Artem Speaks Out: Divorce, DWTS, Mugshot Headlines & Rebuilding His Life

Artem Chigvintsev is back! And this isn’t just a comeback story. It’s a continuation.

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, Artem returns to talk candidly about rebuilding after divorce, co-parenting, career uncertainty, and what it’s like when headlines replace the full story. From learning construction skills and renovating a fixer-upper to navigating public judgment, dating pressure, and the emotional toll of being defined by one article—this is a raw conversation about resilience and becoming yourself again.

We also discuss the impact of “court of public opinion,” why misinformation spreads faster than truth, and what “full circle” really looks like when you’re asked back to the very stage that once moved on without you.

We talk about:
The reality of reinvention after public scandal
Why his DWTS 20th anniversary invite didn’t work out
The pressure of the “court of public opinion”
Raising Matteo
Rebuilding a fixer-upper home as a metaphor for rebuilding himself
Whether he’d ever return to Dancing With the Stars
What resilience really looks like when life collapses

Artem shares what it feels like when your identity shifts overnight—and how he’s finding purpose again through fatherhood, growth, and starting from scratch.

“This wasn’t a comeback story. It was a continuation. Growth doesn’t erase the past—it integrates it.”