Kayla Nicole Sends Strong Warning to Gym-Mates as Travis Kelce’s Ex Prepares for Confrontation

Kayla Nicole is done with the ex-talk. D-O-N-E. But before we move on, let’s make something very clear: if you’re telling her to “get over it,” oh, you can bet she’s got a sharp comeback. “You too,” she snapped during her latest Second Wind podcast appearance. Kayla’s not chasing clout. She’s just tired of having her name permanently parked next to Travis Kelce’s, like it’s a long-term lease. (We know we did it as well, guilty as charged!) 

And while she didn’t name-drop her former flame, the guy catching touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes seems to still be catching strays in her press mentions. “Life handed me lemons and I made a lemon martini out of it,” Kayla said, clarifying she’s not going to muzzle herself because critics feel uncomfortable with her story.

But on Sunday, Kayla’s beef had nothing to do with heartbreak and everything to do with horrible gym etiquette. The media personality lit up Instagram after a less-than-ideal encounter with a vape-happy gym-goer. “Blowing your blueberry eggs and ham vape smoke in my face in the gym while trying to ask if I’m done with the Smith machine will get you slapped. TF wrong with y’all?” She wrote on her IG Story. Then followed it up with a zoom-in on said vape, writing, “I want to step on it.” No crumbs.

Well, she’s got a point. Vaping in a gym is just unacceptable. Forget vaping any such activities. Most gyms ban vaping, just like they do smoking, and for good reason. People are there to breathe, not dodge flavored fog grenades between sets. Something that Trav, most certainly, is not encountering during his controlled training sessions in the lead up to his year 13. He’d be there in week 1 against the Chargers. Healthy as much as he can be at 35 (36 in Oct).

However, the struggle for Kayla in those public gyms is real. But her struggle to get out of the Trav relationship, even after over 2 years since break-up, seems to be a long continuous battle.

Kayla Nicole’s single mom energy

When Kayla Nicole launched The Pre-Game podcast, she didn’t exactly say she wanted smoke, but she definitely brought the heat. And not the gym vape kind this time. The sports journalist, entrepreneur, and yes, Travis Kelce’s ex (ok, we’d stop it now), pulled zero punches revisiting the breakup that tabloids tried to bury beneath all things Taylor Swift. Turns out, the split left more than emotional scars…it also left two dogs and a vet bill with her name on it.

“I have dogs with the previous partner, and I got both the dog’s responsibility on me,” Kayla said. “I had a dog bill the other day; it was $2,000.” Two grand. For dogs. And not a dollar from the tight end, allegedly. For context, the dogs in question—Chauncey Gallagher Kelce the First (yes, that’s the full name) and Rambo—were part of the couple’s life during their five-year on-and-off thing. Post-breakup, they’re fully Kayla’s responsibility. And apparently, so are their bills.

You may wonder: couldn’t NFL money at least cover a flea treatment or two? Well, in a 2023 The Pivot Podcast appearance, Kelce clapped back at the “cheap” label. “How crazy is that?” he said. “You got to be crazy, if you think I’ve never helped or gave her a couple dollars to grab some food.”

But this isn’t just about who pays for the kibble. Kayla’s voice cracked open a relatable truth. “Do I have kids, or do I not have kids? Am I a single mother?” she asked, dead serious. It’s a line that hit home for more pet parents than you’d expect. Suddenly, this wasn’t celebrity gossip—it was real life with muddy paws and late-night vet runs.

So, what do we make of it? Kelce insists he gave more than enough; Nicole says otherwise. But maybe the point isn’t the money—it’s the invisible weight people carry after the breakup, when responsibilities stop being shared and start piling up.

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