Travis Kelce’s Ex Kayla Nicole Shares Cryptic Post Amid Taylor Swift Engagement

Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole, who split from Travis in 2022, reposted a telling video to her Instagram Stories after Travis announced his engagement to Taylor Swift.

Kayla Nicole has a joyful view of the future.

Hours after her ex Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement, the on-air host reposted a telling clip in which Tracee Ellis Ross talks about her “experiencing joy.”

“Read about this very concept years ago in a book called Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough,” Kayla—who dated the Kansas City Chiefs tight end for five years before their 2022 breakup—wrote over the clip on her Instagram Stories Aug. 26. “I aspire! So so good.”

In the video shared by the account @offthecuff, the Black-ish actress explains why she finds the concept of joy to be so integral to her life.

“I work at it,” Tracee starts. “I think joy is different from happiness. I feel like happiness is something you can get at 7/11, and joy is something you earn and work for and takes practice.”

“I feel lie joy has legs,” she continues. “I feel like joy has feet, I feel like joy has roots, I feel like creates space and allows for room for more than just a good day. I think joy is an attitude. I think joy is a perspective, and I think joy is a lens through which I live and look at my life.”

Kayla had previously revealed how splitting from Travis publicly ahead of his relationship with Taylor has impacted her on a personal level.

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“Going through a public breakup, just to be frank, it’s been overwhelming,” she shared on Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test back in January. “I’ve never experienced anything like it.”

“It’s pretty constant and exhausting,” the 33-year-old said of the “social media battlefield” she’s had to navigate as a result of her former relationship. “It doesn’t matter, I could post about the sky being blue and people will have a response about an ex and their new situation. It’s inadvertently affected me to the point where it makes me question my overall value as a person.”

Kayla went on to note that the constant comparison to Taylor in the media and among her fans isn’t easy.

“I think there’s just the comparison and it’s just like on loop,” the Pre-Game host explained on the show through tears. “I think I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with it.”

Though it’s proven to be a difficult time for her, the sports reporter made sure to note that she has no bad blood with Taylor.

“I really like, like, her,” Kayla said of the “Blank Space” singer. “I think she’s very talented.”