Going through a breakup is hard enough as a regular person, but when it happens in the public eye, that makes it even more difficult. Then, imagine seeing your ex thrust into the spotlight with a new lover. Ew. Just, ew. Well, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs is in a very hot and public relationship with musician Taylor Swift. It’s impossible to miss. So, I have to think that his ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole is having some issues with it.
As it turns out, Nicole has eyes for a different football player. The model took to X (formerly Twitter) to repost a video of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts along with a flirty message.
“Fly Eagles fly,” Kayla, 32, commented about the video. The clip showed Jalen, 25, attending an NBA game. Just this little repost got fans in a frenzy. They started commented with messages about how Kayla was seeming to express romantic interest in Hurts.
Nicole didn’t deny it, either. She followed it up with another tweet, writing, “Y’all have eyes too,” paired with a crying laughing emoji.
Well, Kayla received a lot of hate for seemingly going after Hurts, though. After all, he’s been with his girlfriend, Bryonna “Bry” Burrows, on and off since 2016. The two met in college at the University of Alabama and seem like an adorable fit. “I’m not married or anything like that but I am spoken for,” Hurts said in an interview with Essence in April.
In that same interview, Hurts expressed interest in making his relationship with Bry a permanent thing. “I knew a long time ago,” he said. “I mean, to this point in my life, that’s an irreplaceable feeling. I think that’s what allowed us to get to where we are now.”
As for Nicole’s relationship with Kelce, the two dated from 2017 until the first half of 2022, but did take some breaks in there. They officially called it off, for good, in May 2022.
After news of Kelce and Swift dating, Kayla opened up about the breakup and described that it was extremely difficult. She said that after the breakup, she felt “miserable” and “depressed” and “had a hard time getting out of bed” after the relationship was over.
“My abs were amazing. I had a six pack. And it was like … I had never felt so bad in my life,” she told People. “So I started going to therapy and quickly realized, ‘Okay, it’s one thing to be physically fit, but it’s another thing to be mentally fit. You could be in the best shape of your life, but mentally, if you are not a healthy person, it’s not going to feel good.'”
Meanwhile, Kelce and Swift began dating after Kelce attended Swift’s Eras tour in Kansas City in July. He talked about having a crush on her on his podcast, and things snowballed from there. Taylor went to one of Travis’ football games for the first time on Sept. 24 and has attended several since then. It’s safe to say this is one of the most high-profile relationships in the world right now.