Kayla Nicole Denies Taylor Swift Connection to Toni Braxton Halloween Costume
LATEST — 11/12/25, 1:18 p.m. ET: Kayla Nicole is reiterating that her Halloween ensemble from 2025 had no connection to Taylor Swift.
“I believe Halloween provides a chance to express one’s creativity freely,” Nicole, aged 34, stated during the Friday, November 7, broadcast of “The Pre-Game” podcast. “Individuals often attempt to impose their interpretations, but speaking for myself, I am not interested in undermining other women. My focus is on uplifting them, and for me, this specific occasion was dedicated to honoring a prominent figure within my cultural heritage.”
Following Toni Braxton’s favorable remark about the outfit, Nicole declared, “I believe I triumphed at Halloween.”
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Kayla Nicole’s Toni Braxton Halloween outfit drew its influence from a girl named Taylor — though not the individual many followers initially assumed.
Nicole, at 34 years old, revealed the motivation behind her decision to replicate Braxton’s appearance from her “He Wasn’t Man Enough” music video during the Monday, November 3, installment of her “
” podcast, disclosing that a “distinct” recollection from her youth served as the catalyst.
“I had a close friend who was Caucasian. Her name was Taylor,” she stated. “And her house was the only one I was permitted to visit as a child, as my mother had strict rules about such matters. I vividly recall being driven home from private school in my uniform, in the back of a van with Taylor, while her mother played this particular track.”
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Nicole subsequently remembered experiencing an “epiphany” when she realized, “Indeed, Caucasian individuals also enjoy music by Black artists.”
This explanation was provided after followers alleged that the media figure was subtly criticizing her former partner, Travis Kelce, and his intended, Taylor Swift, through the outfit she showcased on October 31.
Nicole posted on Instagram during the festive occasion, dressed in an attire resembling what Braxton, 58, donned in the “He Wasn’t Man Enough” visual. The social media personality shared a portion of the music video, interspersing it with segments of herself reenacting scenes and miming the lyrics.
“Were you aware of our past at that time? / Are you aware I ended things with your spouse, girlfriend?” Nicole mimed. “I don’t dwell on him / Yet you wed him / Are you aware I caused his departure? / Do you know he pleaded to remain with me? / He lacked the qualities I sought in a partner.”
A follower remarked on the submission, “THIS is the definitive way to respond to understated criticism. She totally nailed it and left nothing unresolved.”
“That truly embodies a showgirl,” another individual commented, referencing Swift’s most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, which debuted on October 3.
Numerous admirers of Swift, age 35, suspect that the pop sensation subtly criticized Nicole in the album’s track “Opalite.”
“You struggled to comprehend / Your feelings of solitude / You were genuinely invested / While she was occupied with her device / You were merely an image,” Swift vocalizes on the song. “And do we not strive to cherish affection / And dedicate our utmost / You eventually departed the scene / And what a straightforward realization / You endure deprivation until it ceases.”
Supporters hypothesized that this lyrical passage alluded to a recently circulated social media video featuring Kelce, 36, and Nicole engaging with each other during their romance, which spanned from 2017 to 2022.
“For goodness sake. Put your phone away,” Kelce stated in the footage. “Put your phone away. … You’re no longer even sipping your wine, shall we depart?”
Nicole had earlier faced allegations of subtly disparaging Swift a day following the album’s debut. She posted an old video on her Instagram Stories of Eva Marcille’s 2004 audition for America’s Next Top Model.
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“In what way do you view yourself in relation to other young women?” host Tyra Banks inquired of Marcille, currently 40, in the video segment.
Marcille replied, “I do not measure myself against other females. I am Eva. I am unique and unlike anyone else.”
Swift and Kelce commenced their relationship in 2023 and revealed their engagement last August.
“Your English instructor and your physical education instructor are tying the knot,” the pair wrote beneath their garden engagement pictures on Instagram.
