Artem Vladimirovich Chigvintsev is a Russian professional dancer romantically linked to fellow dancers over the years. Born in 1982, Artem is an Emmy-nominated choreographer and DWTS pro dancer. Moreover, he specializes in Latin dancing and is a DWTS and Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) Mirror Ball Winner.
Born in Russian SFSR, Artem recently appeared in DWTS Season 32, which concluded on 05 December 2023, with The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson. He got his love for dancing from his father.
Before arriving in the US, Artem participated in several dance competitions in Italy, Germany, and England at fifteen. He left SCD and joined DWTS to focus on gaining his American citizenship, and he finally got it in 2014. Apart from appearing in the dance shows, he choreographed Mandy Moore in La La Land (2016).
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba was reportedly in a relationship with Artem from 2006 to 2009. She judged Dancing With The Stars Season 29, and fans found her strict with him and his partner, Bristowe. However, they won the season.
In November 2020, Carrie informed US Weekly that she did not treat anyone differently and was friends with Artem and his girlfriend at that time. According to her, people call her jealous and spread rumors while the truth is something else.
Nikki Bella
An insider told US Weekly in June 2020 how Artem treated Nikki Bella like a queen. Nikki is a retired professional wrestler and was engaged to John Cena in April 2017. However, they canceled their wedding planned to occur in May 2018.
Nikki partnered with Artem in Dancing With The Stars Season 25 and started dating him in January 2019. They engaged in January 2020, she gave birth to a boy in July of the same year, and they married in August 2022. Artem’s Instagram and Twitter profiles state his son’s name is Matteo.
Nikki reportedly began hating Artem after giving birth to their boy, and the couple underwent therapy to bring their relationship on track in November 2020. It was one of the reasons for postponing their wedding, and the other two reasons were his pneumonia and financial issues.
Kara Tointon
Artem got paired with the English actress Kara Tointon in Strictly Come Dancing Series 8. Winning the competition, they became the series champions for 2010. Further, they struggled to spend time together because he could not permanently reside in the UK due to his visa.
Artem and Kara celebrated her victory by kissing passionately and revealing their relationship. However, they were single while getting paired, and Kara accused the show producers of purposely adding romance to the show by pairing the single dancers.
In 2014, the 40-year-old actress (then 32-year-old) informed the Telegraph about their breakup. She took time to inform it because she did not want to read about herself that way. Meanwhile, she was already disappointed because the Strictly Come Dancing fans knew many things about their relationship.
Giselle Peacock
Artem moved to the US in 2003 to pursue his career but did not have a place to stay. Thus, Giselle Peacock, the champion ballroom dancer, took him to his dad’s house in California and supported him financially. According to her confession to the Daily Mail, she provided him with all basic necessities for the first eight months.
Giselle and Artem began dancing together within a few weeks, and her father sponsored his work visa. Artem went to Russia and did not communicate with her after that. Thus, she thought he must have married her for the green card. Meanwhile, Artem’s website states he got the green card in 2014. They married in 2004 and divorced the following year.
Torrey DeVitto
Artem began dating the actress Torrey De Vito in 2016. However, she was busy in Chicago filming Chicago Med, and he was in Los Angeles for Dancing With The Stars. Their relationship was confirmed when a media personnel spotted them getting affectionate in public.
Apart from that, Artem and Torrey had no time for romance in their long-distance relationship. Thus, they broke up in 2017.
Mischa Barton
Misha Barton and Artem’s story has different narratives. She was the second contestant to be eliminated from DWTS Season 22, but they were in touch after that. They reportedly had lunch together, and she introduced him to some of her friends. Thus, a source confirmed their relationship in 2016.
On the other hand, another source claimed that the show bonds the contestants with their dancing partners, and Artem and Mischa were always friends who never dated.
