Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/WireImage, Taylor Hill/FilmMagicChase Stokesis breaking his silence aboutKelsea Ballerini.On Wednesday, theOuter Banksstar addressed the romance rumors with Ballerini — which weresparked earlier this month— during an interview withTMZ.“She’s a sweet girl,” Stokes, 30, told the outlet. “We’re having a good time and that’s all I’ll say.“Last week, the “HEARTFIRST” singer, 29, and the actor were spotted getting cozy at the Georgia vs. TCU game at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California.Fans initially took note ofan Instagram postfrom Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves featuring a group of musicians, actors and influencers he hosted in his suite for the playoff game, which Georgia won 65-7.In thephoto Graves posted, the pair was seen snuggling in close on the far right. Ballerini was pictured leaning into Stokes with her left arm on top of his.Then, later that week, Stokesshared a carousel of photoswith one in particular drawing attention. Captioned “lil recap,” the image shows a blonde girl tagged as Ballerini leaning her head into his chest as they look over the football field. In a nod to her own hometown team, the country star commented, “go vols 🙈” on the post.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.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.“RELATED VIDEO:Kelsea Ballerinion Why She’s Being Honest with Her Fans During New Period of ‘Change’“At the end of the day, it is such adisservice and a dishonoring of yourselfif you know something is not right and you stay,” she added. “[Shame] is the one thing that I just refuse to feel… Judge me for it, fine, that’s on you.“But Ballerini is over the internet gossip. On Monday, the country starsaid in a TikTokthat she should “stop reading [and] stop looking” at what’s being said about her.She spoke in the video over a screenshot from the celebrity gossip accountDeuxMoithat featured anonymous tips aboutBallerini and Stokes, plus the manager of Soho House Nashville.“But what is happening you guys? What? What? No. Let’s not do this, you know?” she said before sighing.She captioned the post: “I’m about to break up with the internet 5 sure 😂”
Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/WireImage, Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Chase Stokesis breaking his silence aboutKelsea Ballerini.On Wednesday, theOuter Banksstar addressed the romance rumors with Ballerini — which weresparked earlier this month— during an interview withTMZ.“She’s a sweet girl,” Stokes, 30, told the outlet. “We’re having a good time and that’s all I’ll say.“Last week, the “HEARTFIRST” singer, 29, and the actor were spotted getting cozy at the Georgia vs. TCU game at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California.Fans initially took note ofan Instagram postfrom Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves featuring a group of musicians, actors and influencers he hosted in his suite for the playoff game, which Georgia won 65-7.In thephoto Graves posted, the pair was seen snuggling in close on the far right. Ballerini was pictured leaning into Stokes with her left arm on top of his.Then, later that week, Stokesshared a carousel of photoswith one in particular drawing attention. Captioned “lil recap,” the image shows a blonde girl tagged as Ballerini leaning her head into his chest as they look over the football field. In a nod to her own hometown team, the country star commented, “go vols 🙈” on the post.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.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.“RELATED VIDEO:Kelsea Ballerinion Why She’s Being Honest with Her Fans During New Period of ‘Change’“At the end of the day, it is such adisservice and a dishonoring of yourselfif you know something is not right and you stay,” she added. “[Shame] is the one thing that I just refuse to feel… Judge me for it, fine, that’s on you.“But Ballerini is over the internet gossip. On Monday, the country starsaid in a TikTokthat she should “stop reading [and] stop looking” at what’s being said about her.She spoke in the video over a screenshot from the celebrity gossip accountDeuxMoithat featured anonymous tips aboutBallerini and Stokes, plus the manager of Soho House Nashville.“But what is happening you guys? What? What? No. Let’s not do this, you know?” she said before sighing.She captioned the post: “I’m about to break up with the internet 5 sure 😂”
Chase Stokesis breaking his silence aboutKelsea Ballerini.
On Wednesday, theOuter Banksstar addressed the romance rumors with Ballerini — which weresparked earlier this month— during an interview withTMZ.
“She’s a sweet girl,” Stokes, 30, told the outlet. “We’re having a good time and that’s all I’ll say.”
Last week, the “HEARTFIRST” singer, 29, and the actor were spotted getting cozy at the Georgia vs. TCU game at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Fans initially took note ofan Instagram postfrom Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves featuring a group of musicians, actors and influencers he hosted in his suite for the playoff game, which Georgia won 65-7.
In thephoto Graves posted, the pair was seen snuggling in close on the far right. Ballerini was pictured leaning into Stokes with her left arm on top of his.
Then, later that week, Stokesshared a carousel of photoswith one in particular drawing attention. Captioned “lil recap,” the image shows a blonde girl tagged as Ballerini leaning her head into his chest as they look over the football field. In a nod to her own hometown team, the country star commented, “go vols 🙈” on the post.
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.
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.”
RELATED VIDEO:Kelsea Ballerinion Why She’s Being Honest with Her Fans During New Period of ‘Change’
“At the end of the day, it is such adisservice and a dishonoring of yourselfif you know something is not right and you stay,” she added. “[Shame] is the one thing that I just refuse to feel… Judge me for it, fine, that’s on you.”
But Ballerini is over the internet gossip. On Monday, the country starsaid in a TikTokthat she should “stop reading [and] stop looking” at what’s being said about her.
She spoke in the video over a screenshot from the celebrity gossip accountDeuxMoithat featured anonymous tips aboutBallerini and Stokes, plus the manager of Soho House Nashville.
“But what is happening you guys? What? What? No. Let’s not do this, you know?” she said before sighing.
She captioned the post: “I’m about to break up with the internet 5 sure 😂”
source: people.com
