Kelsea Ballerini is the epitome of taking pictures your shot, famously sliding into now-boyfriend Chase Stokes’ direct messages to introduce herself.
The nation singer, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday, September 16 to rejoice the Outer Banks actor on his thirty first birthday.
Ballerini shared a number of images and movies with Stokes, together with a snap of the pair attending a live performance collectively. “Happy birthday, my sweet virgo. @hichasestokes,” she captioned the publish.
“My human ❤️,” Stokes replied to the publish.
And it was the ultimate slide of her birthday tribute that confirmed how the connection started — a screenshot of the “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” singer sliding into Stokes’ DMs.
“Hiii chase stokes,” Ballerini wrote, in reference to Stokes’ username.
“Hey there how u doin,” Stokes replied two hours later.
Earlier this month, Stokes took his flip celebrating Ballerini’s birthday on Instagram with a sequence of images and movies. “Dirty 30 looks pretty damn good on you ballerini. i love you ❤️,” he captioned the publish.
“You really made 29 😍🥹🫶🫠 i love you stokes,” Ballerini wrote.
The pair sparked romance rumors in January after they had been noticed collectively on the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles. Ballerini confirmed her relationship with Stokes throughout a “Call Her Daddy” episode the next month.
“[My manager] was like, ‘You know who’s really cute, like, when you’re ready? Chase,’” Ballerini defined. “I was like, ‘You’re so right,’” she recalled. “His handle is ‘hichasestokes’ and I just said, ‘Hi Chase Stokes.’”
Prior to this, Ballerini and Stokes had each skilled relationships within the public eye. Ballerini introduced in August 2022 that she and fellow nation artist Morgan Evans had damaged up after practically 5 years of marriage.
“Friends, I’ve always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold,” she wrote through Instagram Story on the time. “This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce.”
Stokes, for his half, was beforehand linked to Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline. After confirming their relationship in June 2020, the couple break up in November 2021.
As for Ballerini and Cline, the 2 appear to have nothing however love for each other. After the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Ballerini commented a candy message on Cline’s Instagram publish.
“You looked a ridiculous level of stunning and i’m glad i finally got to hug your neck 🤍,” Ballerini wrote.
“So happy I got to squeeze you gorgeous gorgeous girl,” Cline replied.
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