Nikki Bella Updates Fans On Artem Chigvintsev’s Health Battle

Artem Chigvintsev from Instagram

Artem Chigvintsev was so excited to go on the Dancing With The Stars tour this year. But shortly after the tour began, he announced he planned to take a temporary break due to ongoing health issues.

Later, he updated fans and revealed he is battling pneumonia. Now, his fiancee Nikki Bella is giving an update on his health condition. How exactly is he doing after all these weeks?

Artem is still apparently very sick after all this time, but hopes for good news soon

Nikki Bella told Page Six that Artem is on his fourth week with his pneumonia battle.

“He still has pneumonia. Monday or Tuesday we’ll get [another] update,” Nikki revealed. “He gets his lungs rescanned and we’ll find out if they’re better. The swellings gone down so, fingers crossed. We’re praying really hard that we get good news.”

As a professional dancer, Artem relies on having strong lungs to help him get through routines. Fans are happy that he chose to prioritize his health but also hope this won’t permanently damage his career.

Artem also appears to be taking a break from social media while he recovers. He hasn’t posted on Instagram since he announced he was taking a break from the tour back in January.

Artem Chigvintsev/Instagram

“My time on tour so far has been wonderful – unfortunately I am having to step away from tour for a while, due to some unexpected health issues,” the Season 29 champion wrote at the time. “My goal is to recover as quickly as possible so I can rejoin my cast and crew on this incredible tour. Thank you for your patience and understanding. See you soon, Artem.”

In early February, he did make a brief appearance to address his fans.

“I had another X-ray done yesterday, and it came back still positive for pneumonia,” Artem updated fans in an Instagram story. “So I just got another set of antibiotics. This is of course number two.”

He went on to say that he hoped another round of antibiotics would do the trick. Fans hope so too.

The dancer luckily has Nikki to help him through the recovery process

Although the recovery process is likely going to be long, Artem is very thankful for his fiancee Nikki. Before his illness, he described falling in love with her “at first sight.”

Artem Chigvintsev/Instagram

On an episode of Nikki’s podcast last year, she asked him what his favorite memory of their relationship was.

“Favorite memory of us, well obviously I know I mean Nicole might feel a little different, but to me, just the meeting, I think that was the one thing that tripped me out. I know it’s very controversial, but I think meeting Nicole for the first time,” he answered sweetly.

Keep checking back with us for more Dancing With The Stars news. We’ll let you know as soon as we find out more about Artem Chigvintsev’s health.

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