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All press is not good press, and Kayla Nicole is finding that out the hard way.
Kayla Nicole is learning to navigate media attention, but it is only getting worse for her after she appeared on Angel Reese’s podcast on Oct. 11.
She spoke on various topics on Unapologetically Angel, including the “hate” she received since her ex-boyfriend Travis Kelce started dating Taylor Swift.
The major story was that she dressed up as Teyana Taylor for Halloween as a retaliation to her ex-boyfriend, who dumped her for the singer/actress.
The backlash was swift and wouldn’t stop.
Now, Kayla Nicole has another issue on her hands.
Someone unearthed multiple racist tweets from her account that she may have to speak up about in the future.
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“There’s always that one obnoxiously loud black girl with the annoying voice. There’s allllllwaaays that one. Smh,” one tweet from 2011 reads.
“If your Twitter profile pic looks like one of them black bobs from Pacman….. you’re #tooblackfortwitter AND ugly,” another tweet from 2010 reads.
Kayla Nicole would’ve been around the age of 19 or 20 when she sent those tweets out.
Kayla Nicole Reveals Podcast Regrets: ‘I’m Learning!’
Now, she regrets speaking out at all.
The sports reporter and influencer said she initially felt good about how she’d come across on the Unapologetically Angel podcast, but later wished she’d refused to answer some of the more personal questions.
“After the podcast came out, I thought that I handled things with grace,” she said on an episode of I Am Athlete Daily.
“I thought that I answered the questions to the best of my ability. The public had their interpretation of things — didn’t matter to me.”
She added to her co-hosts, “You know my personality: it’s spicy! And that can be perceived in a million different ways.”
When speaking with Reese, Kayla Nicole said, “I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and just, like, online chaos didn’t impact me, it does. Even to this day.” She added, “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.”
Nicole stated that the backlash “didn’t matter” to her, but her mother felt differently.
Nicole explains, “Because she’s offended. She’s hurt by the way people are perceiving her daughter. She’s hurt at the negative headlines and the way that people are spinning it. Even my mom was like, ‘Well, maybe next time, we just don’t answer those questions.’”
Teyana Taylor Fires Back At Travis Kelce’s Ex Kayla Nicole After Her Apparent Insult During Interview On Angel Reese’s Podcast
Teyana Taylor and Kayla Nicole (Photos via Getty Images)
Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, has been put in the crosshairs by singer and actress Teyana Taylor following something she said on Angel Reese’s podcast.
Nicole, who dated the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on an on-and-off basis for around five years, made multiple controversial comments after sitting down with the WNBA forward on her ‘Unapologetically Angel’ show.
The journalist and social media influencer discussed a range of topics, including her past relationships and the abuse she has received from Taylor Swift’s fans. At one point, she recalled strangely dressing as one of her ex-boyfriend’s celebrity girlfriends for Halloween as a way of getting back at him.
“So I was dating a guy, and he dumped me through a text message,” she said. “And he dumped me for this singer/actress who was famous at the time. He dumped me for her. Lied about it for months, then popped out with her, and it became this public thing.
“So he dumps me and moves on, and for Halloween that year, I dressed up as her.”
While she didn’t mention any names, fans didn’t take long to figure out she was referring to former NBA player Iman Shumpert and his ex-wife, Teyana Taylor.
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Teyana Taylor Went On A Rant After Catching Wind Of What Kayla Nicole Had To Say
Taylor did not appreciate what Nicole had to say and took to Instagram to lash out in a lengthy post.
“She pulled the black card when it came to Taylor Swift, but in the same circle, turned around and tried to bully the black woman that was married to her situationship she claimed “dumped her” for me. Dressing up like me for what??” she wrote.
You can check it out in full below.
Kayla Nicole has also received criticism for claiming she would never split the bills with a man in a relationship, having addressed rumors claiming she and Kelce split because he insisted on sharing expenses.
