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Kayla Nicole\u2019s Halloween look has fans convinced she was shading Travis Kelce<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Halloween may be over, but Kayla Nicole\u2019s costume is still haunting timelines.<\/p>\n On Friday, October 31, the 34-year-old model dropped an Instagram Reel<\/a> dressed as Toni Braxton from the \u201cHe Wasn\u2019t Man Enough\u201d music video. \u201cShe\u2019s an icon. She\u2019s a legend. She\u2019s @tonibraxton circa 2000. #Halloween25,\u201d Nicole captioned the post.<\/p>\n While the look was flawless, the song choice sent the internet into overdrive. Braxton\u2019s track is a breakup anthem about a woman warning another that her man \u201cwasn\u2019t man enough,\u201d and with Nicole\u2019s ex Travis Kelce newly engaged to Taylor Swift, fans couldn\u2019t help connecting dots. Within hours, the comment section filled with speculation that the fit choice was a subtle jab at her former NFL boyfriend.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever met anyone more obsessed with their ex. So sad,\u201d one critic wrote. Another shot back, \u201cShe hasn\u2019t moved on.\u201d Someone else piled on, \u201cSalty af \ud83e\udd23 But makes for good content, right? Smart! Ride those coattails, honey!! \ud83e\udd11\u201d<\/p>\n While Nicole\u2019s intentions with the look may never be known, not everyone was hating.<\/p>\n \u201cYOU CLEARED THE ROOM!!!! The level of petty, slayage, and pure decimation needs to be studied,\u201d one fan raved. \u201cThis is too good! But also, we heard THE MESSAGE,\u201d another chimed in. A third joked, \u201cThis whole time I thought you were just doing your annual Halloween thing, but this was actually some hot tea.\u201d<\/p>\n Even Braxton herself gave Nicole props, writing, \u201cYou killed it mama! \ud83e\udde1.\u201d<\/p>\n For anyone new to the saga, Nicole and Kelce dated on and off from 2017 to 2022 before calling it quits for good. Since then, she\u2019s spoken openly about handling public breakups and staying private in her dating life, even saying she\u2019s done dating athletes. \u201cI’ll never say never, but I fully, wholeheartedly believe that I am out of the athlete stage,\u201d the TV personality said during an appearance on Behind the Likes<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Kelce, meanwhile, went public with Swift in 2023, and the pair announced their engagement this past August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n