Nikki Garcia quietly dismisses rumors about a romance with Cooper DeJean.
Nikki Garcia is (body) denouncing reports that she is sort of dating Cooper DeJean. In fact, the WWE star revealed that she hasn't had a sexual relationship for "a really long time." She also made it apparent that she isn't currently dating anyone, even if she didn't specifically mention the Philadelphia Eagles cornerback.
"It's crazy because I actually haven't been touched or done anything in so long," she stated in the Nikki & Brie Show podcast broadcast from December 18. "It's funny when people call me a w---e when I actually haven't had intimacy in a really long time.”
Nikki, who filed for divorce from her ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev last year, even acknowledged that she hasn't kissed anyone recently.
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"I haven't even kissed someone in so long,” she added. “It's, like, kind of crazy. I was thinking of this last night. Like, ‘Do I know how to kiss?’"
In jest, the 42-year-old continued, "I'm about to make out with my pillow to make sure I still got it.”
The 22-year-old Cooper and the Total Bellas alum were observed appearing quite close during her recent trip to Philadelphia, which first generated significant dating speculations.
Nikki made a peace sign while posing in front of the NFL star's locker at Lincoln Financial Field in a December 16 Instagram video montage set to Alex Warren's "Ordinary." Later, she joined him and friends at what looked to be a post-game celebration following the Eagles' 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
During the celebration, Nikki, who has a 5-year-old son named Mateo with Artem, was spotted sitting in a booth with Cooper and tenderly caressing his chest. Then, as the two grinned, the football player, who was donning the same bucket hat Nikki had worn during her stay in the City of Brotherly Love, playfully grabbed her arm, swung her around to face the camera, and put his hand on her back.
"So blessed for the people around me, new friends and old," in the heading, Nikki writes, "who make life so special and fun."
She went on, "And as always Fly Eagles Fly! Truly THE city of brotherly love!"
Even though Nikki disclosed that she isn't now cuddling with anybody new, she appeared to gently initiate a relationship between the two for a while. After all, when she stopped by Eagles practice while in town for WWE Monday Night Raw in August, the two were photographed together.
"Eagles training camp. Lombardi Trophy. Super Bowl rings," she wrote captions for pictures of herself posing with Cooper and other Eagles players. "And HUGE THANK YOU to the @philadelphiaeagles for making me feel like a Queen."
Reps for Nikki and Cooper had already been contacted by news organizations for comment, but they have not responded.
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