Kayla Nicole<\/strong><\/a> is over being referenced as Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s ex-girlfriend and is ready for the day that people \u201chave to stop calling [her] someone\u2019s ex.\u201d<\/p>\n The sports journalist, 33, reflected on speaking freely about her past relationship with the NFL star, who is now in a romance with Taylor Swift,<\/strong> during an appearance on the \u201cSecond Wind<\/a>\u201d podcast on Tuesday, May 6.<\/p>\n \u201cYou sit down and you do an hour-long interview with someone, and the headline is maybe one sentence that you said. Yeah, I was heartbroken and devastated because I went through a breakup and that\u2019s the headline,\u201d Kayla told hosts Marion Jones<\/strong> and Suzanne Evans<\/strong>. \u201cLike so-and-so\u2019s ex is devastated still and she\u2019s sad and she\u2019s depressed. It\u2019s like, damn, girl, did you listen to anything?\u201d<\/p>\n Although Kayla took the chatter with \u201ca grain of salt,\u201d she reminded fans that \u201cthey\u2019re going to have to just let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUntil then, I\u2019m going to ride this off into the sunset,\u201d the Special Forces<\/em> alum continued. \u201cI want you all to report on me and the things that I\u2019m doing and not have any correlation or connection to someone in the past because really and truly at the end of the day, if I choose to share my story, it\u2019s because I\u2019m sharing it because I think that someone needs to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Kayla has continued to gain a following through her job as a multimedia host and sports journalist. More eyes were on her when she dated Travis, 35, on-again, off-again between 2017 and 2022. However, she made headlines when she broke her silence<\/a> on the three-time Super Bowl champion\u2019s relationship with Taylor, 35.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always been really important for me to use my platform not to create division, but to elevate and unite women. Black women specifically,\u201d Kayla said via Instagram in October 2023, before reciting a letter she penned.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I prepared a letter and would like to share it with you today.\u201d<\/p>\n She later addressed a \u201cdemoralizing and antiquated narrative,\u201d stating, \u201cYou do not have to respond. Because there is power in your silence.\u201d<\/p>\n Kayla addressed the hate she later received from Taylor\u2019s fans<\/a> the following year during an interview on Angel Reese<\/strong>\u2019s podcast \u201cUnapologetically Angel.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d be lying if I said that that level of hate and just, like, online chaos, doesn\u2019t impact me. It does, even to this day,\u201d Kayla admitted during the October 2024 episode. \u201cYou can go to my recent post and it will be people debating each other why I am worthless and I\u2019ll never be a talented person, and I have no career.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n She concluded, \u201cI think there\u2019s something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people, and it\u2019s unfortunate because I\u2019ve never done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"GettyImages](\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2196127040-taylor-swift-travis-kelce.jpg?fit=400%2C267&quality=86&strip=all\")
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