Why Kayla Nicole wouldn’t speak to ex Travis Kelce if she saw him in public

Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole won’t be greeting him with a friendly “hello” if she sees him in public.

“I’ll probably hit him with, like, a head nod. That’s about it,” she revealed on Thursday’s episode of basketball star Angel Reese’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcast.

“We’ve seen each other in public spaces before but it’s — I think that we’re both aware of the nature of his new situation that there’s just no room really for us to communicate or acknowledge each other publicly without it being spun into something crazy,” she added.

Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole said she won’t publicly acknowledge him during her Thursday appearance on Angel Reese’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, as seen above. YouTube/@UnapologeticallyAngelShow Nicole, pictured speaking on Reese’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcast Thursday, said she would “hit him with, like, a head nod.” YouTube/@UnapologeticallyAngelShow

Though no names were mentioned, that “new situation” is likely his public relationship with global superstar Taylor Swift.

While Nicole can’t see herself interacting with Kelce in public, she had nothing but nice things to say about him and their relationship while chatting with 22-year-old Reese.

“He’s a great guy. That was a good time in my life,” she noted.

While speaking on Reese’s podcast Thursday, Nicole explained that she and Kelce are “both aware” that they can’t “communicate or acknowledge each other publicly without it being spun into something crazy.” YouTube/@UnapologeticallyAngelShow Nicole, seen speaking on the “Unapologetically Angel” podcast Thursday, said his “new situation” is to blame for their inability to acknowledge one another. YouTube/@UnapologeticallyAngelShow

Nicole, 32, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, began seeing each other in 2017 and dated on and off over the next five years.

Though their romance is long over, she received intense criticism from Swifties once Kelce and the “Cruel Summer” hitmaker went public with their relationship in September 2023.

Nicole has hit back against the hate several times, including last month when she clapped back at a troll who dissed her appearance.

The sports commentator was likely referring to Kelce’s public relationship with Taylor Swift. RCF / MEGA The pair have been dating since summer 2023. andrewspruill/Instagram

“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and just, like, online chaos doesn’t impact me. It does, even to this day,” she candidly reflected on the “Unapologetically Angel” podcast on Thursday.

“You can go to my most recent post and it will be people debating each other why I am worthless and I’ll never be a talented person and I have no career.”

“I think that there’s something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people,” she theorized. “It’s unfortunate because I’ve never done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.”

Kelce and Nicole dated on and off for five years beginning in 2017. NBAE via Getty Images Nicole has dealt with an onslaught of haters since Kelce and Swift went public. Getty Images for Moet & Chandon

Swift nor Kelce have publicly addressed the singer’s fans’ hate.

Page Six reached out to the couple’s respective reps for comment.

The NFL star confirmed he was no longer with Nicole in January 2023 while also denying rumors that he made her split bills with him.

“Don’t buy into that s–t,” he said on the “Pivot” podcast.

Nicole has clapped back at trolls several times over the last year. Getty Images She said on the “Unapologetically Angel” podcast Thursday that the backlash still bothers her. Getty Images

“I would never say that I was supporting her. She had a very financially stable life and what she was doing in her career,” he added.

“But you’ve got to be crazy if you’d think I never helped or gave her a couple thousand to grab some food or she gave me some money to go get some food.”

“We were in a relationship for five years. A hundred dollars here, a hundred dollars there wasn’t even thought about.”