Subhojeet Mukherjee on April 30, 2026
Nikki Bella is clearing things up after her recent comments about dating preferences started making the rounds, and she’s admitting it didn’t come out the way she intended.
The WWE Hall of Famer had previously sparked conversation when she said she’d rather go for “kind of cute” guys over “extremely hot” ones, linking looks with narcissism. Now, speaking during the April 30, 2026 episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, Nikki addressed the reaction head-on and explained what she actually meant. She started by acknowledging that hearing her own words back didn’t sit right with her, especially once they were picked up and turned into headlines.
“Sometimes when I say things and then read them back, it’s like—ew, I’m cringed out—because that’s not what I meant. I was answering a question, saying something about, yeah, I’d date semi-cute guys because they’re sweet or whatever, while super hot guys are narcissists. But reading it, that’s not how I meant it. But then when I read it, it sounded exactly like how I said it. I just need to stop talking about descriptions of guys.”
Nikki Bella then clarified that her approach to dating has nothing to do with looks in the first place, and that she doesn’t actually have a “type” the way people assume.
“You know how I am—I meet people off energy. When people ask me my type, I don’t have an answer for that. It sounds like something I’d say, but it’s not what I meant. This is my thing, and I want to make it clear—if I have a great connection with someone and meet someone, that’s gonna turn into a date or a chat or whatever, and that’s that.”
Nikki Bella also explained why she doesn’t rely on dating apps or surface-level impressions, saying her interest usually comes from real-life interaction rather than appearance.
“I think that’s why I haven’t done apps or different things, because I usually can’t look at someone and know I want to go out with them. It’s usually conversation—meeting someone, feeling that energy, and then going to the next step.”
At that point, Nikki Bella made it clear she wants to completely move away from how the conversation was framed in the first place.
“I was just reading it and was like, ‘That’s not how I meant it,’ but then it came off like that, and I hated that it was like all these headlines. What I should’ve done is edit it out, but it is what it is. I just hate sometimes when I read an answer or something I said and it’s like, that’s not how I wanted it to be.
Scrap the whole thing—nothing for me is about looks or who is what or whatever. That’s just how I am. I don’t even talk to anyone anyway, but you know. I want to be with someone where I’m their flavor—I don’t want to force it.”
Finally, she revealed what actually sparked the original comment, pointing to a specific moment that shaped her reaction in the first place.
“You know what made me think of it? Because someone was like, ‘Oh, look at this guy’s profile, he’s super hot.’ So I went and looked, and it was like a ton of half-naked selfies, pretty much, and all those different things—gym videos, and they’re staring at themselves flexing. So that’s what triggered the thought. So it was in my head. I looked at the profile and was like, ‘Never!’ It was like 50 photos of his body and him looking at himself in the mirror.”
So, Nikki Bella isn’t doubling down; she’s dialing it back. What started as a simple comment about preferences turned into something bigger, and now she’s making it clear she’s not judging anyone based on looks. For her, it’s about connection, energy, and how someone actually makes her feel, not how they come across in a headline.
Do you think Nikki Bella’s clarification changes how her original comments come across, or do you think the first impression still stands? Sound off in the comments.
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