Travis Kelce‘s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole is cutting social media ties with the athlete’s inner circle amid his budding romance with Taylor Swift.
Nicole, 31, reportedly unfollowed Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Matthews, via Instagram after Swift, 33, watched the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, October 1. Swift cheered on Kelce, 33, and Mahomes, 28, from a star-studded suite, where she bonded with Matthews, also 28, and hugged Kelce’s mom, Donna Kelce.
Jackson Mahomes, Patrick’s younger brother, was also unfollowed by Nicole. As of Tuesday, October 3, Matthews and her husband still follow Nicole on the social platform, as does Jackson, 22.
Travis and Swift sparked dating rumors after he publicly revealed in July that he was denied the chance to meet the pop star at her Eras Tour performance in Kansas City. Nearly two months later, Swift donned Chiefs colors as she supported Travis and his team on September 24 against the Chicago Bears, and the couple later left Arrowhead Stadium together in his convertible.
As fans of Swift and football alike continued to obsess over the pair’s relationship, Travis addressed the frenzy on an episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “Shout-out to Taylor for pulling up,” he said on Wednesday, September 27. “That was pretty ballsy.”
Travis noted at the time that the response to his connection with Swift has been “hilarious,” adding that her presence at the game was “absolutely electric.”
Swift took over the NFL once again on Sunday, rolling up to the New Jersey stadium with a squad of her A-list pals. Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sabrina Carpenter and Sophie Turner joined her and Matthews in the VIP box to witness yet another Chiefs victory.
One day before the game, Travis was spotted outside of Swift’s New York City apartment. Swift hit the town for a girls night with Matthews, Lively, 36, and more on Saturday, September 30, dining at Emilio’s Ballato in the Lower East Side.
While his relationship with Swift has sparked widespread interest, this isn’t Travis’ first foray into dating in the spotlight. He previously starred on his own Bachelor-style reality show titled Catching Kelce, which aired in 2016. He fell hard for winner Maya Benberry, and the pair briefly kept their romance going off camera before calling it quits.
Nicole subsequently slid into Travis’ DMs in 2017, and the former couple dated on and off until 2022.
While Nicole has seemingly made her feelings clear about her ex’s new flame, Travis’ teammate has nothing but praise for Swift.
“[She’s] good people,” Patrick said in a press conference on Wednesday, adding that he wanted to let the couple “have their privacy and just keep it moving.”
