Nikki Bella has confirmed her romance with Philadelphia Eagles player Cooper DeJean after weeks of dating speculation.
The 42-year-old wrestling star (also known as Nikki Garcia) addressed the speculation during his WWE return alongside sister Brie Bella at the Royal Rumble in Philadelphia on Monday night.
A video of the twins’ corner shared online showed the sisters entering the ring, where they were met with loud boos from the audience.
“Is it because the Eagles won’t be in the Super Bowl or is it because of us?” Nikki asked the crowd.
“Actually, I think they say ‘coop,'” Bree interjected, looking visibly upset at her sister.
After regaining his composure, Nicki cleverly quipped, “Can you blame a girl for having good taste? I’m talking about the Pro Bowl, baby.”
Nikki’s representatives did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Sources told TMZ in January that Nicki had been casually dating the 22-year-old NFL star and that they were attracted to each other.
However, the source added that Nikki was still “very single” at the time.
Speculation that Nikki and the professional athlete were dating first sparked in December, a year after she finalized her divorce from Artyom Chigvintsev.
At the time, she posted on Instagram about her trip to the City of Brotherly Love, where she watched the Eagles play the Las Vegas Raiders.
In one scene from her video, she shared a clip of herself posing in Dezeen’s locker. She also posted a video of the pair looking cozy as they celebrated their team’s 31-0 win.
Later that month, Nicki further fueled speculation when he shared a video of himself walking through Lincoln Financial Field wearing a jersey in honor of the defensive back.
The “Total Bellas” star captioned the video, “It’s Sunday…🦅🔥” before deleting the comment. “I’ve been there, I won.” 🙌🏼 #flyeaglesfly.”
