Nearly three weeks after unfollowing former BFF Brittany Mahomes, her husband Patrick Mahomes, and Patrick’s brother Jackson Mahomes, Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole is talking out. “I do suppose it’s essential to publicly tackle this as a result of I did publicly unfollow folks,” the sports activities reporter, 31, informed PEOPLE for an interview printed on October 25.
“The fact is I do know these folks in actual life,” she continued. “And so, in actual life, I’ve communicated to those folks why I’ve needed to publicly make the selections that I made.” Kayla and Travis dated on and off for five years — Travis’ new relationship with Taylor Swift seemingly prompted the choice, after Brittany was seen hanging out with the popstar at current Kansas Metropolis Chiefs video games. Patrick and Travis are teammates and buddies, as effectively.

Nicole and Brittany had grow to be shut pals within the 5 years throughout which the journalist dated Travis. The previous couple finally parted methods for good in Might of 2022, however not earlier than Kayla was intently concerned in Brittany and Patrick’s high-profile marriage ceremony in February of that yr.
However when experiences emerged that Brittany and the “Midnights” megastar had been forming a quick friendship amid the escalating romance, Kayla pulled the social media plug. “To everybody it’s like, ‘Oh, you broke up a yr in the past,’ and that meant it’s like a light-weight change, you flip it on and off and every little thing goes lifeless and black and also you don’t ever converse to anybody ever once more,” she defined to the outlet. “That’s not actuality. I’ve ongoing relationships with all events concerned.”

Nonetheless, she stated, she “loves” the mother of two. Moreover, she claims she and Brittany have “had our conversations” about it. “She is aware of that I like her,” she stated. “That’s plenty of historical past and friendship there, that doesn’t change in a single day. However publicly, as a result of issues are occurring so rapidly and so publicly, I’ve to guard myself. That’s actually all that’s. The love continues to be there.”