YouTuber says her mom is taking things especially hard

Kayla Nicole presumably knew there would be some sort of criticism coming her way after her appearance on Angel Reese’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcast last week.

The ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Nicole made some polarizing remarks about her former relationship with the NFL star and implied the two no longer talk because his current girlfriend Taylor Swift won’t allow it.

And while she tuned out the noise from those taking shots at her on social media and paid no attention to her “haters,” the way her mother handled things is a different story.

In a recent interview with “I Am Athlete,” Nicole disclosed that her mom took the hateful comments directed at her especially hard and as an attack on her daughter’s character.

“My mom calls me though, and it’s those conversations … that’s what matters to me because she’s offended,” Nicole stated. “She’s hurt by the way people are perceiving her daughter. She’s hurt by the negative headlines and the way people are spinning it. And even my mom was like, ‘Maybe next time, we don’t answer those questions’ and it’s simple as that. Don’t give it any energy. You don’t always have to respond.”

Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole

Jul 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole arrive for the 2018 ESPYS at Microsoft Theatre.

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The criticism that Nicole faced was two-fold.

On one hand, she was getting put on blast by Swift and Kelce supporters accusing her of stirring the pot and not moving on from a relationship that ended years ago.

On the other hand, she — and to a greater degree, Reese — was getting put on blast by Caitlin Clark fans, who also took exception with the two of them taking shots at Clark and Swift while neither were around to defend themselves.

But in Nicole’s mind, she simply had a candid interview and did nothing wrong.

“I thought that I answered the questions to the best of my ability,” Nicole said. “The public had their interpretation of things — didn’t matter to me.”