Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift has made headlines for the past year, with the NFL star tight end dating one of the most famous artists in the world. The pair’s high-profile relationship took many by surprise after the serial Grammy winner attended her first Chiefs game in September last year.
However, one person facing social media backlash since the couple went public has been Kelce’s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole.
In an appearance on WNBA sensation Angel Reese’s podcast “Unapologetically Angel” this week, Nicole said she had to deal with online hate since Kelce started dating Swift.
“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and online chaos doesn’t impact me, because it does, even to this day,” Nicole said (18:15 mark).
“You can go to my most recent post and there will be people debating each other why I’m worthless and I’ll never be a talented person and I have no career.”
Nicole said she tried to make sense of the animosity directed at her on social media:
“It has nothing to do with me. I think that there’s something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people. It’s unfortunate, because I’ve never done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.”
Nicole and Kelce were reportedly in a relationship from 2017 to 2022. The Chiefs tight end started dating Taylor Swift last year.
Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend addresses rumors of Chiefs TE being cheap on dates
After Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole broke up sometime in 2022, social media ran wild with rumors about the Chiefs tight end insisting on splitting the bill with his ex-girlfriend, with many speculating this was the reason for their split.
However, on Angel Reese’s podcast, Nicole dismissed those rumors, saying:
“That was never an issue in our relationship, but it was definitely a rumor on the internet,” she said (17:25 mark).
Nicole added that it was “ridiculous” to see that rumor go viral.
“That was ridiculous. But he addressed it too. I don’t even know why that became a thing,” Nicole said.
