{"id":2074974,"date":"2025-10-07T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2074974"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:33:55","slug":"kayla-nicoles-post-has-fans-dissecting-taylor-swifts-opalite-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kayla-nicoles-post-has-fans-dissecting-taylor-swifts-opalite-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayla Nicole\u2019s Post Has Fans Dissecting Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Opalite&#8221; Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/t\/kayla-nicole\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kayla-nicole\" data-tag=\"kayla-nicole\">Kayla Nicole<\/a> might not be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/news\/entertainment\/travis-kelces-ex-cryptic-message-taylor-swift-engagement-1235099991\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1235099991\">saying much about her ex <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/t\/travis-kelce\/\" id=\"auto-tag_travis-kelce\" data-tag=\"travis-kelce\">Travis Kelce<\/a>\u2018s engagement to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/t\/taylor-swift\/\" id=\"auto-tag_taylor-swift\" data-tag=\"taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, but the timing of her latest Instagram post has social media saying plenty. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe sports journalist, who famously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/news\/entertainment\/kayla-nicole-travis-kelce-ex-open-letter-1234800584\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1234800584\">dated the Kansas City Chiefs tight end f<\/a>rom 2017 to 2022, has been suspected of responding to lyrics from Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cOpalite,\u201d off her new album <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> \u2014 which fans believe references Kelce\u2019s dating history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Sunday (Oct. 5), <em>The Pre-Game<\/em> podcast host reposted a throwback clip from <em>America\u2019s Next Top Model<\/em> season three, where host Tyra Banks asked eventual winner Eva Marcille, \u201cHow do you compare yourself to the other girls out there?\u201d Eva confidently responded with, \u201cI don\u2019t compare myself to other girls\u2026 I\u2019m no comparison to anyone else.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMany felt like Kayla\u2019s post was a subtle reminder that she\u2019s not competing with anyone other than herself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:566px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/566)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-body-bold-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"lrv-u-font-weight-normal lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Kayla Nicole\/Instagram screenshot<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFans couldn\u2019t help but connect dots between the post and the song. \u201cGot the girls dedicating songs to you chile lol,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamkaylanicole\/reel\/DPZVWo5AFAC\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wrote one person<\/a> underneath a recent post of Kayla\u2019s. A Taylor Swift fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamkaylanicole\/reel\/DPe7sFVAXk5\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">also commented, <\/a>\u201cSwiftie here and so many of us love you! Plz don\u2019t listen to the haters or whatever, you\u2019re killing it in your own game and so many of us respect you a ton. Sending love and kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn \u201cOpalite,\u201d Taylor reflects on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/lists\/travis-kelce-dating-history-engaged-taylor-swift\/\" data-type=\"pmc_list\" data-id=\"1235100539\">past relationships <\/a>before finding love with the Super Bowl champ. In the second verse of the track, Taylor sings, \u201cYou couldn\u2019t understand it \/ Why you felt alone \/ You were in it for real \/ She was in her phone \/ You were just a pose\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFrom there, fans did their research pulling up an old video of Travis and Kayla sitting at dinner, where he was<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/03\/entertainment\/travis-kelce-begs-kayla-nicole-to-get-off-phone-in-resurfaced-clip-after-taylor-swift-diss\/?utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> clearly frustrated with her<\/a> scrolling on her phone. \u201cSometimes, if <em>someone<\/em> would pay me attention,\u201d Kayla says in the resurfaced clip, as Travis tries to grab her phone, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have to go on social media and seek validation from a bunch of strangers on the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTravis, visibly annoyed, fired back, \u201cOh, my God. Get off your phone. You\u2019re not even drinking your wine anymore. Can we go?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/ \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:666px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((548\/666)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-vibe-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-07-at-9.59.44\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-07-at-9.59.44\u202fAM.png 666w, https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-07-at-9.59.44\u202fAM.png?resize=300,247 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"548\" width=\"666\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-body-bold-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"lrv-u-font-weight-normal lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Screenshot clips from dinner video obtained by Page Six<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlthough Taylor hasn\u2019t directly addressed whether \u201cOpalite\u2019s\u201d lyrics are indeed inspired by Travis\u2019 ex, she did reveal that her NFL boyfriend has a soft spot for the track. \u201cHe loves that one,\u201d she told <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ldUsKs7FAfo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Capital Breakfast<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI have favorite words, favorite phrases, things I\u2019ll put in an endless file of lyrics that I\u2019m constantly going to go and cherry-pick from when I\u2019m writing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe added that the song\u2019s title, \u201cOpalite,\u201d holds a personal connection. \u201cI had written down the word \u2018opalite\u2019 because I learned that it is actually a man-made opal. Opal can be man-made just like diamonds. Travis\u2019 birthstone is an opal, so I have always fixated on that, and I\u2019ve always loved that stone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>VIBE<\/em> has reached out to Kayla Nicole\u2019s reps for comment and has not heard\u00a0back as of publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tListen to \u201cOpalite\u201d below and see Kayla Nicole\u2019s post above. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opalite\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCcUifiu3UU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vibe.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayla Nicole might not be saying much about her ex Travis Kelce\u2018s engagement to Taylor Swift, but the timing of her latest Instagram post has social media saying plenty. The sports journalist, who famously dated the Kansas City Chiefs tight end from 2017 to 2022, has been suspected of responding to lyrics from Taylor Swift\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2074975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[355889,307161,23084,190738],"class_list":["post-2074974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-kayla-nicole","tag-relationships","tag-taylor-swift","tag-travis-kelce"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kayla-Nicoles-Post-Has-Fans-Dissecting-Taylor-Swifts-Opalite-Song.webp.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2074976,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074974\/revisions\/2074976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}