Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole shifts attention from his engagement to Taylor Swift with her family announcement

Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, kept her focus on her own family on Tuesday, August 27, 2025, the same evening the Kansas City Chiefs tight end announced his engagement to pop star Taylor Swift.

While the 34-year-old NFL star went down on one knee and shared the news with millions online, Nicole used her Instagram story to celebrate her younger sister, Layla, who has just made a major step in her college basketball career.

Kayla Nicole celebrates sister Layla’s college basketball move

Instead of reacting to the internet frenzy around Travis Kelce’s engagement to Taylor Swift, Kayla Nicole chose to highlight her sister’s big achievement. On Tuesday night, the 33-year-old model and influencer revealed that her sister Layla had transferred to Langston University, a historically Black college in Oklahoma.

Layla will now play for the school’s women’s basketball team, the Lady Lions.

“My little sister Layla just transferred to Langston University, a HBCU, where she’s suiting up for the women’s basketball team,” Nicole wrote on Instagram.Nicole also added a fundraising link to her story, asking her followers to support the program. “They’re raising funds to support the program this season, and every dollar truly helps these women chase their dreams on and off the court.

If you can, tap the link below to donate and show some love to Layla and the LU Lady Lions.”Nicole dated Kelce on and off for about five years before the couple split in 2022. Since then, she has often been in the spotlight because of his relationship with Swift, who first went public with Kelce in September 2023 when she attended a Kansas City Chiefs game against the Chicago Bears.

Kayla Nicole opens up about life after Travis Kelce split

Nicole has spoken several times about how her public breakup with Travis Kelce and his high-profile romance with Taylor Swift have affected her.

In 2023, she sat down with WNBA star Angel Reese on the show Unapologetically Angel and admitted that she and Kelce can no longer speak when they cross paths.

She told Reese that the hardest part was losing someone she once spoke to every day. “Behind closed doors, the hardest part is losing a partner, a best friend, speaking every day to cutting ties. Then you throw in social media.”Nicole also revealed how online abuse from Swift’s loyal fans, known as “Swifties,” took a toll on her mental health. “I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and online chaos didn’t impact me, even to this day. You could go to my most recent posts and people would be debating why I am worthless.”Also Read: Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift: Combined Net Worth Of The NFL-Music Power CoupleShe added, “It is nothing to do with me. I think there is something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people, which is unfortunate because I don’t think I have done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.”Nicole has also admitted to a fallout with Chiefs’ WAGs she once considered friends, including Brittany Mahomes, who on Tuesday was among the first to congratulate Kelce and Swift on their engagement.