Kayla Nicole is still processing her breakup with Travis Kelce. Over a year after the Kansas City Chiefs player and Taylor Swift made their relationship public, the model revealed that she is still struggling with her breakup from Travis in 2022.
“Going through a public breakup has been overwhelming,” Kayla shared in a preview for *Special Forces* released on November 27, as tears streamed down her face.
Later, fellow contestant Alana Blanchard asked her who her ex is, to which Kayla whispered, “Travis Kelce.”
This is not the first time that Kayla has expressed how difficult it has been to see her ex moving on with the “Karma” singer, given the fierce dedication of her fanbase.
“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and just online chaos doesn’t impact me,” Kayla admitted on an October episode of the Unapologetically Angel podcast. “You could go to my most recent post and it’ll be people debating why I’m worthless and how I’ll never be a talented person.”
However, despite feeling overwhelmed by the hateful comments at times, Kayla realized that the online criticism has nothing to do with her as a person.
“I think there’s something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people,” Kayla posited of her ex’s sharp rise to stardom. “And it’s unfortunate because I’ve never done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.”
Kayla has had to bear the brunt of Travis’ sudden rise to fame due to his romance with Taylor. In fact, she even unfollowed his teammate Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes to “protect” herself from the spotlight.
However, she is not the only one facing challenges in this situation. Travis’ family, including his parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, as well as his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, have also shared their perspectives on dealing with the public attention.
“It’s been crazy,” Jason—who shares Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, Bennett, 22 months and has a fourth baby on the way with Kylie—shared in June on the Whiskey Ginger podcast.
“Travis and Taylor have taken it to another level and that’s a whole other side of it. Kylie and I think we have it bad and then we go hang out with one of them, and it’s like, ‘This is a whole other situation here.’ You can’t be a normal person at that point.”
