Kayla Nicole stirred up drama over a 10-year-old Halloween costume, and Teyana Taylor entered the chat to drag the “disrespectful” storytime! While visiting Angel Reese‘s podcast, Kayla described the craziest thing she has done in a relationship. Social media sleuths uncovered she was probably referencing Taylor and her ex-husband, Iman Shumpert. However, Taylor was not feeling the call out and took to social media to let everyone know.
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Kayla Nicole, a model, content creator, and Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend, recently joined Angel Reese on her new podcast, Unapologetically Angel. While there, the two discussed several things, including her former relationship with Kelce and the backlash she experienced when he began dating Taylor Swift. Nevertheless, the juiciest part of the interview came when Reese asked Kayla the craziest thing she had ever done in a relationship.
Before spilling the tea, Kayla clarified that she does not have many “crazy” stories, but this was her favorite. She then stated that after a guy she was dealing with dumped her for a “singer/actress,” she dressed up as them for Halloween — and posted it on Instagram. The picture went viral and had her ex-boo calling her crazy.
“So I was dating a guy, and he dumped me through a text message. 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,” she stated.
To further clarify her actions, Kayla said that she had moved to New York to be with the mystery man and was heartbroken when she found out the truth.
Kayla Nicole Clears The Air On Social Media & Teyana Taylor Seemingly Airs Her Out
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While Kayla tried to remain vague when telling the story, social media warriors were quick to dig up the old Instagram post. After the clip of Kayla’s story went viral, it was revealed that the content creator was talking about Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor. A picture of Kayla dressed in Taylor’s iconic outfit from Ye’s “Fade” video began circulating social media, confirming the speculations.
Soon after, Taylor took to Instagram Stories with a clip of Left Eye saying, “And everyone, get ready to do your math,” alluding to the allegation that Shumpert was simultaneously dealing with Taylor and Kayla. According to TheShadeRoom, Taylor began dating Shumpert in 2013, and they popped out on Instagram in 2014.
After social media began to react to Kayla’s story, she took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to clear the air. In one tweet, she asserted that people had taken the story too far.
“I share a sliver of my truth for once and here y’all come with the group chat think pieces,” she stated.
In a separate tweet, Kayla made it clear that she does not condone her past actions, but she has a right to share her story.
“Sometimes I’m asked about my personal life and decide to share the lessons I’ve learned. To reiterate what I said in the hour-long interview – learn from my mistakes. If u watched in its entirety, you’d know I don’t condone the “crazy” decision I made literally 10 YEARS AGO,” she wrote. “Will continue to speak on my life experiences when I see fit with zero shame, because it’s my story to tell. And if it helps just one woman avoid the tough lessons I’ve learned, my obstacles will not have been in vain.”
Despite providing more context, Teyana Taylor did not feel the extra attention that Kayla’s story brought her. In a now-deleted comment on TheShadeRoom’s post, Taylor put her “petty panties on” to react. She put Kayla and her story on blast because she felt the influencer was being shady.
“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? Crazy part about all this is, I actually showed love under her pic when she posted it. Like I did the other 3736262626 people that dressed up as me for Halloweeen. Whole time I ain’t even know she was being shady. Now I do. so in that case petty panties on. I had my lil fun I said what the f**k I said & now I’m done and headed back to set,” she wrote.
Check out Kayla Nicole’s full interview on Unapologetically Angel below.
Social media is seemingly split on who is in the wrong here. What do you think? Was Kayla Nicole being shady when she told the story?