WWE champion ‘uncomfortable in own skin’ until rival sparked dramatic body transformation-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

WWE superstar Nia Jax has revealed how Charlotte Flair helped inspire her body transformation and incredible weight loss.

The current Women’s World Champion and SmackDown main eventer – who will join the WWE 2K24 roster on September 18 as part of this month’s Global Superstar DLC pack, stunned fans last year as she showed off the results of her fitness regime.

Revealing Charlotte’s impact, she exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘Charlotte Flair is this larger than life character on screen, but at home [she] is just a sweetheart.

‘And I came to her and told her how I felt. It was after her wedding, and I was like, “I don’t feel comfortable in my skin“. And she, nothing but positive – encouraged me, had my back, pushed me when I needed a push.’

Last summer, Nia revealed the initial results of losing over three stone, but is yet to reveal exactly how much she’s lost in total.

‘It’s quite a lot,’ she said, admitting that Charlotte – who married fellow WWE star Andrade in 2022 – was the help she needed at the time, while they could soon be colliding once more when the Queen makes her highly anticipated return.

Nia Jax is thriving and feels more confident in her own skin (Picture: WWE)

The Irresistible Force underwent a dramatic body transformation after leaving WWE (Picture: WWE)

She credited Charlotte Flair with motivating her (Picture: X/Nia Jax)

Nia added: ‘She was the catalyst to help me when I was in this place where I needed a friend to give me a push. So it’s cool, because I think eventually we’re going to be coming head to head.

‘But, you know, in real life, outside of the WWE world, you know, she’s, she’s a great human and I have nothing but great things to say about her.’

While the 40-year-old champion didn’t want to ‘give too much away about what happens behind the scenes’, she admitted there is a ‘strong locker room’ filled with ‘great veterans’, and the bonds she has with some of her fellow stars are ‘lifelong’.

Nia is sure she’ll be facing Charlotte Flair again (Picture: WWE)

She is loving life working with Tiffany Stratton (Picture: WWE)

One relationship which has been blossoming on screen lately has been her partnership with rising star Tiffany Stratton, who currently holds the Money In The Bank contract, and flamboyant duo Pretty Deadly.

‘I’ve said it before, she’s lightning in a bottle. She’s so young, she gets it. She’s gotten it so quickly, the crowd loves her,’ she gushed. ‘[Pretty Deadly] are such talented characters as well!’

She added: ‘I’ve always been a fan of them, and for be to be able to share the ring with them and share the screen with them is so much fun for me, because Nia Jax, of course, is this big mean monster.

‘But I also have a fun side, and they bring it out of me and and so it’s really cool to see where we can go with that.’

Nia is thriving as Women’s World Champion (Picture: WWE)

She is glad to be showing another side to herself with Tiffany and Pretty Deadly (Picture: WWE)

She said everyone is getting a chance to shine under Triple H (Picture: WWE)

Nia is thriving since returning a year ago, and she’s giving a lot of credit for that to boss Triple H being able to unlock her ‘potential’ and show people what she’s always been ‘capable of’.

‘He’s highlighting me,’ she explained. ‘He’s highlighting the women’s division in such a great way that it’s not just me having a great year. I feel like there’s plenty of women that are having a great year.

Nia will be available to play as in WWE 2K24 next week (Picture: 2K)

‘I mean, obviously I’m at the top of that, because I’m the queen and the champ, but it’s great, and it’s funny, because it’s not even the tip of the iceberg.’

As well as her accolades in the ring, Nia will also be joining WWE 2K24 in the new DLC package, and she’s delighted to be part of a group including current stars like Jade Cargill, Lyra Valkyria, Carlito and Dragon Lee.

‘It’s a stacked card,’ she said. ‘And not to mention an all time legend, Michelle McCool. So yes, it’s incredible!’

WWE 2K24 is available now. The Global Superstars pack launches on September 18.

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