Kayla Nicole is getting candid about her old friendships.
Nicole, 32, guest-starred on the Thursday, October 10, episode of Angel Reese’s podcast, Unapologetically Angel, and opened up about where her relationship with the wives and girlfriends of the Kansas City Chiefs players stands. The sports journalist was notably close friends with Brittany Mahomes during her on-again, off-again relationship with Travis Kelce, which lasted from 2017-2022. While dating the Chiefs tight end, 35, Nicole was even a bridesmaid in Brittany’s wedding to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In photos shared to Brittany’s Instagram from the wedding, Nicole can be seen with the bride and her other bridesmaids.
Travis Kelce and girlfriend Kayla Nicole share a moment as they arrive to the NFL Honors show at the YouTube Theater on February 10, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Former girlfriend of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end addressed where her relationship with the wives and girlfriends of the players on the team stands.
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Reese, 22, asked Nicole how her relationship with the women changed after she and the Super Bowl Champion split. “Were you still friends with the wives like that you were friends with when you were there?,” the WNBA star asked. Nicole was visibly uneasy as she awkwardly laughed before answering, “yes.” However, the influencer explained that while there isn’t beef, things are not like they used to be. “We’re cool [but] we are not as cool as we were before,” Nicole stated.
Reese questioned the nature of Nicole’s friendships with the other wives and girlfriends, to which the model replied, “That was like family.”
The podcaster empathized with Nicole, telling her, “I know that’s hard,” to which Nicole agreed.
In 2023, after the Mahomes got closer with Kelce’s superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift, Nicole unfollowed the family. She explained her decision to People magazine, saying she had to “protect” herself.
The Chicago Sky player also asked Nicole if “negativity” from the pop star’s fans has “affected” her.
Nicole made it clear that the hate hurts her. “I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and just, like, online chaos didn’t impact me, it does. Even to this day,” she confessed. The model then detailed the awful comments she receives on her social media channels, including being called “worthless” and a “bum.”
When asked if she has yet to run into her ex, Nicole said yes, but the pair are not able to communicate publicly about it. “We’ve seen each other in public spaces, but I think that we’re both aware of the nature of his new situation that there’s just no room really for us to communicate or acknowledge each other publicly without it being spun into something crazy. So we just keep it moving,” the broadcast journalist remarked.
