Kayla Nicole Costume Seen as Shade at Kelce, Swift

Kayla Nicole’s 2025 Halloween recreation of Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” filmed to the song’s pointed lyrics, prompted fans and celebrities to read the post as a deliberate bit of shade aimed at her ex Travis Kelce and his fiancée Taylor Swift. Commenters connected the post to resurfaced footage of Kelce scolding Nicole about her phone and to Swift’s recent song “Opalite,” which some interpreted as a rebuttal directed at Nicole. Nicole, who dated Kelce on and off from 2017–2022, has said she is done dating athletes and has repeatedly faced questions about her past relationship with him. Separately, Kelce offered tongue-in-cheek Halloween costume tips — noting a fading mustache, a No. 87 jersey and a bracelet — and reports say he and Swift plan a low-key, family-centered Halloween. On her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, Kylie Kelce warned listeners not to dress like her for Halloween, with Jason Kelce adding outfit checkpoints like leggings, sweatpants and glasses.