WWE stars Carmella and Corey Graves announce the birth of their son Dimitri on Instagram after 60-hour labor
- WWE stars Carmella and Corey Graves have announced the birth of their son
- Carmella – real name Leah Van Dale – revealed she was in labor for 60 hours
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WWE stars Carmella and Corey Graves have announced the birth of their son.
Carmella – real name Leah Van Dale – gave birth to their son Dimitri Paul Polinsky on Wednesday, weighing 4.5 kg.
In a joint Instagram post with Graves – born Matt Polinsky – she said: “…well worth the 60 hour labor (more on that later).”
Van Dale broke the news of her pregnancy in May on Good Morning Americatold the news show she was “cautiously optimistic” after suffering two miscarriages last year, including an ectopic pregnancy.
“It’s all been such a whirlwind,” she said, after revealing she got the good news in March. The couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary on April 7.
WWE stars Carmella and Corey Graves have announced the birth of their son Dimitri
“I think it was hard to get excited about this right away because of my past, but I was cautiously optimistic. I’m trying to have a good mindset this time, a positive mindset, and it’s working. So I’m very happy with that.’
Matt has three children from his marriage to his first wife, Amy Polinsky; a son, Cash, and two daughters, Lenny and Lola.
Van Dale’s character Carmella has been dubbed the ‘Princess of Staten Island’ by WWE.
According to WWE, she was a Laker Girl cheerleader for the Los Angeles-based NBA team during the 2010-2011 season.
Soon after, she signed a contract with WWE in 2013 and appeared in reality shows for the Orlando, Florida-based farm team NXT.
Van Dale was a Laker Girl cheerleader before signing with WWE in 2013
Graves is now a WWE commentator after having to retire due to injury in 2014
She was chosen to enter the 2016 WWE Draft to fill out SmackDown’s Women’s division.
Graves is an ex-NXT Tag Team Champion, but was forced to retire in 2014 due to injury. He is currently a WWE commentator for Raw and SmackDown.
His ex-wife Amy Polinsky accused Graves of cheating on her with Carmella in February 2019.
She posted: “I’ve been through suicide attempts, alcoholism and much more with him and stayed by his side. The fun part is that he finds out that he has been sleeping with one of my daughters role models this whole time. @carmellawwe and @wwegraves I hope you’re happy. Really and truly!’.