Artem Chigvintsev hopes for ‘DWTS’ return amid ongoing divorce drama
Artem Chigvintsev was on the guest list of “Dancing with the Stars” earlier this week … but he has his sights set on a full-time return to the dance floor!
The dancer’s lawyer Ilona Antonjantells TMZ … ‘DWTS’ producers haven’t contacted him yet about joining next season’s lineup, but he’d love to return if they’re open to it.
As we know, Artem didn’t return as a professional for season 33, but Ilona says it’s all good: he’s still on good terms with the show’s producers.
In fact, she says one of the show’s executive producers personally invited Artem to be in the studio audience for Tuesday night’s big 500th episode.
In short, Ilona says that dancing will always be Artem’s true passion, and he hopes to continue doing it all his life, but for now he is also busy with construction work and seeing where that road leads.
Worth mentioning construction job came about after Artem claimed his August DV arrest and divorce proceedings with Nikki Garcia (Bella) led to $100,000 in lost revenuewhich impacted his usual weekend dance performances, so he had to explore other work options.
But with ‘DWTS’ duo Peta Murgatroyd And Maksim Chmerkovskiy all buddy-buddy with him special recording this weekit looks like Artem’s rough patch is coming to an end – and a comeback to the dance floor could be just around the corner!
