Nikki Bella welcomes birth of first child

On back-to-back days, Nikki Bella (Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace) and Brie Bella (Brianna Danielson) welcomed children into the world.

Nikki announced on Instagram today that she and her fiance Artem Chigvintsev welcomed the birth of their first child on Friday: “7/31/2020 Our baby boy is here and we couldn’t be HAPPIER and more in LOVE! Everyone is safe and healthy.”

Brie also revealed today that she gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday: “It’s a BOY!!! 8-1-2020 We are overwhelmed with joy and everyone is healthy!!!” This is Brie and Daniel Bryan’s (Bryan Danielson) second child. Their daughter, Birdie Joe Danielson, was born in May 2017.

Nikki announced in January that she and Chigvintsev got engaged in November 2019. They were partners on Dancing with the Stars in 2017.

The season five finale of Total Bellas featured Nikki’s gender reveal party, while Brie and Bryan waited to find out their baby’s gender. Total Bellas has been renewed by E! and the sixth season of the show will premiere this fall.

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