Travis Kelce may be in his Taylor era these days, but his ex may have just admitted that she's still not over him.
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00:00Travis Kelce may be in his Taylor era these days, but fans haven't forgotten that the
00:05world-famous tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs had another high-profile relationship
00:10that spanned five whole years before he ever met Taylor Swift. Today, Kelce and Swift are still
00:16going strong while Nicole continues to get candid about the emotional toll of the spring 2022
00:21breakup. A recent revelation from a reality competition series of all places has fans
00:26wondering if Nicole has fully closed this chapter of her life like she's led us to believe.
00:31Nicole was recently cast on Season 3 of Special Forces, a Fox reality show that puts celebrities
00:37through extremely tough training exercises that push their physical, mental, and emotional states
00:42to the limits. In a promo clip for the January 8th premiere, Nicole gives viewers a rare,
00:48unfiltered glimpse into her lingering heartbreak. In an emotional moment,
00:52Nicole breaks down in tears as she speaks about the challenges of navigating her breakup.
00:57Going through a public breakup, it's been overwhelming.
01:00This candid admission is a stark departure from Nicole's usual approach,
01:04and yes, she's talking about Travis there.
01:07Wait, who's your ex?
01:09While she has openly shared her journey post-breakup, including the mental health
01:13struggles she faced, she has generally avoided mentioning Kelce by name in such personal
01:18contexts. Instead, she's focused on promoting her professional endeavors and advocating for
01:23mental health. The Special Forces trailer marks a rare instance where Nicole publicly connects her
01:28personal struggles to her former relationship. All this is sure to add to the media frenzy
01:33surrounding Kelce's romance with Swift, especially since Nicole has called out the singer's fans for
01:38their hostility toward her online, which she says has exacerbated the challenges of moving on.
01:44Starting in 2017, after a bold Instagram DM from Kayla Nicole, the couple's relationship
01:50weathered multiple breakups and reconciliations before their final and conclusive split.
01:55And it seems Nicole has recently admitted that she hasn't quite recovered from it.
01:59Their first major break occurred in 2020 amidst rumors of infidelity,
02:04which Kelce publicly denied in a since-deleted tweet, writing,
02:07This is fake news. A lie. And not why Kayla and I broke up.
02:11Take all your hatred somewhere else, please."
02:14By late 2020, they were back together, only to break up again by May 2022 — this time,
02:20for good. Rumors swirled about financial disagreements, including Kelce being cheap,
02:25but he later dismissed these claims in an interview.
02:28We were in a relationship for five years. A hundred dollars here and a hundred dollars
02:31there wasn't even thought about, you know what I mean? Which is ridiculous."
02:35Since their very public split, she has taken major steps to distance herself from his world.
02:40Nicole unfollowed mutual friends, including Brittany and Patrick Mahomes, on Instagram,
02:45and has redirected her focus toward her professional and personal growth.
02:49She's gone back to dabbling in modeling and media, and also relaunched her fitness brand.
02:53She told People,
02:54It's focusing on the mental health component of working out, which is really,
02:58really important for me and really resonates with me,
03:01and really just encouraging people to mentally take care of themselves."
03:05All of this effort to create a new narrative for herself seemed to suggest she was totally
03:09over Kelce. However, her emotional admission on Special Forces is a serious break from this
03:14pattern — it reveals a vulnerability she rarely shows. Unsurprisingly, moving on from an ex who's
03:20still garnering tons of inescapable media coverage isn't as easy as Nicole has tried
03:25to make us believe all this time.