love that they just had their little baby Matteo. There’s nothing but love and I thought it was hysterical,” Carrie told Us Weekly in a 2021 interview. “So none of it bothers me. I know that people are passionate about Dancing With the Stars. They’re passionate about who they’re voting for. I love that.”

Giselle Peacock

When fans first met Artem in the inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance, he was married to Giselle. The couple met at the Blackpool Dance Festival in 2003. Shortly after meeting, Giselle invited Artem to be her date to a wedding in the States. He took her up on the invitation and never looked back. Giselle and Artem wed in 2004, but they called it quits just one year later.