Who is Nicky Dodaj? Fans wonder if 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Joseph Baena is still dating college sweetheart
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 24-year-old son Joseph Baena is going to kick up his feet on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 31’s floor. Baena is paired with season 30 Mirrorball champion Daniella Karagach. The couple is ready to show some fabulous moves on the dance floor. While Baena and Karagach's upcoming dance is hyped, many are wondering about Baena's relationship with Nicky Dodaj. Are they still together or did they break up a long time ago?
'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 will soon be hitting Disney+. In this season, the format of the show will be a little different from the previous ones. First of all, the show will have a live audience. Also, there will be no commercial breaks between performances. The show will have a new co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, alongside Tyra Banks.
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Are Joseph Baena and Nicky Dodaj still together?
Nicky Dodaj is an Albanian-American co-founder and creative director of the athletic and leisure brand, Malibu Juice Club. Dodaj did her MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and is currently working as an intern at Relevant Group as per her LinkedIn profile. Well, Dodaj came in limelight for dating Baena. They both attended Pepperdine University and started dating each other at the same. Ever since graduating, they were often caught together syncing matching outfits, going on dates, partying, and hanging around together.
In February 2021, the couple celebrated their second anniversary. However, now it seems that they have broken apart. As per Baena and Dodaj’s social profiles, they don’t have any pictures of theirs together. Baena and Dodaj are not even seen tagged in each other’s posts and now the news of seeing them together is not surfacing anywhere. However, the individuals didn’t announce anything about their split.
Training shoulders today because I didn’t have hers to cry on.
— Joseph Baena (@JoeBaenaOfcl) November 4, 2020
In late 2020, Baena was seen hinting that he has split with his then-girlfriend Dodaj. He tweeted, "Training shoulders today because I didn’t have hers to cry on." Well, this led to the fans speculate that Baena has broken up with Dodaj. However, the reality star later covered the gossip by tweeting various other similar quotes like, "Training legs tomorrow because I can’t stand the pain."
As of now, Baena is focusing on Disney+’s show ‘Dancing with the Stars.' The show is scheduled to release on September 19 at 8/7c
