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Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole went through several ups and downs in the relationship before finally breaking up in 2022.
The exes dated for five years after Nicole started by DMing him on Instagram in 2017. “He’s been stalking and insta-flirting me for months,” she previously revealed via her Instagram story in June 2022.
Although Kelce “liked” several of her posts, he never DMed her, prompting Nicole to make the first move. “Soooo after some liquid courage and a pep talk from @iqueenb (something along the lines of ‘WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR’) I gave it to him on New Years,” she added.
The two started dating five months after the Kansas City Chiefs player and his Catching Kelce dating show winner, Maya Benberryhe called it quits.
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Scroll down for a look back at the ups and downs of Kelce and Nicole’s relationship:
2017
The former couple went public with their relationship five months after Kelce’s split from Benberry.
May 2017
Kelce and Nicole attended the wedding of his teammate at the time Jeremy Maclin. At the time, Kelce called the fitness guru “peanut butter to my JELLYTIME” in a since-deleted Instagram post.
July 2018
In 2018, the pair hit the red carpet for awards shows. Kelce and Nicole discarded the blue tuxedo and silver dress they were wearing ESPY 2018 for fun, complementary striped attire at the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards one night later.
February 2019
Nicole donned a hot pink mini dress as she attended The Maxim Big Game Experience at The Fairmont with Kelce, who sported a light blue button up graphic tee.
June 2019
The duo showcased their couple style at the Thom Browne Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week. Nicole teamed a white camisole top with mint green plaid pants. Kelce, on the other hand, accessorized his white button-up and gray plaid pants with a large gold watch, sunglasses and brown loafers.
February 2020
Kelce and Nicole took a break from football to sit courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
August 2020
The exes broke up after three years of dating amid rumors of infidelity. “This is fake news… a lie… and not why Kayla and I broke up… take all your hate somewhere else please,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet, according to a screenshot captured TMZ. Both deleted each other from their respective social media accounts.
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November 2020
Kelce confirmed that he and Nicole were back together during a live video with the WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike. “So obviously we have a family. Mom, Dad, Brother Jason – Big Grizzly. Then my girlfriend Kayla,” he said in a joint speech TMZ interview with a Los Angeles Sparks player. “Kayla is definitely on the list. I always have to make it right for Kayla.”
February 2022
The pair attended the 11th annual NFL Honors together and went on a hockey double date Patrick and Brittany Mahomes.
May 2022
Kelce and Nicole broke up for good less than two years after their reconciliation. Bar stool Sport announced at the time the relationship ended because Kelce made Nicole pay half of everything they did together. Nicole denied the outlet’s claims, calling them trash and incorrect via X (formerly Twitter). In a since-deleted TikTok video, Nicole said she felt foolish for thinking their longtime romance would end in marriage.
That September, Nicole made fun of the media attention she received over the breakup TikTok post. “When I do literally anything on this internet,” she captioned the video, in which she uses a video filter to make it look like she’s being chased by the police.
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January 2023
During the interview, Kelce addressed the “crazy” rumors that he and Nicole broke up because he was “too cheap.” “Pivot Podcast.” He explained: “Don’t buy it st. I would never say I supported her. She had a very financially stable life and what she was doing in her career.’
Kelce noted that they each borrowed money once in a while to pay for things like food. “I mean, we were in a relationship for five years,” he added. “There was no thought of a hundred dollars here and a hundred dollars there.”
October 2023
Nicole has seemingly shielded her ex and internet trolls for a long time Instagram video as Kelce continued in the headlines for his relationship with Taylor Swift.
“Dear black woman, they may call you a traitor for falling in love. You’ll hope that those closest to you will protect you, but you’ll quickly learn that people don’t protect what they don’t value,” she said to the camera. “They’ll say you’re too, too provocative, too boisterous, too outspoken.” And tell you in one breath that you are not enough. Not successful enough, not healthy enough, perhaps not intelligent enough. They will say you deserve hate and shame. Because of your blackness, you should have known better. They will even try to match your worth with your net worth.”
Nicole continued, “You don’t have to be part of this tumultuous, often one-sided journey. Protect your heart even as they try to quantify your character and preferably your boundaries that you don’t have to engage with. You don’t have to answer. because there is strength in your silence. and you can use the same power to silence noise and doubt.”
October 2023
Nicole revealed People that her mental and physical health suffered after she underwent a “A big breakup and a big life change” in 2022, the same year as her and Kelce’s split. After the breakup, she decided to begin therapy to help improve her mental and physical well-being.
“If I hadn’t (went to therapy), I don’t know how I would be reacting right now,” she added, seemingly referring to The romance of Kelce and Swift. Noting that she wishes she could tell her past self to “buckle in” for 2023, Nicole stated, “You thought the worst was over, but buckle up, get all the tools right now and give put them in your bag. because you’re going to need them.”
November 2024
Nicole joined the cast Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test season 3 a Kelce mentioned briefly in the trailer.
“Going through a public breakup, it was overwhelming,” she admitted.
The clip then cut to Nicole chatting with her roommates who asked her ex’s name. “Travis Kelce,” she whispered.
special units season 3 premiered on January 8, 2025.
