{"id":377401,"date":"2025-11-14T03:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/377401\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:27:17","slug":"travis-kelces-ex-kayla-nicole-says-shes-grown-after-old-tweets-spark-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/377401\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce\u2019s ex Kayla Nicole says she\u2019s grown after old tweets spark backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Social media<\/a> personality and entrepreneur Kayla Nicole issued a public apology after years-old posts resurfaced and sparked renewed backlash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Nicole, who was romantically linked to NFL star Travis Kelce on and off for five years, appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/travis-kelces-ex-appears-deactivate-x-account-after-troubling-posts-resurface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">deactivate her X account<\/a> after the &#8220;hurtful tweets&#8221; resurfaced last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for the hurtful tweets I posted so many years ago,&#8221; a remorseful Nicole said Thursday in a post on her Instagram Stories. &#8220;Seeing them resurface last week has been incredibly difficult, and reading them now, I\u2019m ashamed that I ever thought or spoke that way. They were ignorant, hurtful and completely wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kayla-nicole-travis-kelce-11825.jpg\" alt=\"Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Travis Kelce and girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, arrive to the NFL Honors show at the YouTube Theater on Feb. 10, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Michael Owens\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Nicole then confirmed that she deleted her X account in an effort to put an end to &#8220;a cycle of hate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The woman I am today would never use those words or express those kinds of views. Over the years, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how cruel and harmful online hate can be, and I would never want to add to that world of pain in any form. I have since deleted those tweets and my X account entirely, because I refuse to keep that energy alive or contribute to a cycle of hate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/travis-kelce-mimics-taylor-swift-music-video-choreography-after-scoring-historic-touchdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>TRAVIS KELCE MIMICS TAYLOR SWIFT MUSIC VIDEO CHOREOGRAPHY AFTER SCORING HISTORIC TOUCHDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I take full responsibility for what I posted, and I\u2019m truly sorry to anyone I may have hurt. My heart, values, and perspective are completely rooted in empathy, love, and respect for others. I can\u2019t change the past, but I will continue showing through my actions who I\u2019ve become and what I stand for today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/travis-kelce-kayla-nicole.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole on a red carpet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole arrive for the 2018 ESPYS at Microsoft Theatre on July 18, 2018; Los Angeles, California. (Kirby Lee\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p>The posts were initially shared in the early 2010s and contained inappropriate language. Nicole\u2019s Halloween costume \u2014 a recreation of singer Toni Braxton\u2019s look from her &#8220;He Wasn\u2019t Man Enough&#8221; music video \u2014 also drew attention.<\/p>\n<p>The costume choice led some to speculate it was a nod to Nicole\u2019s past feelings about Kelce, a claim she pushed back against.<\/p>\n<p>After parting ways with Nicole, Kelce began dating singer Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hold hands\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement in August.\u00a0 (TheStewartofNY\/GC Images)<\/p>\n<p>In August, the couple announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/travis-kelce-speaks-publicly-1st-time-since-announcing-engagement-taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">their engagement.<\/a> Swift released her latest album, &#8220;Life of a Showgirl&#8221; last month. The lyrics of one of the songs titled, Opalite,&#8221; appeared to take a shot at Nicole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swift has not publicly addressed discussions surrounding the song\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce is in his 13th NFL season, all of which he has spent in Kansas City. The Chiefs were on a bye last week. The team returns to action Sunday for an AFC West showdown with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/denver-broncos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Denver Broncos.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a><strong>, and subscribe to<\/strong><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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