It is an obvious next step. Or so the rumors go.
Kayla Nicole, former girlfriend of Travis Kelce, is reportedly trying to get into the reality TV game again. Specifically, she wants to appear on Dancing With The Stars. An inside source told Page Six earlier this week that the move would be “natural” for her career.
Natural? Maybe. Easy? Probably not.
The timing is all wrong. Dancing With The Stars Season 35 is already packed. It premieres in September. The cast is locked. Ciara Miller is there. Maura Higgins is there. So is Jackson Olson. Guillermo Rodriguez is in too.
So Nicole has to wait. Likely for Season 36.
She hasn’t been sitting around doing nothing, though.
Why the DWTS rumor makes sense
Look at her resume. She does podcasts. She does acting. She even won a season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test in 2025. That is not exactly a soft life. She has been on nine acting projects, including The Family Business: New Orleans (2025) and a 2015 sci-fi show called Another Life.
Most recently? She was in Chris Brown’s video for “Fallin’.” Leon Thomas III was in it too.
“It would be the next natural step in her career.”
That’s the pitch. But is it a good one?
Where she stands in the reality world
DWTS is tough. The judges are harsh. The dance partners are pros. Nicole is a podcast host first. A former NFL star’s ex-second. A winner of a military-style competition-third.
Does that translate to the ballroom?
We don’t know yet. Season 35 is off the table. The spots are gone. Confirmed stars are already rehearsing. If Nicole wants to dance, she has to wait for the next cycle.
Which one is harder? Winning Special Forces or learning the cha-cha?
The jury’s out.
