These days, the couple is currently engaged and expecting their first child together, but it looks like the Dancing With the Stars pro was put through the wringer with Nikki’s family first.
“Your relationship with her, is it real?” the reality dad asked the Russian stud, 37. “What do you mean? Of course, it’s real,” Artem responded.
Jon was simply looking out for his daughter, 36, and wanted to ensure her then-boyfriend was fully invested. “I just want her happiness, and I want something real for her,” the WWE father explained. Artem was fully on board and assured, “Well, that’s something we have in common then.”
Although their chat went well, Nikki was a bit nervous about her dad meeting the dancer. “It’s just, my dad’s the biggest smartass ever, and it’s, like, kind of where I get my no filter from,” the brunette beauty said in a private interview. “And, he also loves to give people a hard time, and sometimes, people don’t know how to take that.”
