Not Everlasting! Travis Kelce and Ex-Girlfriend Kayla Nicole’s Complete Dating Timeline

2017

Travis and Kayla began dating after his split from Catching Kelce show winner Maya Benberry. The Ohio native started liking some of Kayla’s Instagram posts, and she revealed she ultimately made the first move.

“He had been following me and Insta-flirting for a few months,” Kayla shared in a 2022 Instagram Story. “Soooo after a little liquid courage and a pep talk from @iqueenb (something along the lines of ‘WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR’) I dm’d him on New Years,” she added.

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Travis called Kayla the “peanut butter to my JELLYTIME.”

July 2018

The couple hit two major red carpets back to back, attending the 2018 ESPYs followed by the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.

February 2019

Travis and Kayla shined on red carpet for The Maxim Big Game Experience at Atlanta’s The Fairmont the night before Super Bowl LIII was held at the city’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

June 2019

The fashion-loving pair hit up Paris Fashion Week, seen here attending the Thom Browne Menswear Spring/Summer 2020 show.

February 2020

Travis and Kayla were photographed smiling while sitting courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers home game.

August 2020

Travis confirmed he and Kayla had split but denied rumors that he had cheated on her, writing in a since-deleted tweet, “This is fake news … a lie … and not why Kayla and I broke up … take all your hatred somewhere else please.” The duo subsequently scrubbed their Instagram accounts of photos together

The breakup came just weeks after the pair took a couples’ vacation to Lake Tahoe with his teammate Patrick Mahomes and his then-fiancée, Brittany Matthews.

November 2020

Back together! The future NFL Hall of Famer slid in the news that the pair had reunited during an Instagram Live with L.A. Sparks player Chiney Ogwumike, calling her “My girlfriend Kayla,” and revealing his holiday plans. “Kayla is definitely on the list. Always got to do it big for Kayla,” Travis stated.

February 2022

Travis and Kayla joined Patrick and Brittany as the foursome took in events during the NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.

May 2022

The couple split up for good. Barstool Sports reported at the time that the pair broke up because the wealthy athlete ​allegedly made the Instagram influencer go 50/50 on all expenses, including dinners, travel and more throughout their relationship to prove she wasn’t after his money.

Kayla called the rumors “garbage” and Travis fired back at the report during a January 2023 appearance on “The Pivot Podcast.”

“How crazy is that?! Don’t buy into that s–t! We were in a relationship for five years,” he told the hosts, adding, “A hundred dollars here and hundred dollars there wasn’t even thought about, which is ridiculous.”