Nikki Garcia Gives Peek Into New Chapter After Artem Chigvintsev Split

There’s no place like home.

Nikki Garcia returned to her hometown of Brawley, Calif., to spend some quality time with family and old friends as she reconnects with her roots after finalizing her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev.

Less than two weeks after wiping her Instagram account clean, the former WWE personality shared a slideshow of photos from her time in the town she and twin sister Brie Garcia were raised in, which included a visit to their former school and spending time with their grandmother, Nana. 

“It’s been 5 years since I’ve been back,” Nikki captioned her Dec. 7 Instagram post. “Truly needed to be back surrounded by incredible childhood memories, family traditions and my B Town fam. There’s nothing like Drummer Boy weekend.”

The 41-year-old—who shares 4-year-old son Matteo with Artem—had previously stated that her main priority after her split was find peace and recovery for her and her son.

“All I need to do is focus on my healing,” she said on the Dec. 2 episode of The Nikki & Brie Show. “I need to focus on Matteo’s healing.”