They call dibs! Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes not yet confirmed the status of the relationship – but fans are rooting for the rumored couple.
Country singer and Outer bank The stars were first linked in January 2023 after they were spotted together at the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles. That same month, Stokes took an adorable photo of himself sitting next to Ballerini into an Instagram slideshow.
“Lil recap,” the Maryland native said on the carousel, to which Ballerini replied: “Go vols 🙈.”
At the time, the “Hole in the Bottle” artist uploaded a photo of his own dump, which he captioned, “New boot goofin.” One snap showed him repping his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, on a baseball cap – and Stokes boldly praised the look in the comments section.
“I like that hat, ma’am,” he wrote. (Stokes before his date Outer bank costar Madelyn Klin from 2020 to 2021.)
Neither Ballerini nor the Beach House The actor did not immediately say whether they are dating, but the “Doin’ My Best” singer weighed in on the speculation via TikTok. Her January 2023 post shared a picture of DeuxMoi’s post about her love life – including claims she was dating someone who wasn’t Stokes – after her split from Morgan Evans.
“I know, I know, I know,” he says in the clip. “Stop reading, stop reading. Stop looking. But what’s going on, man. What? Don’t do that.”
The CMA Award winner announced via social media in August 2022 that she and Evans called it quits after five years of marriage. They filed for divorce the same month.
As the news about the breakup of musicians hit the headlines, a special source told Us Weekly that Ballerini and Evans have “been working on their marriage for many years and even tried therapy” before the split. “They finally decided they had no choice but to officially separate,” the insider added.
The two decided to divorce in November 2022. Ballerini and the Aussie locksmith have been candid about dealing with the consequences of their split in the public eye.
“I think when there’s a big life decision like that, it’s not sudden,” the “Heartfirst” star told CBS Mornings in October 2022. “And there was a lot that happened before it became public. So, I’m actively on my healing journey. … No chaotic. It’s not, like, volatile, it just doesn’t work. And sometimes it’s like a narrative that’s hard to do when you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh. This is a good person. And I’m a good person. And this isn’t good anymore.'”
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