Kayla Nicole says Toni Braxton look was nostalgia, not a dig at Kelce

Kayla Nicole drew renewed online attention after posting a Halloween video on Oct. 31 in which she recreated Toni Braxton’s look and choreography from the 2000 music video for He Wasn’t Man Enough. The Instagram clip, in which Nicole mouths Braxton’s lyrics about a former partner and his new partner, prompted widespread speculation that the costume was aimed at her ex, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his fiancée, Taylor Swift.

In the video Nicole captioned the post, "She’s an icon. She’s a legend. She’s Toni Braxton circa 2000," and danced along to lyrics that include lines such as "Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?" Fans quickly interpreted the choice of song and highlighted lyrics as a possible reference to Nicole’s on-again, off-again relationship with Kelce, which lasted from 2017 to 2022. Kelce and Swift announced their engagement in August 2025, further fueling public attention to any perceived interactions among the three.

Nicole pushed back on that reading on the Nov. 3 episode of her podcast, The PreGame With Kayla Nicole, saying the costume sprang from a childhood memory rather than an attempt to send a message about Kelce or Swift. "My mom...