OHMYGOSSIP — Nikki Bella threw her fiancé John Cena a surprise prom on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ because he’d never been to one. The 34-year-old professional wrestler teamed up with the chat show host to put on the unexpected dance for him after he admitted he couldn’t afford to go to the semi-formal event during his school years.
He said: “I did not [go to prom]. I went to boarding school, and it was a co-ed boarding school so I kinda saw these people all year anyway. I was dead broke and I had the chance to stay on campus and earn some money so I didn’t go to prom.”
Ellen DeGeneres (60) then revealed Nikki Bella (34) was going to be his date for a surprise prom and the raven-haired beauty revealed herself in a beautiful purple dress. Upon seeing Nikki, he said: “I hate surprises but this one I love.”
Ellen then gave John Cena (40) a crown to wear to make him Prom King, and the couple enjoyed an awkward slow dance to Lionel Richie hit ‘Three Times a Lady’.
Nikki joked: “We can’t dance like this on our wedding.”
Earlier in the episode, 40-year-old John admitted he felt really anxious about popping the question to his bride-to-be on WrestleMania 33 last year. He said: “I was super nervous, but I was definitely ready to ask her and that’s a big change of opinion for me. It took me a long time to get to that point, five years.”
Nikki – who started dating John in 2012 – admitted afterwards she had an inkling the pro wrestler was going to propose. Speaking last year, she said: “You know what, there was a lot of speculation but his mom was sitting front row – first time she’s ever been to a live wrestling event in over 16 years. I was like, maybe this is for me, oh no, there might be a swerve to his mom, and then it was for me. And then I forgot how to breathe and I got really nervous and I said ‘yes.’ ”