Leah Van Dale Photos

By PWPIX on July 6, 2025

Leah Van Dale kicks off summer with a two-piece yellow outfit in Florida. She posted these photos on July 1, 2025, on Instagram and wrote, “well that escalated quickly.. @bre_babes out here making me (pee pod emoji) my pants (grinning face with sweat and face with hand over mouth emojis).”

Check out these photos of Leah Van Dale, the founder of snatch. She is also a professional wrestler, dancer, model and mother. Van Dale is known for her tenure with WWE from 2013 to 2023, where she performed under the ring name Carmella. She held the SmackDown Women’s Championship (now known as the Women’s World Championship), WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship and WWE 24/7 Championship.

Though Van Dale last performed for WWE in 2023, she remained under contract to the sports-entertainment organization until 2025. For the sake of simplicity, we’re referring to her as Carmella in regards to events that took place during her time in WWE.

On August 6, 2022, Carmella sustained an injury during a Triple Threat Match against Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and Asuka at a non-televised event in North Charleston, South Carolina. She went on hiatus to close out 2022. She returned on Raw on January 30, 2023, and referred to herself again as The Princess of Staten Island. The following week on Raw, Carmella defeated Candice LeRae, Mia Yim, and Piper Niven in a Fatal 4-Way Match to qualify for the women’s Elimination Chamber Match at Elimination Chamber on February 18, 2023. Carmella failed to win the Elimination Chamber Match after tapping out to Asuka’s Asuka Lock.

Carmella then formed a partnership with Chelsea Green, but disappeared from television again in March. Carmella revealed on Good Morning America on May 1, 2023, that she is expecting her first child with Graves. They announced on Instagram that she gave birth to a boy, Dimitri Paul Polinsky, on November 8, 2023.

On February 21, 2025, Fightful reported that Carmella’s contract with WWE had recently expired. Her profile on WWE.com was moved to the Alumni section the following day, which generally indicates that a performer has parted ways with WWE. She confirmed her departure from WWE in an interview that aired on the nationally syndicated daytime television talk show, Tamron Hall, on April 3, 2025. She was introduced as Leah Van Dale. Click here to hear Van Dale speak out on her departure from WWE and health issues as a result of her pregnancy.

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During an appearance on The Nikki & Brie Show in May 2024, Carmella said she was recovering from a debilitating condition called foot drop (aka drop foot), which, according to Mayo Clinic, is “a general term for difficulty lifting the front part of the foot.”

When asked about a return to the ring, Carmella stated, “Of course. I miss the fans. I miss performing. I fell in love with that and have been doing it for 11 years. More than anything, I want to prove to myself, ‘I can go through this insane experience of labor, delivering, pregnancy, and my body is completely different from the inside out,’ but I’d love to go back and prove that I can. No one else, just to myself.”

Carmella continued, “Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with, what is called drop foot. I have an injury from labor and delivery and pushing the baby out. I have herniated discs in my back, which push on this nerve that is connected to my right foot. The top of my foot, it’s hard to lift. I’m literally limping around everywhere. It’s gotten better, but I’ve been wrestling for 11 years, and other than some concussions, knock on wood, never had any injuries. Now, I have a major injury from delivering my son.”

On December 17, 2024, Carmella expressed her desire to return to the ring while speaking to Bayley on Instagram Live.

Carmella shows off her hot bod in a yellow bikini. She posted this photo on September 8, 2020, on Twitter and wrote, “Soul full of sunshine (smiling face with sunglasses and yellow heart emoji).”

Carmella is untouchable. She posted this bikini photo on November 6, 2020, on Facebook and wrote, “Today is the day. You’re not gonna want to miss WWE SmackDown tonight. Everyone will find out why I’m Untouchable.” Click here to see what Carmella did.

Leah Van Dale enjoying Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked Ice Cream at 20 weeks pregnant in 2023. She posted these photos on Instagram on June 20, 2023, and wrote, “20 weeks today! I can’t believe I’m already half way through this pregnancy.. it’s been flying by (loudly crying face emojis) Baby boy has been SOO active lately! Rolling around and kicking all the time. Every time I feel him move @wwegraves runs over to put his hands on my belly and he says hi to his daddy too. I’m in awe of the female body and what it can do. I finally feel like I’m at a point where I can breathe a little since I’m able to feel him move almost every day. What a wild journey pregnancy is!”

“I love being a mom. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done ever, in my whole entire life. That being said, of course, I miss WWE,” Carmella said. “Of course, I miss everyone. I miss being Carmella. I miss performing. I miss it so much. I wish I had an update for you guys. For those that don’t know, I have some nerve damage in my foot from delivering Dimitri. I have what’s called Drop Foot. It’s this nerve behind your knee. It sucks. I wrestled for ten to twelve years, never had an injury, knock on wood, and now I’m doing physical therapy, going to the chiropractor, getting MRIs, and doing all this stuff that I never thought I would be doing, but here we are.”

Following her departure from WWE, the American professional wrestler famously known as Carmella solely referred to herself as Leah Van Dale for professional endeavors. Since Van Dale has yet to say that she is retired from wrestling, she can still be considered a professional wrestler. In addition to wrestling, acting, fashion blogging and being a mom, Van Dale is also the founder of snatch.

Her full real name is Leah Marie Vandale, and she was born on October 23, 1987 (age 37) in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States. She is also known as Mella Is Money (on X) and The Princess of Staten Island. But no matter what, she’ll always be known as Carmella.

Despite calling herself The Princess of Staten Island, Carmella possesses enough New York grit for all five boroughs. Her fabulous debut in October 2014 put the entire NXT women’s locker room on notice, as Carmella displayed a potent submission move in a decisive win over Blue Pants.

Carmella is feeling patriotic at the beach. She posted this photo on Instagram on July 4, 2018, and wrote, “{insert patriotic caption here} Happy 4th! (fireworks and United States flag emoji).”

Carmella gained valuable experience in NXT, competing against Alexa Bliss, Emma, Eva Marie and Nia Jax. In July 2016, she got drafted to SmackDown and made an immediate impact. Carmella won the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and after holding on to her championship-opportunity briefcase for nearly a year, cashed in on Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship on SmackDown LIVE on April 10, 2018.

Carmella sporting a red, white and blue swimsuit at the beach. She posted this photo on Instagram on July 4, 2019, and wrote, “U. S. Slay. (United States flag emoji) #happyfourth (fireworks emoji).”

Despite her incredible achievements, Carmella ruthlessly reemerged on SmackDown in October 2020 with an “untouchable” persona, making it clear that her best days still lay ahead. If that wasn’t enough, the stunning Superstar then became The Most Beautiful Woman in All of WWE.

Carmella sticking her tongue out backstage at WWE Friday Night SmackDown at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 12, 2021. She posted this photo on Instagram and wrote, “When you’re trying to take a cute photo but (Baron Corbin) walks by talking shit (face with tongue emoji).”

On October 1, 2021, Carmella began wearing a protective face mask that assistants would provide at ringside. She joined Raw the following week via the WWE Draft and formed a tag team with Queen Zelina in November 2021. On November 22, 2021, they beat Nikki A.S.H and Rhea Ripley to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.

Carmella wearing a trench coat for a photo shoot in Miami, Florida. She posted this photo on Instagram on August 10, 2021, and wrote, “True freedom: no matter what you think of me, I know who I am.”

On night two of WrestleMania 38, Carmella and Zelina lost the titles to Naomi and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 4-Way Match, which also included the team of Natalya and Shayna Baszler, as well as the team of Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley. Following the loss, the partnership between Carmella and Zelina became fractured beyond repair as the two could no longer coexist. The royal Superstar went on the attack the following night on Raw, but The Most Beautiful Woman in WWE found herself right at home in the warm embrace of her soon-to-be husband.

Carmella reveals her grocery shopping outfit. She posted this photo on Instagram on December 3, 2021, and wrote, “Heading to Whole Foods, need anything?”

Carmella and Graves got married on April 7, 2022. The Most Beautiful Woman in WWE returned to action on June 20, 2022, defeating Bliss, Asuka, Lynch and Morgan on Raw to earn the right to face Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. They faced off at Money in the Bank on July 2, 2022, as Carmella lost to The EST of WWE.

Carmella posted this photo on Instagram on February 27, 2022, and wrote, “ready to bare it all tomorrow…”

Corey & Carmella, a reality show starring Corey Graves and Carmella, premiered on February 28, 2022. Take an intimate look at the life and love of Corey Graves and Carmella by seeing all five episodes on YouTube.

Carmella makes her entrance to the ring for a match against Liv Morgan on WWE Friday Night SmackDown at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on June 4, 2021. (Photo by WWE)

Carmella is ravishing in red at WWE Friday Night SmackDown at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on June 4, 2021. “The Most Beautiful Woman in all of WWE” posted this photo on Facebook and wrote, “hotter than hell (kiss mark emoji).”

Incensed by Carmella’s attitude, Liv Morgan attempted to show her opponent that “beauty is pain.” Morgan, however, came up short when “The Untouchable One” made her tap out to The Code of Silence. In the wake of her victory, Carmella told ring announcer Greg Hamilton to refer to her as “The Most Beautiful Woman in all of WWE.” Click here to watch.

Following the match, Megan Morant attempted to interview Carmella backstage, but “The Most Beautiful Woman in All of WWE” took exception to Morant not calling her “The Most Beautiful Woman in All of WWE” in a manner to her liking. Click here to see their interaction.

Carmella shows off her wrestling attire for the Royal Rumble at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 31, 2021. She posted this photo on Twitter and wrote, “Hotter than hell, sweeter than honey, WWE’s B O M B S H E L L because MELLA IS MONEY.”

Carmella fought tooth and nail in an attempt to dethrone Sasha Banks of the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Click here to see the conclusion of their SmackDown Women’s Championship Match.

Later in the show, Carmella competed in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match. Click here to see Carmella enter the annual contest at No. 24.

Leah Van Dale showing off lavender maternity pajamas from PinkBlush at her home. She posted this photo on Instagram Stories on June 12, 2025, and wrote, “my favorite maternity pjs (star-struck emoji) literally so comfy and actually cute (smiling face with hearts emoji).”

Leah Van Dale revealing her 15-week progress for her first pregnancy back in 2023. She posted these photos on Instagram and wrote, “I’m in awe of the female body and what it’s capable of,” Carmella wrote on Instagram. “It’s such a bizarre feeling seeing and feeling your body change so drastically, but I’m embracing all of these amazing changes. I’ve put my body through so much over the years; 13 years of competitive dance, cheering in the NFL, dancing in the NBA then 10 years of traveling and beating my body up with WWE. Every day I wake up with such gratitude that my body is capable of growing my baby boy and keeping him healthy and safe. We only get one body, it’s so important to take care of it from the inside out.”

Leah Van Dale, who is expecting her second child, poses for a photo shoot in a sheer white dress. She posted these photos on Instagram on June 10, 2025, and wrote, “cream of the crop (white heart emoji).”

Carmella poses nude for a maternity photo shoot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On November 6, 2023, she posted this photo on Instagram and wrote, “I can’t wait to be a mom (white heart emoji).” Click here to watch a video of Carmella’s maternity photo shoot.

Leah Van Dale is ravishing in red in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She posted these photos on June 4, 2025, on Instagram and wrote, “@bre_babes took these (red heart and fire emojis).”

Carmella at 24 weeks pregnant posing in a purple see-through outfit revealing nipple covers and white underwear. She posted these photos on Instagram on July 25, 2023 and wrote, “let’s not act like we’ve never seen a nipple cover before..”

Leah Van Dale snaps a selfie of her outfit for a date night with Corey Graves in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2025. She posted this photo on Instagram Stories and wrote, “now time to meet hubby for dinner date.” She posted the full photo on Instagram on May 26, 2025.

Leah Van Dale is ready for her close-up. She posted this photo on Instagram on May 16, 2025, and wrote, “sometimes it’s nice to be reminded that im not always wearing three day old pajamas and that im capable of actually washing my hair.” Click here to see a video Van Dale posted showing her before and after look.

Leah Van Dale’s look for WrestleCon in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2025. Click here to see a video of the former WWE Superstar showing off her outfit. (Photo from Van Dale’s Instagram account)

Leah Van Dale reveals her look for WrestleCon in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2025. She posted this photo on Instagram Stories and wrote, “see you soon wrestlecon.” (hair and makeup by @kandicedelgado @stylesbysuzy)

Leah Van Dale is ravishing in red for her media day in New York City on April 2, 2025. Click here to see her put this outfit on. (Photo from Van Dale’s Instagram account)

Leah Van Dale appeared on the Tamron Hall Show for sit-down interview where she addressed her departure from WWE. Click here to see the entire interview. Click here to see a vlog of her media day. (Photo from Van Dale’s Instagram account)

Leah Van Dale is blonde again. She posted this photo on Instagram Stories on April 11, 2025, and wrote, “Just realized i never posted my new hair from yesterday .. went lighter for the summer (sunglasses emoji).”

Leah Van Dale is back in black in New York City on April 3, 2025. The former WWE Superstar wore this outfit for an interview on Good Day New York discussing her health, plans going forward and if a return to the ring is possible. Click here to see the interview. (Photos from Van Dale’s Instagram account)

Carmella snaps a selfie in her pink dress from her former home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She posted this photo on Instagram on April 20, 2021, and wrote, “My attempt at a kneeling down mirror selfie. My pets were judging me the whole time. I’m judging myself. I could never be an influencer.”

Carmella, who now goes under the name Leah Van Dale, wore this dress again for an Instagram video the former WWE Superstar posted on March 27, 2025, outside her current home in Pittsburgh regarding the weather. She wrote, “nothing like it being 70° & 35° in the same day! make up your mind pittsburgh…” Click here to see her video.

Leah Van Dale is living her best life. On March 24, 2025, she posted this photo on Instagram and wrote, “lost files from the last month or so.” Click here to see more photos of her life after WWE.

Leah Van Dale shows off an outfit for the spring season. On March 19, 2025, she posted this photo on Instagram as well as a video of herself changing into this outfit. Click here to watch.

Leah Van Dale is back in black. Click here to see an Instagram video of the fashion blogger showing off this outfit. (Photo from Van Dale’s Instagram account @theleahvandale)

Leah Van Dale not in Paris, France, but rather, Los Angeles, California. On April 12, 2023, she posted these fashionable photos on Instagram and wrote, “bonjour (woman artist emoji) consider this my official submission for a role in @emilyinparis (baguette bread emoji).”

Leah Van Dale models a sweatshirt from Alo. On March 5, 2025, she posted these photos on Instagram.

Leah Van Dale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 27, 2025. The former WWE Superstar posted this photo on Instagram Stories from her new username, @theleahvandale. She wrote, “did something fun today (face with hand over mouth emoji).”

Leah Van Dale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 27, 2025. The former WWE Superstar posted this photo on Instagram as well as a video of her day, including footage of herself changing into this outfit in her hotel room. Click here to watch.

Van Dale then revealed on Instagram that she was in Philadelphia for a studio interview with the Barely Famous podcast discussing her departure from WWE and plan going forward. Here is the synopsis: “This week Kail gets the exclusive on why Leah Van Dale AKA Carmella made her impromptu exit from the WWE after a twelve year career. For the first and only time Leah opens up about the disappointment she is feeling as a new mom facing an unplanned career change in the midst of celebrating the birth of her child. Kail and Leah discuss the fundamental differences between men and women’s return to work after having a baby, how she hopes to see things change for women in sports and what her plans are for the future. This conversation is raw, unfiltered and most importantly relatable.” You can listen to the interview here.

Carmella is living her best life. On September 7, 2024, the WWE Superstar posted this photo on Instagram and wrote, “this and that.” Click here to see more photos of Carmella living her best life.

Carmella reveals hair loss after giving birth on November 8, 2023. On September 26, 2024, the WWE Superstar posted these photos on Instagram and wrote, “tell me you’re 10 months post partum without telling me you’re 10 months post partum… as if we don’t go through enough let’s just throw some balding in there.. (melting face emoji) for my mamas, im curious if you dealt with post partum hair loss??”

On September 21, 2024, Carmella posted this photo on Instagram Stories and wrote, “homecoming dance tonight for my 14 year old (loudly crying face emoji).”

“sitting at the nail salon while the girlies get their nails done is a new level of momming unlocked for me. ive been giving my nails a break so just enjoying some peace and quiet.”

Carmella is ravishing in red for her appearance at WWE World at WrestleMania on April 5, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On April 17, 2024, the WWE Superstar posted these photos on Instagram and wrote, “just realized i never posted these (red heart and fire emojis).”

Carmella at home with her son, Dimitri. The WWE Superstar is the founder of snatch and its Instagram account (@snatchforher) posted these photos on September 17, 2024. The caption for the post reads, “ever feel like you’re doing everything “wrong” as a new mom? you’re not alone. this week in the snatch newsletter, our founder @carmellawwe opens up about finding confidence as a mom, breaking the rules, and why trusting yourself is the best move for you and your baby. want to know how she ditched the guilt and embraced her own journey?” Click here to subscribe to the snatch newsletter.