{"id":2475451,"date":"2026-06-25T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2475451"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:53:04","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-preaches-financial-transparency-pre-marriage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelsea-ballerini-preaches-financial-transparency-pre-marriage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Preaches Financial Transparency Pre-Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">If <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kelsea-ballerini\/\">Kelsea Ballerini<\/a> <\/b>has one lesson to impart from her 2022 divorce from <b>Morgan Evans<\/b>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-is-reconnecting-with-her-independence\/\">it\u2019s the importance<\/a> of financial freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m very wary to speak on divorce anymore,\u201d Ballerini, 32, began on the Tuesday, June 23, episode of SoFi\u2019s \u201cRicher Lives\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjK11vSUgtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">podcast<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI will say, just in the name of talking to women [and] strictly through the lens of financial, I think when you are entering into buying a house with somebody or opening a joint account with somebody or getting married and joining all of it, the most important thing you can do is have financial transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ballerini acknowledged that there are currently \u201ca lot of women breadwinners,\u201d so protecting individual assets has become increasingly important.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think more and more in today\u2019s culture and society and truly, thank God, oftentimes the income is either a match or we have a lot of women breadwinners now,\u201d the singer stated. \u201c[It] is even more reason to really be transparent on where it\u2019s coming from, how you\u2019re blending it, where it\u2019s going, and how to protect it as a unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-doesnt-want-to-be-the-poster-child-for-divorce\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-doesnt-want-to-be-the-poster-child-for-divorce\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kelsea Ballerini Doesn\u2019t Want to Be the &#8216;Poster Child&#8217; for Divorce<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKelsea Ballerini\u2019s decision to open up about her divorce through music has led to some unexpected fan reactions. At concerts, The Voice coach, 31, has grown accustomed to seeing fans hold up signs that read, \u201cJust got a divorce.\u201d \u201cI try to never celebrate it until I know if it\u2019s a good thing,\u201d Ballerini shared [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">While Ballerini acknowledged that future brides \u201cnever want to prepare for the worst,\u201d that is exactly what should be done before walking down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s also important to prepare for the worst for yourself,\u201d Ballerini said. \u201cYou just truly never know where life\u2019s going to bring you, and I think that would be my biggest advice is, like, you always want to make sure that you are financially independent on your own to the best of your ability even when you\u2019re in the happiest, healthiest relationship that you still have you and that you know exactly what you and that other person are bringing to the table and what table you\u2019re bringing it to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ballerini married Evans, 41, in 2017, after the pair signed a prenuptial agreement. The duo split in 2022,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-and-morgan-evans-settle-divorce-details\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> finalizing their divorce<\/span><\/a> that same year. Per court documents obtained by <i>Us Weekly<\/i>, Ballerini and Evans divided joint household property and sold their joint house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-slams-morgan-evans-over-house-on-call-her-daddy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Shades-Morgan-Evans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kelsea Ballerini Shades Morgan Evans\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-slams-morgan-evans-over-house-on-call-her-daddy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kelsea Ballerini Shades Morgan Evans: &#8216;How Was I Married to This Person?&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOne week after singing, \u201cI wanna set it straight, but my lawyer says I shouldn\u2019t,\u201d Kelsea Ballerini is ready to spill. The 29-year-old musician is set to appear on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast on Wednesday, February 22, and according to the first look, she\u2019s not holding back about her split from Morgan Evans. View [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the months after their divorce, Ballerini and Evans each penned multiple breakup songs about what went wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn the hindsight of my last five years, I would never say that my music has gone too far,\u201d Ballerini noted on Tuesday of her songwriting inspiration. \u201cI would say that me talking about my music has gone too far and no one needs to know about my real life anymore. It\u2019s in the music and it always will be in the music and that\u2019s always how it\u2019s been, but I think \u2026 I just talked a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ballerini later dated <i>Outer Banks <\/i>actor <b>Chase Stokes <\/b>on and off from 2023 to early 2026, while Evans found love with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/morgan-evans-makes-rare-comment-about-gf-laci-kaye-booth\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> <i>American Idol <\/i>alum <b>Laci Kaye Booth<\/b><\/span><\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Kelsea Ballerini has one lesson to impart from her 2022 divorce from Morgan Evans, it\u2019s the importance of financial freedom. \u201cI\u2019m very wary to speak on divorce anymore,\u201d Ballerini, 32, began on the Tuesday, June 23, episode of SoFi\u2019s \u201cRicher Lives\u201d podcast. \u201cI will say, just in the name of talking to women [and] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2475454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,22423],"class_list":["post-2475451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-divorce"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kelsea-Ballerini-Preaches-Financial-Transparency-Pre-Marriage.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475455,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475451\/revisions\/2475455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}