Kayla Nicole Was ‘Crying Uncontrollably’ in a Restaurant About LA Fires

Kayla Nicole

candidly expressed why she was overcome with emotion during a recent food run.

Nicole, 33, the ex of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, posted a video via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8, showing the model clearly upset while sitting in her car. 

“Oh my God, y’all. Can I just be honest for a second?” Nicole said “I just pulled over to get some food in this restaurant. Had to take my food to go because I started just crying uncontrollably, which is very on brand for me.”

Nicole added, “I said it once, I said it again. I am an empath through and through. I feel things so deeply.”

At the root of Nicole’s emotional state, she explained, were the wildfires that continue to ravage the greater Los Angeles area.

“The state of my city right now,” Nicole continued. “I have family members that are displaced. I have people in my life whose homes are in danger. I know people directly whose homes have burned down.”

Nicole did not mention if she was under threat of evacuation, but noted how the fires have allowed her to feel gratitude for everything she has. 

“I don’t think until moments like this we truly understand the magnitude of the blessing it is to have a home, to have a place to call home,” she said. “A lot of people lost everything last night and I can’t imagine what that feels like.”

Nicole then led a prayer for “anyone else that may still be in harm’s way. I want to pray for our first responders. I want to pray for the people that have been impacted, who already wil have to put their lives back together.”

After the prayer, Nicole wiped away tears before ending the video. 

Nicole, who dated Kelce, 35, on and off for five years before breaking up for good in 2022, is currently appearing on season 3 of the Fox reality series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. 

During the Wednesday, January 7 premiere episode, Nicole addressed the scrutiny she’s faced given Kelce’s relationship with his new A-list girlfriend. 

“He’s dating Taylor Swift,” Nicole said. “I just get a lot of s— online because he’s dating such a mega superstar.”

Later in the premiere, the Special Forces soldiers pulled up an article from The Independent with the headline: “Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole asks trolls to ‘leave her alone’ as Taylor Swift releases new album.”

The article came out shortly after the release of Swift’s album The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024, Nicole posted via X: “There’s just no way I can fully digest all these new albums. I’m still on Cowboy Carter.”

Nicole then fired back at critics who perceived her message to be a direct shot at Swift. 

“I’m unproblematic. Mind my business. Never respond to the constant vitriol,” she posted. “Solid as they come & don’t expect a pat on the back for it either. Just know everyone has a breaking point & would love for ‘yall’ (because you know exactly who you are) to leave me alone.”