She addressed her words to “Black women, specifically,” explaining that her aim was “not to create division but to elevate and unite” listeners.
“They may call you a traitor for falling in love,” Nicole, who dated Kelce on and off from 2017 to 2022, began. “You’ll hope the ones closest will protect you but quickly realize people don’t protect what they don’t value. Nicole encouraged her followers not to “participate in this tumultuous, often one-sided journey” and not “engage.”
She explained, “Preserve your heart even when they try to quantify your character and test your boundaries. … You do not have to respond. Because there is power in your silence.”
“When the world gets dark and time gets hard and you feel like your back is against the wall and your hands are tied and nobody knows what it’s like to be you … this is only a small chapter in your story,” Nicole concluded, stressing the important of “therapy, prayer [and] community.”
The on-air host’s followers praised her in the comments for the “beautiful, empowering, bold, authentic” letter