Angie Martinez IRL - Nikki & Brie Bella on WWE, Divorce, Reinvention & Who They Are Now

9 Apr 2026 · 49 min · 22 chapters

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In short

Nikki and Brie Bella discuss being identical twins in WWE, how they built boundaries and business partnership, their final tag-team run, and personal reinvention through divorce and aging. They also share origin stories for becoming wrestlers and how they handle setbacks (including a painful in-ring injury).

Guests (backgrounds)

Nikki and Brie Bella are WWE Divas champions and WWE Hall of Famers, later reality TV stars and entrepreneurs. They’re also mothers and co-host the “Nikki and Brie” podcast. They trained and performed as kids, then entered pro wrestling via WWE’s developmental tryout.

Key claims

Twin therapy/life-coaching helped them manage comparison and business boundaries. They say they can’t “fix” partners—people must want to change. They emphasize staying present with age and using detox/self-care (cutting sugar/alcohol) during divorce. They describe their wrestling return as a “final run” and a bucket-list shot at tag titles.

Notable examples

A live televised tag match where Brie suspected a broken ankle; Nikki finished despite severe pain. Their WWE tryout in McDonough, Georgia (“Deep South”). Nikki’s “double rainbow” moment after praying during divorce.

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Chapters

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The Unique Experience of Being Twins

3:13 to 4:25

Nikki and Brie discuss the advantages and challenges of being twins.

“You know what, one of the reasons I'm so excited today, I've never had twins on the pod.”

Navigating Comparison and Identity

4:25 to 9:13

The Bella twins share their experiences with comparison and identity as twins.

“But there has to be another side to that.”

Advice for Raising Twins

9:13 to 11:24

The Bella twins offer insights into how to raise twins with individual identities.

“Well, and I do feel like, though, that's why sports are so great for kids growing up, because you get used to whether it's teamwork or being a team and like doing things together.”

Experiences in the Wrestling Ring

11:24 to 14:00

Discussion about their experiences and challenges faced in wrestling matches.

“We get really caught up because we become like Uber drivers that we're like, what's just easy?”

The Bella Twins' Journey to Wrestling

15:10 to 17:25

Discover how Nikki and Brie Bella transitioned from soccer to wrestling.

“Well, and Nikki and I, it's funny because it goes back to, yes, we were soccer players, but one thing we loved doing is we love dressing up as the Spice Girls.”

From Hooters to WWE

17:25 to 22:55

Explore the Bella Twins' experiences working at Hooters and their path to WWE.

“They were on a search for divas, so female wrestlers.”

Reflections on a Changing Career

22:55 to 24:19

The Bella Twins discuss aging in wrestling and their upcoming career changes.

“Like we were like, this is all, this is the Spice Girls and the soccer worlds collide.”

Embracing Life Changes

24:19 to 26:53

The Bella Twins reflect on their journey through life changes and self-acceptance.

“And you're, you know, getting in the ring with women in their 20s and their 30s and some in their 40s as well.”

Looking Ahead: Future Goals

26:53 to 28:05

The Bella Twins share their aspirations for the future beyond wrestling.

“I miss having like no circles under my eyes.”

Retirement Goals and Podcast Journey

28:05 to 29:15

The Bella twins discuss their aspirations for retiring from social media and their podcast's longevity.

“young retirees i'm sure there's a lot still on your list of things to do oh my god that's the One thing with us.”
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Sisterly Dynamics and Lighthearted Banter

29:15 to 30:28

Nikki and Brie reveal their sisterly relationship dynamics, including playful arguments and emotional support.

“you don't get back to this quick enough you don't do this so something you were gone like so no no it was not as wild as what we've been doing you heard her do you guys really fight or is this Is this your thing?”

Navigating Single Life and Dating Challenges

30:28 to 31:54

Jada talks about her enjoyment of single life while the twins reflect on the complexities of dating.

“I love my aesthetic of my home now of just like, it's me and my son.”

Involvement in Each Other's Relationships

31:54 to 33:09

The sisters discuss their involvement in each other's romantic lives and their ideal partner traits.

“Well, we were at the bar, and I saw someone, and then she went to the restroom so she could make a walk back to look at him.”

Coping with Divorce and Emotional Support

33:09 to 35:19

Brie shares how she coped with Nikki's divorce and the emotional toll it took on both sisters.

“So you need to have rugged hands, not a better manicure than me.”

Learning from Past Relationships

35:19 to 36:49

They reflect on lessons learned from past relationships and the importance of friendship in love.

“That's what I was going to say if she picked right.”

Self-Care and Healing After Divorce

39:57 to 42:00

Nikki talks about her self-care routine and healing process following her divorce.

“And if you're already like that from the beginning, it's just not going to work.”

Healing Through Detox: A Personal Journey

42:00 to 43:57

Learn how cutting out sugar and alcohol can aid in mental and emotional healing.

“I've been on this roller coaster for so long, but...”

Navigating Divorce and Co-Parenting

43:58 to 46:10

Discover strategies for handling divorce publicly while ensuring a healthy environment for children.

“Well, just think, too, if you consume too much sugar, too much alcohol, how you feel.”

Overcoming Injury and Fear in Wrestling

46:11 to 48:59

Explore the resilience needed to overcome physical injuries and fears in the wrestling world.

“Like there was this moment where I had my hardest night ever because, you know, divorce, you have the ups and downs.”

Addressing Relationship Dynamics with Siblings

50:31 to 53:31

Understand how to communicate and establish boundaries in relationships involving close siblings.

“We don't have that much time, but we have a segment.”

Proud Achievements and Lifelong Learning

54:32 to 56:00

Reflect on personal achievements and the importance of continuous self-challenge.

“This, of course, is sponsored by Walden University.”

Reflections on Success and Overcoming Challenges

56:00 to 56:45

The Bella twins share personal reflections on their journey and achievements.

“Like you need to know that times you're gonna have to wait in line.”
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2:38Thanks for watching, guys. Today's episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile. Most people spend their whole lives looking for somebody who truly knows them, who truly gets them. These two were born with that. They came up together, trained together, became two of the most recognized women in the history of professional wrestling, two-time Divas champions, WWE Hall of Famers, reality TV stars, entrepreneurs, mothers, and now they are back in the ring for what they say is the final time. It is the final time. The final run. Welcome Nikki and Brie Bella. Yeah, thank you. Hi, guys. Hi! Hello! Good to meet you.

3:19You too, thanks for having us. You know what, one of the reasons I'm so excited today, I've never had twins on the pod. Oh, really? You're about to get weirded out. No, we're honored. I'm so excited. No, I'm excited about that because I have questions. Because I think your life experience is so much different than somebody who can't, like, I don't know, just your experience is unique, something that twins probably only know, right? Oh, my goodness. Yes. I mean, even something as simple that people don't realize is we never experienced the first day of school alone. So we always had someone to walk in and those like scary moments as a child when you're going to walk into a birthday party and you're like, are my friends here or school or any of that?

4:01I always had her. Yeah. So I feel like at a young age, having those awkward, insecure moments, we really didn't have them as much because having each other gave us confidence. So just like those things molding us at a young age, I think different what we call singulars. Yeah. Non-twins. She calls singulars. I don't. I think it's actually a scientific word. We are the singulars. Yeah, you're the singulars. Oh, got it. I think so. But there has to be another side to that. There's complications that come with anything good, right? there's always another side for sure always being compared yeah always being compared and like being compared physically mentally like how we were in soccer like being compared on the soccer field um even in the wrestling ring anything we do it's like we get compared and it's interesting because it's like we're not clones we're twins i just wonder if it's sometimes has ever in your lives been a problem or something you had to work out yeah my husband would probably say yes i know he probably needs to work it out i think for brie and i um not only are we identical twins but we're best friends yeah we also yeah we are also great business partners so i mean we definitely especially in the past two decades have had to really learn each other's strengths and weaknesses and like hey that crossed a line and even though i'm your twin there's that isn't cool there's So boundaries.

5:25We've had to go to like twin therapy for that. Is there twin therapy? Well, no, but we made it. Okay. We with like a life coach. It's just regular therapy. Yes. Therapy with a life coach who will help us through business things. And we would do our twin sessions because we would just need help with that. Yeah. Because we humble each other. We do very quickly. And then we'll go get coffee. I'll be like, since I just cut you below the belt, let's go grab a coffee. So I have this one set of friends that I have that are twins. friends I know one of them a little bit better than the other but we have a very close mutual friend so I spend time with them on trips and things like that you have a very meaningful conversation at dinner and then I don't see her for six months and then I think I just ran into her in the airport oh yeah and it wasn't her and so from my experience um from the outside from the singular person I'm like oh god that was awkward I was talking to her as if it was her and it wasn't but then I think what does that feel like from the inside as you're like navigating like you have a meaningful moment with somebody yeah but she plays into it what do you mean if someone thinks she's brie and they'll have like a conversation with her she just will go with it where i right in the beginning i'm like oh i'm brie not nikki but there's nothing internally that happens to you or or makes you feel insecure well for me i feel bad the only reason sometimes i won't correct people is if either i feel bad or i know like i need to get like out of there quick so i don't want it to turn into like oh my gosh I thought you were Brie and then that'd be a whole conversation oh you just go with it one thing I do find interesting and what I love is if she does have her own friends and has like meaningful relationships because we have a couple of our own like we have our core group of best friends but we have a couple out of that that we're closer with but I feel like we need that yeah totally not always like we need to hear a different point of view um someone who is in experiencing everything that we have.

7:17And especially since the womb, it's like we've gone through everything together. Right. And now, you know, like even in life, like with business and wrestling and motherhood. So I think it's really nice for us to kind of have separation like that. I also feel we have such different personalities, but we also love hanging out with each other, which makes us more like best friends. So we've been able to do this life together because it's funny. I look at Brie, I feel like at times more of a bestie than... than a twin a twin really well i don't know how i think because i like kicking it with her so much just like my best friends but i think this is what don't you think this is why we've worked for so long because like for instance we do have our own like best friends where my personality meshes more with some and yours with others yeah but then we're all like get together and we're all like the crew for sure well we've met twins who don't like each other and i'm like oh like i don't get it i don't understand that that's or some who had to be so in sync but they're insecure by the comparison is what I feel like and for us we're each other's like biggest cheerleader yeah like like if I don't get something I want her to get something right and and vice versa and I also that's really a big key to it right a huge huge and I was comfortable knowing that my weaknesses are her strengths and I I'm okay because I had things like she was when it came to the soccer field she stood out more and the skill set but then I also had this other minute he's not took you 30 years just kidding yeah I know you're kidding because I can care less um but like I also had this like artsy side to me and this expression that like that was your thing right and my mom was good at like noticing that and kind of being like how strong your sister is in these things and like oh my gosh look at how artsy Brie is in this so I think some twins can't they get so deep in that comparison that they kind of, you know, forget, like, it's not competition with each other.

9:12It's like, you know, right. Well, and I do feel like, though, that's why sports are so great for kids growing up, because you get used to whether it's teamwork or being a team and like doing things together. Or if you play individual sports, like if you're a track runner, you learn competition, but you learn that respect of other people you're competing against if you're at a competitive level. and I feel like that helped us a lot too. We went through a lot in sports and I think that's helped us. That's helped us for sure succeed in this industry. We've had our runs as a tag team and individual for sure.

9:47Well, your parents did a great job. Yes. What do you, like if somebody just has young twins right now, what do you tell them about how to navigate that world and so that they can have this type of connection? I put them in different classes. Really? I don't even think you need that as much as just. But I think it helps. Yeah, recognizing the individual parts of them. Yes. I think sometimes, you know, twins, it's hard not to have fun with them dressing identical. Like my mom didn't wear babies up until I went to her in kindergarten. I was like, I don't want to dress alike anymore. I don't want to be a twin.

10:23Wow. My mom was like, oh, okay. And then instantly you saw when my sister and I got to decide what we wanted to wear. She was a straight up tomboy and I was very girly. so I think you need to have twins express themselves because they are going to express themselves differently right and so parents need to like I know it's cute to have twins but like let that you know happen right and I also though think being in different classes starting third grade because then you get used to doing things on your own that's true like homework was different walking to a class by yourself without like having your sister always there your twin I think that really helped us starting third grade we were never in the same class not even in I don't even think in college we took no and then the one time we were in the same class in eighth grade got in trouble a lot yeah because we'd like and then they had to separate mess around with each other we would prank each other and the teacher goes this yeah yeah it's not gonna work yeah split these i think we're so excited to be in a class together so we just because i was like the first time ever every day and we ruined it it was for the best so that's great advice though then yeah is is to have let them have their own identity yeah yes for sure and i think as parents We get really caught up because we become like Uber drivers that we're like, what's just easy?

11:34Like, let's just put them all in one sport or one activity together because it's easy to do the drop off and the pickup. Yeah. There's always going to be a child that's missing out on something that's actually their strengths. If you're just going to be following your twin or your sibling. And so I find that it's really important to see what each kid's into. Like my daughter, so artistic. She hates sports. And she's a fashionista. And then my son's all about sports. but I'm not going to, you know, have them all at the same field. Yeah. Super busy, but it's kind of fun. The different conversations and the different activities I get to do with each child.

12:08Yeah, totally. I get that. What about when she's like, what about when one is hurt? Like your sister has, what is happening with your foot by the way, right? Yeah. This is not an ideal time for you. No, not at all. I've been super bummed out about it. So as I know, it's a sprained ankle. we don't know if it's a high sprain or something else so i got an mri i'm waiting for the results what happened in our match on friday so we had it was our second tag match back together and happened right in the beginning of the match and i finished the match i can't believe i finished the match and i stressed out my poor sister i mean that's my second match back in eight years like so much anxiety and her first tag so she tags me and as i'm about to come in she goes oh I think I broke my ankle.

12:53And we're on live television. I was like, huh? I was like, do we need to call the match? Did you really think it was broken? I thought it possibly could be because I've had a break before and the rush that was like going through my calf and I couldn't put weight on it. I was like, oh, I think you just broke my ankle. And just how it felt. I just knew something was wrong, but I knew this was like starting the story to WrestleMania. So in my head, I knew there were girls in the back waiting to run in. I knew there was just a lot of women, a part of this match and I didn't want to let anyone down, but I still had like 10, 12 minutes to go.

13:26And I was like, my goodness. So every time my sister, by the way. Yeah. I'm such a pleaser. So every time I would tag in, I was like, no, it's really broken. Bring it like this. And the girl who were like beating up is like, uh, put me in a hold. Like, she's like, wait, is her ankle broken? And yeah. And we're doing like a double suplex. Like we're, I think it's something And that was probably the worst pain I've ever felt over a broken neck. Really? Putting someone in a double suplex at that point. With your ankle, yeah. Yeah. Because I have no choice but to put weight on it. Yeah. So you have a very high pain tolerance.

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15:42Yeah. But you know, fans. Yes. Well, and Nikki and I, it's funny because it goes back to, yes, we were soccer players, but one thing we loved doing is we love dressing up as the Spice Girls. And when my parents would have boxing parties, we're like, when it's intermission, we are going to lip sync for all your friends. Yeah. But we loved performing. And like when it'd be the holidays and we knew family was coming, we'd spend all day doing a perform practicing and we always perform so we were hooter girls right out of high school and we'd always watch the wrestling like the pay-per-views well even how we got drawn to hooters was crazy we knew we had to pay for a lot of things like college books is ridiculous we're like this is like a month of brunt so we needed a waitressing job and the state of california if a restaurant has hard alcohol you have to be 21 or older to be a bartender or server so hooters was the only place that didn't have hard alcohol just beer and wine so you could be 18 or older to work there so we were like when we heard that we were like do we do it should we go in because we had never been into hooters before well and so you didn't even know what you were walking into not a no no no we got like big padded bras because we were like oh you need hooters to work at hooters yeah it was like why i look back and I'm like we're crazy but so this is where we made our bestest friends in the whole wide world and we're all still close and when people ask us where we're at now we're proud like well I mean college Brie and I are always like no we always go Hooters University yeah friends get mad but we all came from the same story of like shoot we need to pay for books but I don't know about this so yeah but then we'd see wrestling well then we saw a couple years um you know into that we saw there They were on a search for divas, so female wrestlers.

17:28And for a lot of people who maybe watch GLOW on Netflix, you kind of can have an idea of what it looked like. You showed up, and you actually had no idea what was going to happen. But in our heads, we're like, okay, I'm Breezy Fashizzi. You're Nicole Fashow. We're the Garcia twins. And we came tough. We had bandanas on. But are you physically? Well, we thought we were going to get physical. Well, she told me. She goes, so you know, we're going to show up. We're going to be fighting today. And I'm like, all right, let's do this. But it was not that. Had you ever done that before? I don't know. Like wrestled each other our lives.

18:02We just thought we'd just go scrapping up. We just thought, like, I don't know what we were thinking. When we were standing in line, like, I just thought they were going to call us out to fight someone. Like, I literally was just prepared, I guess, to do it. You were just down for whatever. I was just down. This is Daniel Cormier from The Daniel Cormier Show. This podcast is sponsored by Total Wireless, the official wireless partner of UFC. All UFC fighters know power doesn't wait in the octagon or outside of it. You either make the move or you miss the moment. That's why you need a network that's as powerful as you are.

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21:23And I was like, excuse me? And like, then they're like, cut a promo on your sister. I'm like, what? It was way different. Way different. And I like was, Bree and I, oh, I just remember leaving there like, what was that? It was just crazy. But there was someone who, there was this woman there who actually, and I give her a lot of credit because she saw Nicole and I kind of walk out of there demoralized. We were just like, okay, that was weird. But she like saw a lot of potential, but she also didn't like how she saw us going with so much confidence and walk out with like none. So she pulled aside and she was like, listen, they can get like that, like for television and whatever.

22:02And she's like, but I see something really special in you too. She's like, you guys really want to wrestle, like fight? And we're like, yeah. She's like, well, let me talk. Yeah. She's like, we can fight out to one of the developmental programs and give you an actual like week long tryout. And so we went to McDonough, Georgia, which is outside Atlanta. And we were there for a week and we it was called the Deep South. And it was so fun. We were watching everyone train. They were kind of training us. There was this guy who was like a big vampire. And we're like, oh, my gosh, you guys are going to do a little indie show.

22:32Can we like under your cape and come out? And we just realized like we were having playtime and it was between the athletics and the character work. We're like, this is our calling. We fell in love. We fell in love. At the same time. Yeah. Oh my gosh. Oh yeah. It's, you know, we saw from day one, not only like the magic of pro wrestling, but also the athleticism and being athletes. Like we were like, this is all, this is the Spice Girls and the soccer worlds collide. Like everything we ever wanted growing up as kids. We're like, it's here. Yeah. And it's crazy. We've been hooked ever since. And it's so wild to me when people aren't familiar with WWE and, you know, wrestling storylines or they'll talk to me about things.

23:15And I'm like, no, it's the most magical place ever. There's nothing like it in the world. And even when I'm having my caviar and Dom Perry on at the Ritz, I'm like, you guys, no, pro wrestling is it. Like, this is the greatest thing ever. And I just, we were hooked. Like, that was it. and you still love it i still still love it you still love it i mean even last night watching at madison square garden which is like the most iconic place for wrestling yeah and some of the segments i was watching i was like laughing out loud and i'm just like gosh this is such a great business and i just love going backstage and seeing that you know especially when we have like very colorful um characters and they're just walking around i'm like see this is what i love this is what i miss it's like the circus i love it it's so what does this moment feel like that that it's coming to an end.

24:02It's like a, it's a big pivot for you. It's a big life change. It is. It's a huge life change. Bittersweet. It's one of those, we knew we had one more run in us and we really wanted our kids to see us too. But, you know, at 42, it feels different. And you're, you know, getting in the ring with women in their 20s and their 30s and some in their 40s as well. But, you know, it just, her and I are like, wow, okay. Like travel and, you know, taking those bumps. It definitely feels different. But for her and I, we've always wanted to go for the tag titles because they weren't around when we were actually competing.

24:37They came after we retired. And so that's always been on our bucket list. And the fact that we actually get to do it now, it's incredible. Well, and it hits like for me, I was actually telling Bree this where it hits me hard before we did our walkout last night, our, you know, power walk strut. Yeah, strut. um I looked at her and I go Brie we are only gonna have so many more of these moments left I go is it not crazy how fast life has gone by yeah when I think of us starting 23 like it just seems like I never would have thought 20 years would have gone by this fast yeah and I just it kind of hits me different to think that when this is done it's not just because like oh it's just a career I'm like, no, it's life.

25:22It's age. It's a new era. It's just that time. It's interesting when I'm hearing you tell this story, because I think a lot of women like, you know, age is a thing for a lot of women, especially when you're in a pivot. Yeah, right. It can be scary. Like, what do I do next? Am I going to be OK in this next phase? Are all the things I'm planning going to work out? What is the next phase of my life look like? Or just even struggling with getting, you know, getting older and not being 23 anymore. Like I try not to fall into certain insecurities, but when you're like wrestling half naked on TV, it's like you can't help it.

25:55And a birth child and actually birth the child. Yeah. It's like, you know, it's even like last night. I'm like, are my wrinkles showing? I'm like, do I am I dressed like a mom before we're like going out? We're always like, no, we look hot for 42. We need to stop this. You know, that's where age can be like a little difficult. Yeah. But also what's great is what I've realized having you is we get to be so present, which is so important. especially for us women when we're hitting these different eras and it's about age it's so important to stay like present because then we're going to look at photos of us now in 10 years and be like why don't i appreciate that more for sure yeah why didn't i look at so many photos from my 20s and i remember being in my 20s looking at those photos not happy with them why do we do that oh my gosh and i'm like mad at myself wanting to be like a size smaller in jeans who cares everybody does And I think every woman does that.

26:49And then you see it later and you go, God, I was. I looked good. I was perfect. My skin was tight. I miss having like no circles under my eyes. I'm like, wow. Oh my gosh. Right? Yes. Does it feel like the end of an era for you guys? Like, I mean, is there sadness in that too? Oh, for sure. Because, I mean, the Bella twins raised us. Like, that's, we became them. which is crazy, but we grew up in this industry. And when that door closes, it's, that's going to be crazy because all the, especially the past eight years, it's always been like, when are you making the comeback? And when are the Belletons getting back in the ring?

27:31And when this door shuts, that will no longer be a question anymore. Right. It'll be behind you. It'll be behind us. Right. That's kind of wild. Yeah. And I, and I think too, it just shows you, you know, that life like we're just we're getting to that point of getting older but in a different way like where it's like you can really let go of something and be like okay on to the next chapter and you start to realize your book is having a lot of chapters you're like we're having happy hour talking about pre-menopause is that the plan yeah we'll try to prevent i mean you're gonna be young retirees i'm sure there's a lot still on your list of things to do oh my god that's the One thing with us.

28:10Our goal is at 50 to be retired from like social media world. That is our goal. We are like by then we want to be off everything and strictly be in our entrepreneur era where it doesn't matter about the face of it. We just feel like it's a great place to disconnect. But I mean, the Nikki and Brie show, our podcast, like we've been eight years now. Wow. Has it been eight years already? And it's like our bread and butter and we love it. and we love the people we get to have conversations with and all the things we get to learn and where we get to take it we've been taking it to events that will continue on and that's become really our thing and we're winemakers and we love winemaking like we really really do and love wine too oh yeah we it was funny because just being on the road i was like our wine brand's thriving and really busy right now but yesterday i'm like in makeup and i'm like oh gosh my lawyer like can you sign this um we need this license for this state and i just started to realize i'm like my emails like keeping up on everything i was just like it's a real thing you should probably apologize to me for the past year of all the times you gave me hardship on like oh my gosh you don't get back to this quick enough you don't do this so something you were gone like so no no it was not as wild as what we've been doing you heard her do you guys really fight or is this Is this your thing?

29:33No, we really. We're Lucy and Ethel. No, but do you like fight? But is there moments where... We physically fought when we were younger, but then we stopped. Yeah, we don't. Well, not physically, but I mean... Oh, like do like really tell each other off. Like is your banter like always light like that? Oh, yeah. Like if she gets on your nerves, is it a light banter? Or do you ever have... I mean, we've had a few moments where we... Which I feel like now it's like text exchange and then we become bigger people. Because I can't imagine you guys really like... Telling each other off? Like if you got, I don't know, if there's ever a separation, if there's ever a distance in between you or do you not let that happen?

30:08No, we do. Because I feel like sometimes I know we both need the break, but sometimes I can get overwhelmed really easy. Her break's like a day. Well, I know, but still. And like she can just keep the chaos going and going. And I'm like, I need to go to my garden. Not true. And I'm just like, I need a timeout. you learn like from each other or just from something going on because i feel like we're so busy all the time and you work together too yes so i feel like you need our space how do we're good at that though yeah or you're laughing at me because i'm not because i'm single only because you're single yes i'm single how's that going how's that going well i mean not great Well, the good thing is, I love being single.

30:54You do? So that's, I love. Tell me why. I just love my space. I love how I do my routines. I love my aesthetic of my home now of just like, it's me and my son. I just love all the things. And I couldn't imagine someone in that space now. And I love like the peacefulness of it. Dating just at times. I think it's because I'm busy and my son's five. So I'm like in it as a mom. It just seems like it's so much like it's added to the list. It's like not a fun thing. It's just like, oh, this is like another thing. But it's also probably because I haven't met the person who's made me like want to make space for that.

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31:36Yeah. That's what I mean. That on the other hand, it just seems like it's slim pickings out there. If you want like a man, man. Have you tried to put any effort into it? It's not a priority for you, I guess. Not right now. Yeah, you haven't really put effort into it. I haven't. I keep my eyes open. Well, this is the best thing. Would you pick for her? Oh, yeah. I want to. Well, we were at the bar, and I saw someone, and then she went to the restroom so she could make a walk back to look at him. And she was, oh, yeah, he's cute. I'm like, great. So we made eye contact, and then he came over, and he starts talking.

32:10And then one of the first things he says, he's like, yeah, I moved from this place. there was all these divorcees with their own baggage of kids or made it like kids like with their kids like i'm gonna take on that baggage yeah i was like i literally kicked her on the table i'm like yeah we're like i'm like why would he say what a weird thing to say but i was like thank you for not wasting our time yeah honestly i'm like bye and i loved it because as we were walking out his friend who was with him goes oh my gosh the bella twins hey we're like hey and i'm like i can't wait for his friend to fill him in about the divorcee with i felt bad and i'm like You're in here dissing divorcees.

32:46You're talking about the minors. I'm like, Nicole, no. Oh, no, I knew. Yeah. That's what I mean. Do you get involved, though, in each other's relationships? It's hard because she's my husband. She's trying to push me out more just so she could live through me. Yeah, I want to be your wing woman, of course. But my husband's really great with her. She's our third wheel. He's amazing. We're about to go. We're April 11th. well be celebrating our 12 uh 12 years of marriage which is awesome yeah and so i've been really blessed um yeah he's incredible yeah she's lucky she's a man man but he has empathy and he can be sensitive but not too sensitive well sometimes you guys can be a little sensitive really but well animals and the planet because you get so tough and then the poor guy can get super sensitive but wow are you learning stuff but i always tell her i go girl you're so lucky because what i'm seeing that's out there which i know there's great men out there i just don't think it's the right time for you i just want a cow he doesn't have to look like a cowboy but i need like a man like a cowboy you know what i mean you're a wrestler yeah so you need a guy that makes me feel feminine Yes.

34:00Yeah. So you need to have rugged hands, not a better manicure than me. You need to just, I don't know. Yeah. You know. I know. She knows everything. She knows everything. What is that like when she's going through a hard time or even through like a divorce, watching your sister go through that? What is that like for you? That was very hard on me. And it's because I become the protector. And I can be. It's funny you say it was hard on me. Oh, did I? Yeah. Because, yeah. Because it was. Yeah, I'm sure. And I felt like I could, and that we go back to that twin thing where I felt like I could feel a lot of what she was going through, the anxieties, the sadness, all this stuff.

34:38So I felt like I, it lays on me as well. Cause I can feel that. And then I can be like a huge bitch. So like, then I become that protector bitch. And then that takes a lot of energy to, you know, have to fight all the fights. I know she was like in hard, like I felt like she had a double up on her therapy because of it. Yeah. Oh, no, I did. I doubled up on my thing. Well, and also we're in business together. So it's like I wanted her to step away to concentrate on. Yeah, she let me disconnect from everything. Just focus on my son and myself. Right. But, you know, then I took on a lot and I'm still, you know, a mom and a wife.

35:14And like, so, yeah, it was it was hard. It was a lot. But it was fine. You know, it was good. We both grew from it. We did. Thank God. that's interesting that you probably both grow from what the other oh for sure like every experience that you have for sure you grow from oh yeah someone yesterday right for sure someone yesterday is like brie you seem like the oldest and i go yeah because i got so much wisdom from all her mistakes honestly she's so lucky i learned from all of them do you ever look at her her marriage and and try to figure out what she's doing right or what she did right or maybe with the She picked right.

35:56That's what I was going to say if she picked right. I shouldn't have picked for passion and sexiness. I have passion and sexiness. I'm not saying that Brian's not passionate or sexiness. That was great. For me, I have. Meaning you guys connected off of museums and earthly things at first. You know what it was? We built a friendship first. Yes. Exactly. Good way to put it. That's a better way to put it. Yes. And I think, too, I mean, I'll say I went through a bad breakup before meeting him. And in that breakup, what I realized were all the things I didn't want in a man. And so I became super picky.

36:34And I didn't apologize for being super picky. And I just, I think, you know, having boundaries and sticking to what I knew. I also looked to, it was like when I was dating and getting serious, I also was looking at men of like, would they be a good father too? like it was more than just like oh this fun dating thing i was looking beyond it all and so but i i do i feel like you need to have a friendship and really get deep with someone before you take it to the next level well i thought i had that but this is daniel cormier from the daniel cormier show this podcast is sponsored by total wireless the official wireless partner of ufc all ufc fighters know power doesn't wait in the octagon or outside of it.

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39:14It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20 % year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtest it against the S &P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. generated assets are like etfs with infinite possibilities completely customizable and based on your thesis not someone else's go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped one percent bonus when you transfer your portfolio that's public.com slash podcast paid for by public investing brokerage services by open to the public investing inc member finra and sipc advisory services by public advisors llc sec registered advisor generated assets is an interactive analysis tool output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures what have you learned about yourself or what like if you were to do it again what would you oh i the one thing i've learned is i can take your time slow down yeah and just really dissect the red flag like when if you trust your gut i think i've learned that more than anything like your instinct is always right you can't fix anyone i think we go into things and we do that right yeah and we just want to fix them and we hear him or he or him or her, whatever it is.

40:30But like, we want to fix them. And it's like, we can't fix them. They have to want to fix themselves. And if you're already like that from the beginning, it's just not going to work. And those are the things I think I've learned the most. Took me a few times, but now I've realized like, whatever it is in the beginning, that is what it is. And that's what it's going to be. And so if you like it, go with it. And But don't not everyone's perfect in a relationship. Like there's no perfect relationship. So I think, too, looking at people's weaknesses in a relationship and being able to be like, can I marry that?

41:03Like, right. Because it's not like it ever fully goes away. Right. And having no expectations. Expectations. I mean, that's just setting yourself up for failure. And that's whether like it's in your dreams and goals or in a relationship. But I just feel expectations really set yourself up for failure. But we should have some expectations. No, like, right. we should expect what we need and i don't know i agree right like you got it then i feel like you have to see that in the beginning you have to see at the beginning you can't fall in love with the potential the exact that's what it is i'd always fall in love with the potential and i mean one was one of my loves was just like timing and life wasn't right yeah the other ones yeah the potential It just wasn't right.

41:50Yeah. Just wasn't right. Wasn't going to happen. Wasn't right. But you seem okay. You don't seem... Oh, no. I'm so good. Yeah. You know, I've learned so much in life, and I think I've just accepted that, you know, this is just me. I've been on this roller coaster for so long, but... You bounce back well. I bounce back well. And I have to give my sister so much credit that her letting me disconnect for three months and me just taking it straight on mentally and physically. And like when I went through it mentally and I had a great team behind me, too, that was really protecting me, too. And with me every day, talking to me, my life coach stepped in even more.

42:27So it's like your support group is so important. But I took sugar and alcohol out of my diet. Anything that that changes a mood. I wanted to feel everything for three months and just heal it and go through it. When what do you mean? Like like after when my divorce was going on, I just wanted to take it all. you cut out sugar I cut out sugar alcohol I upped I was mainly drinking bone broth I have the nutrients of my body so high wow because I even like she was picky about the music she was listening yeah so you were you were in like self-care mode oh yeah like it could only be like full gospel like if I wasn't hearing the word of God I don't want to hear anything wow yeah I went deep and honestly I had hard hard nights and just like this is my life I mean I loved all the weight I lost it looked really good never will get back there ever again I'm like how does that happen yeah but um but you didn't sit in that yeah you're not somebody that sits in it and no like just even from what you're telling me I could hear that you like did you were working through it working through it yeah it's you know life is a constant work and I've been working on myself very strong for what the past I want to say maybe eight years yeah where really and I realized that this is why we always have to do the work on ourselves because we get into moments like this and we know how to handle them.

43:50It doesn't mean they're not going to be hard, but we're going to know how to get through them. We're not going to be victims. We're going to get there and we're going to cleanse this pain out of us. We're going to get through it and we're going to grow stronger and survive. That's interesting though, because I'd never really heard somebody talk about getting through, whether it's divorce or loss or any type of grief period in their life by actually like detoxing yeah right they gotta detox it and it and it does what to you what is you're just you know our soul holds on to things right and you're just so clean and pure and you're just taking it in so purely well i think it helps with the energy too and the energy and you know you sit you sit there and you you process things different things become so clear and feeling Just for giving up sugar and.

44:38Well, just think, too, if you consume too much sugar, too much alcohol, how you feel. And then if you're going through a hard moment in your life, it's just the downward spiral. And I think that's how people hit rock bottom. It's like there it's, you know, it's too many bad things going on physically, mentally. And, you know, and I think the way Nikki handled the situation and did it, it was it was actually really inspiring to watch. And I was like, wow, to think like, oh, cleansing your body physically, mentally is going to help you heal faster. And also her clarity on just the whole situation.

45:14And I think that's, you know, sometimes we don't see the real clarity. Like, you know, she's like, this happened for a reason. And let's get to the bottom of it. And taking my own accountability, too. Right. It's better to be in high frequency. When you go the other path, people just get in a darker place. I wasn't going to let myself get in a dark hole. Wow. and and I'm a mom and my son he was first and because how I was raised and the things I saw I was like my son could see what he saw that one day but never again will he ever see anything like that and I will never let him even be in a situation like that yeah and so and I didn't want that these the moments of divorce to affect the rest of his life and we co-parent beautifully and I get so many compliments on how happy and loving my son is.

46:04You would never think he came from a divorced family at all. And I have to say, I was so happy. And it was crazy the things that I saw. Like there was this moment where I had my hardest night ever because, you know, divorce, you have the ups and downs. You have to do it publicly, which is hard. Like for us, we don't have to do it privately. And nowadays people just write headlines and there's no fact checking. Yeah. So it's, you know, you can't like fall into that stuff. but it was like probably like the heaviest time through it all and I just remember like falling to my knees and just like praying so hard like god I just need to know that you're here with me that no matter what happens I'll be okay and the next morning I woke up I do the same routine open up the same drapes every day make my coffee the brightest double rainbow just facing my home no rain no nothing and it was the most breathtaking double rainbow I've ever seen in my life and even the sunrise was the brightest we've ever had in Napa Valley.

47:00Like you have to see the video of it. It's incredible. When I Googled it, like the meaning double rainbow is always like a sign from God. And it was just crazy that it was literally that next early morning. You asked for it. You prayed for that. Yeah. And if you do think about nature, they tell us like when there's a storm, a rainbow comes, like just, you got to push through. Yeah. It's so true. You know, you push through everything, even, even hearing that. Cause I had, I had a bad car accident, maybe like six years ago and it took me so long just to drive again to think that you broke your neck i know and i and got back in the ring after that seven months later i think they said i set a record like crazy does that and it probably changed both of you that moment does you do not have like does that on a solo run she was like it's my time i'm joking no i mean no but does it change how you look at like the potential for injury or danger or you know ptsd any of that i mean when i saw her taking this double team move from nia jacks and lash legend i was like like looking i was freaking out because i was like when i saw it done and heard i all i could think about is her neck and i was like oh no like is her neck hurt again so yeah definitely you do i feel like we you're more cautious when you're going through the injuries, but we're also built different.

48:24Like her and I, I don't know. Very fearless. Very always have been. You just get back on the horse. You just get back on the horse. We know what it is. We know what recovery is like. So we're like, okay, like you're going to hurt, like you'll recover. But it's also weird. Your body, like your intuition tells you like when I broke my neck and they were trying to tell me my career was done, nothing in me felt like my career was done. So I was like, no, it's not. And they're like, no yeah you're never wrestling again I was like no yes I will it just nothing in my mind told me like no everything was telling me like no we're going like this is yes so I pushed through yeah and then I had this run I was doing like the craziest things and then I did get re-injured which wasn't great and I had to step back and then step back for quite you know a few years but then I got pregnant and now I mean I'll think of things but I feel like that's mom mode that kicks in i start to think about my son but other than that i listen to my intuition so much so i know moments like if it's yelling no at me i'm not gonna do it but but no fear no fear no fear no fear i mean when i jumped off fascinating weeks ago to do a crossbody off the top of the turnbuckle and they're like girls are like i don't know and i'm like no i'm fine i'm good i'll be fine crazy i know more warriors yeah that's right hey guys you ever sign up for a phone plan thinking, wow, what a great price.

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50:24Customers will pay$25 a month as long as they remain active on the Boost Unlimited plan. All right, before you go, I know we're wrapping up. We don't have that much time, but we have a segment. Are we doing voice note? Yeah. Okay, we have a segment called Voice Note where somebody, a listener, fan of the show, knows you're on, has a question or a comment. Love it. So let's see what we got. Hi, this is Julie, and this is a question for the both of you. I've been dating someone for two years, and I always feel like I'm competing with his brother. They're not twins, but they're incredibly close, and I always feel like number two.

50:55How do you love someone fully when they already have a person who knows them better than you ever could? Ooh, that gave me goosebumps. Yeah, that gave me goosebumps. Because this is so what we deal with, and this is— Brian would be great at answering this. He would have to answer this. My husband said what he realized is that he'll always make a joke saying if he and my sister were drowning, I'd go save my sister first, which I'm like, no, I wouldn't. I'd just probably let us all drown. But I feel, I know. She's like, excuse me. How we are, we'll find a way for all of us. Like, come on now, Brian.

51:33Yeah. But what my husband said is great and how he looks at it is, one, we become a family. And it's so nice to have your tribe. And also he's like, the things that Nicole gives you, my husband doesn't drink. So he's like, I see how much you love to go wine tasting or go get a fun lunch with an Aperol spritz. And he's like, those aren't fun to me. He's like, but you get to enjoy that with your sister. And it's in good company and it's with family. so he's really looked at our relationship and actually has seen that my sister's such a positive because he doesn't have to force himself to go do these things it's like you go you go do that with nicole and he knows how much i love it i'm gonna have fun and i don't know maybe that's what's made our marriage so yeah and i know where i need to have boundaries too and i respect that i know when they say they're gonna get tacos i know it consists of a lot of other things so i make sure not to go over.

52:27You stand down. The kids are in school. Yeah. Like, oh, we're going to get tacos today for lunch. And Breeze will get me. I'm like, all right, see y 'all tomorrow. Because she'll just drop by. Yeah. But I do think it's important, too, to have the conversation. Like, I've definitely had a conversation with my husband. Like, does it bother you how close Nicole and I are or like that sometimes she just stops by or. And so I do think it's important. Of course, I have to respect him so for you know the listener who called in i would say like you you should talk to them yeah and just say listen like i would like our time here and i respect your time there but it's important to have boundaries and just to have an open conversation about it and i rarely do it when brian's there on dropping he doesn't care though no i know he doesn't unless we drop the taco comment yeah but i respect it it's such a cold taco night yeah because they like to go walking we love these tacos but i know when they want to walk and go get tacos i know what they're doing before no well it's sex and tacos yeah having sex and getting tacos i was like you guys are so weird but i guess you have two kids that just walk into your room well we've had to he and i finally were like because the kids are both in school we're like day sex and it's actually the best and so because we're always so tired at night and sometimes we feel like we're forcing it so now it's you figured And I don't complain.

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55:09Like I can do this. Like age doesn't matter. Like as long as you put in the work, um, you can do it. I'm proud of myself. Cause I really did challenge myself. Like get to that top turnbuckle, do your missile dropkick, but do it crisp and try new moves. Yeah. And so it's been like really fun to challenge myself and actually do it. And so I'm proud of myself. I challenged myself. And I've been, I was in the gardens for the last couple of years where I didn't feel the butterflies. I wasn't nervous, but every time you step behind that curtain before you walk out, I'm like, I want to vomit. But it's good to have that feeling, you know, I'm like, okay, like we're alive.

55:44Yeah. For me, I'm proud of my achievements, but most of all, I'm so proud of the life that I've made and all the things I've overcome. I look at my home and I look at my son and I get to see the things I get to do for my son, which I'm like, hey, this isn't normal for a kid. You get like, you never wait in line. Like you need to know that times you're gonna have to wait in line. But I look at my life and I'm just like, wow, I did that. And I've overcome so much. And I just, I think that's why I'm in such a great place. And I'm just so happy. Like my son was just with me here for the past few days.

56:18And even getting like a VIP tour, the Statue of Liberty, I was like, whoa, it's because your mom, hey, She took some bumps for 20 years. And look at like the VIP treatment we're getting. I just, those are the moments where I'm like most proud of. Well, you guys should be proud. Oh, thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. Bella's twins in real life. Yeah, baby. Hey everyone, I'm Bree. I'm Nikki. And we're the Bella twins in real life. Hey guys, thanks for watching. Make sure you subscribe, like, comment, and check out all of the other episodes we have on Angie Martinez IRL podcast.

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