{"id":215255,"date":"2026-01-07T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/nikki-bella-and-cooper-dejean-actually-dating-despite-20-year-age-gap\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:14:43","slug":"nikki-bella-and-cooper-dejean-actually-dating-despite-20-year-age-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/nikki-bella-and-cooper-dejean-actually-dating-despite-20-year-age-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Bella and Cooper DeJean: Actually Dating (Despite 20-Year Age Gap)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping to launch another successful playoff run when they take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Wild Card round on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>And in all likelihood, the team\u2019s newest superfan, Nikki Bella, will be on hand at Lincoln Financial Field.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t know who Nikki rooted for in the past (though as a San Diego native, she probably wasn\u2019t cheering for the Birds), but these days she\u2019s all about Philly and the team\u2019s star cornerback, Cooper DeJean.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Garcia speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 21, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-544559 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2221382467-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikki Garcia speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 21, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/06\/nikki-bella-cooper-dejean-dating-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Nikki and Cooper are not in an official relationship, but they have been enjoying each other\u2019s company.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders tell the outlet that Bella and DeJean have been \u201cspending some time together and even been on dates,\u201d but Nikki still considers herself single.<\/p>\n<p>She might not be single for long, however, with the way things are going.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki has been in attendance at several recent Eagles games, and last week, she wore a custom DeJean jersey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DS0P1Bfjyal\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Needless to say, Nikki is very much Team DeJean.<\/p>\n<p>And fans couldn\u2019t be happier for the WWE Hall of Famer, who\u2019s been notoriously unlucky in love.<\/p>\n<p>In August of 2024, Nikki\u2019s then-husband \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/artem-chigvintsev-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artem Chigvintsev was arrested<\/a>\u00a0on a domestic battery charge.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/nikki-bella-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikki filed for divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Nikki is a single mom to five-year-old Matteo, and while she\u2019s been mostly tight-lipped about the Artem situation, it\u2019s clear that the two of them did not part ways on good terms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Garcia attends the 35th annual Environmental Media Awards Gala, sponsored by Radford Studio Center and Toyota at Radford Studio Center on October 11, 2025 in Studio City, California. \" class=\"wp-image-544558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Garcia attends the 35th annual Environmental Media Awards Gala, sponsored by Radford Studio Center and Toyota at Radford Studio Center on October 11, 2025 in Studio City, California. \" class=\"wp-image-544558 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2240528458-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikki Garcia attends the 35th annual Environmental Media Awards Gala, sponsored by Radford Studio Center and Toyota at Radford Studio Center on October 11, 2025 in Studio City, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for The Environmental Media Association)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nikki also endured a very public breakup with fellow wrestling legend John Cena.<\/p>\n<p>As for Cooper, he\u2019s 20 years Nikki\u2019s junior, and he was in kindergarten when she made her WWE debut. <\/p>\n<p>But famous men date much younger women all the time. Why should the standards be different for someone like Nikki?<\/p>\n<p>We should note that this appears to be a very new romance, and it looks as though Nikki and Cooper are both happy to keep things casual \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n<p>After the Eagles\u2019 season comes to an end, who knows?<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Cooper is almost certainly laser-focused on helping his team repeat as Super Bowl champs.<\/p>\n<p>But entering an official relationship with his first crush is also a respectable goal!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/nikki-bella-and-cooper-dejean-actually-dating-despite-20-year-age-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping to launch another successful playoff run when they take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Wild Card round on Sunday. And in all likelihood, the team\u2019s newest superfan, Nikki Bella, will be on hand at Lincoln Financial Field. We don\u2019t know who Nikki rooted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":215256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-215255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}