Kayla Nicole is officially over being “Travis Kelce’s ex.” That said, if you’re one of her critics telling her to stop talking about their relationship and “get over” it, Kayla has one simple message for you: you first.
Kayla and Travis dated on and off from 2017 to 2022, and while the media personality hasn’t shied away from mentioning their past relationship in various interviews—even hinting that Travis cheated on her—she’s not thrilled about constantly being referred to in relation to her ex. “People will always say, ‘Get over it,’ which is so interesting,” Kayla said during an appearance on the Second Wind podcast. “And to them I’d say, ‘You too.’”
Though she didn’t mention Travis specifically, Taylor Swift’s current boyfriend has loomed large over Kayla’s career, which has been both a blessing and a curse. “Life handed me lemons and I made a lemon martini out of it and that upsets people,” she continued, adding that she would not stop talking about her personal experiences just because others think she’s taking advantage. “My authenticity, my transparency, my story—sharing my story—that really is my superpower,” she said.
Kayla also made clear that she is not responsible for how others continue to tie her to Travis in the press. Earlier this year, when she made her reality TV debut on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, she asked the show not to mention Travis, but they didn’t listen. And, during her appearance on Second Wind, she cautioned fans against believing everything they read. “You sit down and you do an hour-long interview with someone and the headline is maybe a one sentence that you said of, ‘Yeah, I was heartbroken and devastated because I went through a breakup,’ and that’s the headline,” she said.
The world might want to define her as Travis Kelce’s ex, but, Kayla doesn’t see herself that way. “It is not the story. It is a chapter in my story,” she said, later adding, “One day, they’re going to have to stop calling me someone’s ex.”
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