Kelsea Ballerini; Chase Stokes.Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty, Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty
On Tuesday, the “HEARTFIRST” singer gave a peek into her relationship with theOuter Banksactor in a video on social media.
Inthe TikTok, Ballerini, 29, is seen wearing a hoodie with eye patches on and a mug in hand. When she pans the video, an arm with Stokes' tattoos is shown beside her and his profile is seen in shadow on the wall.
The pair first sparked dating rumors in January when they werespotted getting cozyat the Georgia vs. TCU game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Stokesspoke to PEOPLEfor this week’s issue aboutOuter Banksseason 3, and said he and Ballerini “have just been spending some time together.”
He added, “Kelsea is a lovely, lovely girl. She’s great. We’re having a good time.”
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes.Chase Stokes/instagram
Stokes was most recently linked with actress and modelMadelyn Cline, 25. The two met on the set of their Netflix hit show in 2019 and made their relationship Instagram official a year later.
The couple reportedly split in November 2021 before reconciling and then splitting again just a month later. The pair deleted most of their photos of each other on their Instagrams andCline was seen outwith DJZack Biajust days before her 24th birthday, though Bia later claimed that they weren’t dating.
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As for Ballerini, sheannounced her splitfrom husbandMorgan Evans, 37, in August after nearly five years of marriage. On Instagram, she wrote, “This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end.”
Their divorce wasfinalized in November, the very same day that she was nominated for a Grammy award. A month later she opened up on the iHeart podcastTell Me About It with Jade Iovineabout the reasons she felt compelled to end her marriage after nearly five years.
“For a while, it was kind of like, ‘OK, this is just a new phase of a relationship,’ because relationships go through seasons, right? And it’s not always going to be butterflies and rainbows,” she said. “For a long time, I was like, ‘Oh this is just… The glitter wears off. That’s what happens.’ And then you get into a phase where you wait for it to come back. And then sometimes it doesn’t.”
source: people.com
