Kristin Cavallari showed off her figure in a series of bikini photos posted to Instagram this week, days after an old clip of her flirting with Travis Kelce while he was secretly dating Taylor Swift resurfaced online.
The 39-year-old former Laguna Beach star uploaded outtakes on Tuesday from what appeared to be a Mediterranean vacation with friends, including shots of her modeling low-cut, stringy, ab-baring bikinis.
Cavallari first became known as a cast member on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach in the mid-2000s and has since built a career as a television personality, podcast host and entrepreneur.
One photo showed Cavallari in a blue and white patterned swimsuit, paired with a textured cream-colored mini skirt and a blue baseball cap. In another, she wore a black triangle bikini top and matching bottoms, accessorized with stacked gold jewelry.
Old podcast clip resurfaces
The photos emerged shortly after an old clip of Cavallari flirting with Kelce, 36, went viral on social media. Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, appeared as a guest on Cavallari's Let's Be Honest podcast in September 2023, just days before Swift made her first public appearance at a Chiefs game, an outing that thrust the pair into the spotlight.
Fans unearthed the podcast snippet, in which Cavallari gushed to Kelce that she "loved" him and confessed he was her "TV crush," prompting social media users to tease that she had been "sorta throwing herself" at Swift's then-secret boyfriend.
"I first learned who you were in 2016 when your show Catching Kelce was on E! You were 100% my TV crush when this show was on. I was in love with you," Cavallari told the Chiefs tight end.
She then asked: "How long does it take for you to know if you're gonna like someone or not [when dating]? Because I feel like I know immediately."
Kelce, who did not mention Swift, replied: "To really dive into a relationship with somebody, I feel like it's gonna take at least... I don't know, it's gonna take some time. You really got to know somebody to take that step and really be committed and be in full throttle. I can't just meet somebody and just automatically think that, you know? I mean, forever is just a day away. I think that's just... it's too much, and I'm setting myself up for failure."
Cavallari pressed further, asking: "But what about that chemistry? Do you think that that spark, that initial spark, that's either there or not? You do think that can grow?"
Kelce answered: "Yeah, the initial spark is always fun. You know, that's the peak of the rollercoaster for the majority of it. But at the same time, you know, as you get to know somebody or you get to see their tendencies and what they do on daily basis, I think all of that can grow 100%."
Cavallari's Mediterranean getaway
In the new photos, Cavallari also wore a netted white dress. She was joined on the trip by friends Austen Kroll, Justin Anderson and Austin Rhodes, and the group wined and dined during the getaway.
Kelce and Swift's wedding, and Cavallari's family
Kelce married Swift, one of the biggest names in pop music, on July 3 at Madison Square Garden, nearly three years after the couple went public with their romance.
Earlier this summer, it was reported that Cavallari had been working out three hours a day to prepare to walk the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway in Miami.
Cavallari shares sons Cameron, 13, and Jaxon, 12, and daughter Saylor, 10, with her ex-husband Jay Cutler.
