<p id=”par-1_27″>Hearing about an ex moving on after a breakup isn’t the most pleasant thing for anyone, but even more so when the whole world is watching. </p>
<p id=”par-2_61″>That’s exactly what <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/travis-kelce/?swcfpc=1″>Travis Kelce</a>‘s ex Kayla Nicole went through when the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/traviskelceinterview.html/?swcfpc=1″>Kansas City Chiefs star</a> started dating <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/?swcfpc=1″>Taylor Swift</a>. However, that wasn’t the first time Nicole experienced a breakup with an <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-athletes/”>athlete</a> who went on to date a popular singer. The model admitted that happened to her before and not only that but it was done via text message. Ouch!</p>
<p id=”par-3_17″>Here’s more on that whole situation and what type of man Nicole is interested in now. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-other-athlete-who-dumped-nicole-for-another-famous-singer”>The other athlete who dumped Nicole for another famous singer</h2>
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<p id=”par-4_39″>As Nicole took on a new venture in 2025 competing on the show <em>Special Forces</em>, headlines about her past love life were brought up again including one story that doesn’t have anything to do with Kelce or Swift. </p>
<p id=”par-5_32″>During an episode of Angel Reese’s <a href=”https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetically-angel/id1765565687″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>Unapologetically Angel</em></a> podcast in October, Nicole opened up about her past relationships and how one of her exes dumped her for another woman and ended things via text. </p>
<p id=”par-6_62″>When the Chicago Sky star asked Nicole what’s “the pettiest thing” she’s done in a relationship, the model responded: “I was dating a guy, and he dumped me through a text message, and he dumped me for this singer/actress who was famous at the time. Dumped me for her. Lied about it for months, then popped out with her and became this public thing.”</p>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Kayla Nicole tells Angel the pettiest thing she has done in a relationship <img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f923.png” alt=”🤣” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f605.png” alt=”😅” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><br><br>Watch full episode here: <a href=”https://t.co/07Am4V3H0L”>https://t.co/07Am4V3H0L</a> <a href=”https://t.co/cUFwIEHnqv”>pic.twitter.com/cUFwIEHnqv</a></p>— Unapologetically Angel (@angelreeseshow) <a href=”https://twitter.com/angelreeseshow/status/1844531263392088535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 11, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p id=”par-7_22″>Nicole added that she was “devastated” by their split especially since she moved to New York to be close to him. </p>
<p id=”par-8_49″>While she didn’t mention the ex-boyfriend by name, fans knew right away that she was talking about former NBA player Iman Shumpert when she said: “I dressed up as her. I dressed up as that lady for Halloween” and that <a href=”https://x.com/bombshelljj/status/1844849276024713589?s=46&t=0fjmYBd4kkVUlqkSIy1H-Q” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>“viral” pictures</a> were still out there on the internet. </p>
<p id=”par-9_20″>Shumpert left Nicole for Teyana Taylor and Nicole dressed up the way Taylor had in Kanye West’s “Fade” music video.</p>
<p id=”par-10_76″>Shortly after Nicole’s admission, Teyana Taylor commented on <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DBATgCoy9eP/?hl=en&img_index=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> with a lengthy response writing in part: “F*** the Iman part, l’m divorced and happily so, however her choice of words were very distasteful and uncalled for. She knew exactly what she was doing. That lady said she ‘was famous at the time’ … it was very distasteful & uncalled for. Most importantly she knew people would dig. So automatically my name is attached to the nonsense.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Singer-actor-Teyana-Taylor-and-former-NBA-player-Iman-Shumpert-attend-the-Los-Angeles-premiere-of-Hulus-The-Kardashians-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Singer-actor Teyana Taylor and former NBA player Iman Shumpert attend the Los Angeles premiere of Hulu’s ‘The Kardashians'” class=”wp-image-3760078″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Singer-actor Teyana Taylor and former NBA player Iman Shumpert attend the Los Angeles premiere of Hulu’s ‘The Kardashians’ | Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic for ABA</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-11_10″>Shumpert and Taylor were married from 2016 to 2023. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-nicole-shares-what-she-s-looking-for-in-a-partner-these-days”>Nicole shares what she’s looking for in a partner these days</h2>
<p id=”par-12_17″>Before 2024 concluded, Nicole spoke to <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@lifeandstyleweekly/video/7401141206379564334″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Life & Style</a> about the type of man she’s looking for these days.</p>
<p id=”par-13_30″>She told the publication: “My type now is someone of good character [and] loves their family.” She then joked that he would also need to be “6 foot 5.” </p>
<p id=”par-14_38″>Nicole added that she wants someone who is “driven” and “very forthright.” She explained that she’s not so much into physical appearances as she’s into someone who is going to be a “good, loving, and down-to-earth, fun person.”</p>