{"id":2021882,"date":"2025-09-14T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2021882"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:42:14","slug":"chase-stokes-shared-tribute-to-kelsea-ballerini-2-days-before-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chase-stokes-shared-tribute-to-kelsea-ballerini-2-days-before-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Stokes Shared Tribute to Kelsea Ballerini 2 Days Before Split"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPDATE 9\/14\/25 at 5:18 p.m. ET \u2014 <\/b>A rep for Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong> confirmed to <\/a><\/span>Us Weekly <\/span><\/i><\/a>on Sunday, September 14, that the singer and Chase Stokes<\/strong> called it quits just two days after he shared a celebratory post in honor of her birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chase Stokes<\/strong> <\/a>couldn\u2019t let girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 32nd birthday pass without plenty of fanfare.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough you keep saying you\u2019re not excited for 32, I\u2019d say I\u2019m lookin\u2019 forward to more of this,\u201d Stokes, 32, captioned an Instagram<\/a> carousel on Friday, September 12. \u201cHappy birthday, my love \u2764\ufe0f<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stokes updated a handful of photos featuring the pair together, including one image where they sat courtside at a New York Knicks game next to Ben Stiller<\/strong>, who was half-cropped from the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry @benstiller,\u201d Stokes joked in his Instagram comments section of the unfortunate photo crop.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tKelsea Ballerini is the epitome of shooting your shot, famously sliding into now-boyfriend Chase Stokes\u2019 direct messages to introduce herself. The country singer, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday, September 16 to celebrate the Outer Banks actor on his 31st birthday. Ballerini shared several photos and videos with Stokes, including a snap of the pair [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stokes has been dating Ballerini since early 2023 after the two connected via the social media platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cI slid into his DMs,\u201d Ballerini revealed on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast<\/a> in February 2023. \u201cI just swan dove right on in. His handle is \u2018hichasestokes\u2019 and I just said, \u2018Hi Chase Stokes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Months later, the country singer returned to Alex Cooper<\/strong>\u2019s podcast to dish about their ongoing relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the most emotionally intelligent man I\u2019ve ever met in my life,\u201d she said on a November 2023 episode<\/a> of the podcast. \u201cI keep telling him he\u2019s a man written by a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Ballerini, her attitude toward sex changed when she started dating Stokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy experience with it was very performative and for the other person,\u201d Ballerini, who was previously married to Morgan Evans<\/strong> for five years until their 2022 divorce, added at the time. \u201cIt don\u2019t be like that anymore. I didn\u2019t understand how [sex] could be a real connector in a relationship. I always thought it was just something that you did. \u2026 Now, I realize it\u2019s a connector for people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ballerini and Stokes now often share updates on their relationships via social media or on the red carpet.<\/p>\n

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