Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole reveals she unfollowed Brittany and Patrick Mahomes to ‘protect’ herself… amid the NFL star’s romance with Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole said she unfollowed his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany to “protect” herself.

The influencer, 31, said she still has “love” for the quarterback, 28, and his wife, 28, but had to cut ties with them on Instagram to “move forward,” amid the new romance of the NFL star with Taylor Swift – who has also built a quick bond with Brittany.

Kayla, who unfollowed the pair earlier this month, also claims she is still in touch with everyone involved, including apparently Swift’s, 33, beau Travis, 34.

‘For everyone it’s like, “Oh, you guys broke up a year ago,” and that meant it’s like a light switch, you turn it on and off and everything goes dead and black and you never talk to anyone again . ‘ she said People.

‘That’s not the reality. I have ongoing relationships with all parties involved,” she said, adding: “There is a lot of history and friendship in there, that doesn’t change overnight.”

Moving forward: The influencer said she still has “love” for her friends but had to publicly cut ties to “move forward,” amid the NFL star, 34,’s new romance with Taylor Swift, 33; Patrick and Brittany seen in July

“But publicly, because things happen so quickly and so publicly, I have to protect myself. That’s actually all. The love is still there.’

Kayla — who recently shared a video about “backlash and shame” — added that she and Brittany “have had our conversations” and “she knows I love her.”

Travis’ ex also revealed that she had private conversations to let Brittany and Patrick know why she decided to hit the unfollow button.

‘The reality is that I know these people in real life. And so in real life I communicated with these people why I had to make the decisions I made publicly.”

Kayla continued, “For me in my life, I have to move forward and everyone has to respect that. And if they respect that, hopefully it means that they will no longer involve me in things that I am not involved in.’

Elsewhere in the interview, she revealed that her breakup with Kelce has had physical consequences, causing her to lose a significant amount of weight “in a very short period of time.”

‘I didn’t sleep, I didn’t eat. I was really abusing melatonin to sleep at night,” she said.

She has since revealed that she has entered therapy and now encourages people to ‘mentally take care of themselves’.

In touch? Kayla also claims that she is still in contact with everyone involved, including apparently Swift’s boyfriend Travis, according to People; Kelce and Swift seen on October 15

Friendships: ‘For everyone it’s like, “Oh, you broke up a year ago,” and that meant it’s like a light switch, you turn it on and off and everything goes dead and black and you never talk again with someone again. That is not the reality. I have lasting relationships with all parties involved’

All love: ‘But publicly, because things happen so quickly and so publicly, I have to protect myself. That’s actually all. The love is still there’; Brittany and Patrick seen in 2023

Awkward: Earlier this month, it was revealed that Brittany had unfollowed Patrick’s wife

She still follows Kayla! However, all three still follow her

Friends: Kayla and Brittany became friends during her five-year relationship with Kelce, prior to their breakup in May 2022

Growing bond: In recent weeks, Brittany was pictured enjoying her time in the stands with Swift as they cheered on their husbands; seen on October 22

Their Guys: The duo wants to take their new friendship to the next level by planning double dates with their NFL partners, sources revealed; Mahomes and Kelce seen during Sunday’s game

Kayla and Brittany became friends during her five-year relationship with Kelce before splitting in May 2022.

In fact, Kalya was one of eight ladies who attended Brittany’s bachelorette weekend in February 2022.

In recent weeks, as Kelce’s whirlwind romance with the Bad Blood singer continues to grow, Brittany was photographed enjoying her time in the stands with Swift as they cheered on their men.

Taylor and Brittany have been roasted online for their secret handshake during last weekend’s Kansas Chiefs game.

However, insiders claim that far from feeling “embarrassed,” the new friends are in fact taking their bond to the next level by planning double dates with their NFL partners.

The pop sensation and Brittany debuted their new move as they celebrated the Chiefs’ first touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night.

Their victory dance, which involved clapping the front and back of their hands before bumping their hips, was staged by embittered keyboard warriors who called it “cringe.”

But sources close to the couple claim they are shaking off the hate as they are busy planning double dates with their respective partners.

“It’s hard for Taylor to make new friends that she can trust,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively.

Timing: Travis and Taylor made their romance public at his football game on September 24 and have been spotted on numerous outings since then; seen on October 14

As they were: Kayla was in a relationship with Travis for five years starting in 2017, until they called it quits for good in 2022; seen with Travis on July 20, 2018

“At first, Brittany was threatened with whatever came from Taylor when she took her place in Kansas City, but after a few conversations and hangouts, she eats it all up when it comes to them being friends.”

The insider continued, “Now they’re friends, they both want to please each other and work on building their relationship, so when people see their handshakes and do the girly girl thing, that’s exactly what people around them expect will happen to happen. They’re not ashamed of it.’

Turning his attention to the longevity of their budding friendship, the insider added, “Taylor and Brittany will hang out in the future.

“There has been talk that Brittany and Patrick will see one of her shows abroad after the season ends.

‘Although their friendship mainly takes place in the stadium, they are slowly but surely going on more and more double dates and hanging out with each other more often.’

Travis and Taylor made their romance public at his football game on September 24 and have been spotted on numerous outings since.

The singer has attended four of his matches so far, and he is reportedly planning to join her next month when the international leg of her Eras tour kicks off in November.