In Photos: Kayla Nicole picks Russell Wilson’s wife Ciara as 2024 Halloween costume
Kayla Nicole has been one of the more popular WAG personalities in the NFL, whether current or former. She is a very constant presence on Instagram, posting pictures of herself in various outfits, sensual or otherwise.
For Halloween, she has gone for an interesting cosplay: instead of a movie, TV, anime, or video game character, she has decided to become Russell Wilson's wife Ciara, more specifically donning the outfits the R&B singer wore in the music video of her 2010 hit single "Ride" - a fur coat and open-belly maillot and a crop top and pants:
The previous day, she had also donned this blue costume inspired by Princess Jasmine from the Disney film Aladdin:
"My bookie! The baddest"
"(cry-laughing, genie, and blue heart emojis)"
Giana Levy reacts to backlash towards Kayla Nicole's Travis Kelce comments
Kayla Nicole is not usually one to appear on a show/podcast and discuss aspects of her life, but she made news just earlier this month when she discussed her past relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce on WNBA star Angel Reese's Unapologetically Angel podcast.
The interview caused much backlash, which she had to address a few days later on I Am Athlete:
"I thought that I handled things with grace, thought that I answered the questions to the best of my ability. The public had their interpretation of things. My mom calls me, though... That’s what matters to me because she’s offended. She’s hurt by the way people are perceiving her daughter."
She continued:
"She’s hurt by the negative headlines and the way people are spinning it. And even (she) 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."
Shortly afterward, Giana Levy, a columnist for the female-oriented entertainment website Refinery29, wrote that the entire incident was emblematic of the problem with young black women's inclination to share too many details of their personal lives, especially in the age of social media:
"It's one thing to share about your personal experiences. But when other people are involved (especially celebrities or other public figures), it's easier for statements to be misinterpreted or misconstrued. And when you're a black woman on the Internet, your oversharing isn't interpreted as cute or brave, it's seen as obnoxious and crude."
Nevertheless, she commiserates with Nicole, who should be a living cautionary tale about the cruelty of the Internet and the need to distinguish between authenticity and oversharing/between when to be open and when not to be.