How dating Travis Kelce altered Kayla Nicole’s love life forever: ‘I have no shame’.

Kayla Nicole couldn’t keep Travis Kelce out of her podcast’s premiere — thanks to a curious fan.

The 33-year-old joked she “should have screened” listener questions before answering them on “The Pre-Game” Thursday.

Although Kelce, 35, was not named in the episode, Nicole explained how “dating someone in the public eye … altered the way [she] move[s] in relationships.”

Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce at February 2022 NFL Honors

Kayla Nicole subtly referenced ex-boyfriend Travis Kelce on her new “Pre-Game” podcast. Getty Images

Travis Kelce at February 2025 Super Bowl

The athlete came up when Nicole answered a listener question about “dating someone in the public eye.” Getty Images

Kayla Nicole via Instagram in January 2025

The influencer joked that she “should have screened” the questions before answering. iamkaylanicole/Instagram

The influencer, who expressed relief that the question was not too “spicy,” said things have “absolutely” changed, comparing herself to John Cena.

“You don’t see me. You will never see me with a man until I’m married with kids. Scout’s honor,” she explained.

“I’m protecting me. I don’t think I ever want to publicly date another man until I am absolutely sure that they are my person,” Nicole continued, noting that she would rather love someone “without pressure” from the public than give “an explanation about every single thing.”

Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce at February 2020 NBA game

The former couple dated on and off from 2017 to 2022. NBAE via Getty Images

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in NYC in December 2024

The following year, Kelce began dating Taylor Swift. GC Images

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Elsewhere in the episode, she gushed about being in her “bachelorette … ‘Sex and the City’ era.”

The self-proclaimed “relationship girlie” said, “I’m enjoying myself. You go on dates and get cute dresses and go to dinner and have nice cocktails.”

She described her current relationship mindset as “dating and hiding,” referring to herself as “the queen of the back room and the corner closet” who does not feel any “shame.”

Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce at July 2018 ESPYs

Nicole now feels “absolutely” differently about publicizing her relationships. Getty Images for Moet & Chandon

Kayla Nicole via Instagram in August 2024

“You will never see me with a man until I’m married with kids,” the 33-year-old quipped. iamkaylanicole/Instagram

While Kelce has stayed tight-lipped about his and Nicole’s on-again, off-again romance since he began dating Taylor Swift in 2023, his ex alluded to their relationship in a recent People interview.

In February, she described putting her dreams “on the back burner to support” past partners.

“To anyone that’s dating a pro athlete, I always say, ‘Girl, put you first. Love your man down — but also remember who you are and what your goals are too,’” Nicole told the magazine.

Kayla Nicole via Instagram in February 2022

Nicole, who is in her “dating and hiding” era, encouraged fans to “flood” her Instagram DMs. iamkaylanicole/Instagram

Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce at Paris Fashion Week in June 2019

She labeled herself a “relationship girlie.” Getty Images

Last year, the “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” alum opened up to her fellow cast members about her and the athlete’s “overwhelming” breakup in 2022.

She and Travis met over Instagram DMs five years prior, and Nicole encouraged her podcast listeners to ask her out the same way now as she “hates it” on the celebrity-loved Raya dating app.

“I need you guys to increase,” she quipped Thursday. “Maybe you’re intimidated, you’re a little scared. DM me more. … The DMs are open. Flood them.”

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