![]() “And my parents were always like, ‘OK?’ I look back-my parents had to watch these young girls go, ‘Tell me what you want, what you really, really want’ to like all of their drunk friends-and I'm like, How were we not embarrassed?" “When there was an intermission, we would ask if we could lip sync and dance to the Spice Girls,” Brie recalls. Except that they’ve been preparing for this moment their entire lives.Įven as kids, when they were still the Garcia twins, the sisters sought out the spotlight, putting on karaoke performances at home for their parents’ unwitting friends during pay-per-view fight nights. It’s almost like they’re charmingly oblivious to the whole being-famous thing. (More on that later, too.)Īt lunch a few hours later, over bowls of sea salt-dusted edamame and blistered shishito peppers, Nikki and Brie seem wholly unaffected by the fact that everyone else around us is literally staring at them. They made their triumphant return a few weeks ago, just in time to be part of WWE history, headlining high-profile all-women matches they themselves inspired the network to air. (More on that later.)Īnd after an over three-year hiatus from wrestling together, the Bellas are back in the ring following a scary, sidelining neck injury (Nikki) and a baby (Brie). Or cooed over home videos of Birdie, Brie’s adorbs 16-month-old daughter with husband and fellow professional wrestler Bryan Danielson, on the twins’ very popular YouTube channel.)Īt the very least, in the last year-arguably Nikki and Brie’s biggest, most dramatic year yet-you’ve seen them making the morning-show rounds, sitting on late-night couches, and splashed across tabloid covers breathlessly reporting on the details of the drawn-out public split between Nikki and WWE superstar John Cena. Or maybe you considered ordering one of the good-vibes-infused graphic tees from their women’s empowerment-inspired clothing brand, Birdiebee. If you’re lucky, you’ve sipped their Belle Radici wine-the first run sold out in 36 hours. Do not attempt this at home.)Ĭhances are, you’ve seen them on TV, in the middle of an arena, under the glow of stoplight red-colored lights-Nikki probably sporting a bright red bra top with the words “Fearless Nikki” emblazoned across the front and Brie in a black crop top reading “BRIE MODE”-sharing a mischievous grin before simultaneously flipping over the top rope, their Kardashian-length hair trailing behind them. ![]() (Oh, and for the record: the Rack Attack 2.0 is Nikki’s signature “finisher” move in which she slings her opponent over her shoulders like it’s nothing and then drops her down so she lands hard onto the ring floor, boobs first. See: nearly 20 million combined followers across Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram almost 1 million viewers per episode of their E! reality series and a reported combined net worth of roughly $10 million. They’re so well-known they go by just Nikki and Brie, AKA the Bella Twins, World Wrestling Entertainment superstars whose superstardom has transcended the ring and turned into measurable mainstream success.
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