Kelsea Ballerini

Are Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes Dating? 'Outer Banks' Actor Posts Cozy Photo with Country Star. Stokes posted a snap of himself getting close with a ...

[disservice and a dishonoring of yourself](https://people.com/country/kelsea-ballerini-wouldve-been-disservice-to-stay-in-marriage-to-morgan-evans/) if you know something is not right and you stay," she added. [finalized in November](https://people.com/country/kelsea-ballerini-says-she-spent-grammy-nom-day-finalizing-divorce/), the very same day that she was nominated for a Grammy award. "For a while, it was kind of like, 'OK, this is just a new phase of a relationship,' because relationships go through seasons, right? Judge me for it, fine, that's on you." 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." A source told PEOPLE at the time: "They've been working on their marriage for a very long time. "For a long time, I was like, 'Oh this is just… The couple reportedly split in November 2021 before reconciling and then splitting again just a month later. They gave it their best go but unfortunately arrived at the decision to formally separate." 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. Ballerini, wearing a black cropped hoodie and shorts, was pictured leaning into Stokes with her left arm on top of his. The actor wears a red and white plaid jacket and black cap with the word "Athens" in the picture.

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini and actor Chase Stokes may just be Hollywood's new couple after the pair was photographed getting cozy at a football game.

"This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end," Kelsea added. "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," the country star wrote in her Instagram Story Aug. "This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce." As it turns out, Chase and Kelsea appear to both follow each other on Instagram. 13, Chase shared a "lil recap" of the past couple of weeks including a football game where he was seen snuggling with Kelsea in the stands. "Go vols," she wrote in the comment section before leaving a see-no-evil monkey emoji.

The country singer reached a divorce settlement with Morgan Evans in November.

They [reached a divorce settlement](https://www.etonline.com/kelsea-ballerini-and-morgan-evans-reach-divorce-settlement-agreement-189893) three months later. "At the end of the day, it is such a disservice and a dishonoring of yourself if you know something is not right and you stay," Ballerini added. [Kelsea Ballerini](https://www.etonline.com/people/kelsea-ballerini) may have a new man in her life. "For a while, it was kind of like, 'OK, this is just a new phase of a relationship,' because relationships go through seasons, right? [Madelyn Cline](https://www.etonline.com/people/madelyn-cline), his Outer Banks co-star. [The pair split](https://www.etonline.com/outer-banks-stars-chase-stokes-and-madelyn-cline-split-174579) in November 2021 after more than a year of dating.

Some fans think the 'Outer Banks' star's photo hints at a new relationship.

Ballerini said when she publicly commented on it for the first time that it was a “ [deeply difficult decision](https://country.iheart.com/content/2022-08-29-kelsea-ballerini-is-divorcing-husband-morgan-evans/)” and she and Evans, amid their healing, were “showing up the best we can.” [@kelseaballerini](https://www.instagram.com/kelseaballerini/?hl=en) idk about u but to me this is a hard launch,” “KELSEA AND CHASE. Ballerini, an East Tennessee native, commented, “go vols 🙈,” but others speculated whether the photo meant the “HEARTFIRST” artist sparked a relationship with Stokes.

Some fans think the 'Outer Banks' star's photo hints at a new relationship.

Ballerini said when she publicly commented on it for the first time that it was a “ [deeply difficult decision](https://country.iheart.com/content/2022-08-29-kelsea-ballerini-is-divorcing-husband-morgan-evans/)” and she and Evans, amid their healing, were “showing up the best we can.” [@kelseaballerini](https://www.instagram.com/kelseaballerini/?hl=en) idk about u but to me this is a hard launch,” “KELSEA AND CHASE. Ballerini, an East Tennessee native, commented, “go vols 🙈,” but others speculated whether the photo meant the “HEARTFIRST” artist sparked a relationship with Stokes.

Pictures of Kelsea Ballerini and actor Chase Stokes that appeared online are sparking feverish rumors of a new romance.

[finalized their divorce](https://tasteofcountry.com/kelsea-ballerini-morgan-evans-divorce-finalized/) on Nov. [announced her divorce](https://tasteofcountry.com/kelsea-ballerini-morgan-evans-divorce/) from country singer [Morgan Evans](https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/morgan-evans/) in August of 2022, stating, "This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end. It's hard to find the words here ... Stokes has also left remarks on the singer’s social posts. You can see Ballerini leaning into Stokes as they watched the game. 9) have gone viral, sparking rumors of a new romance between her and Stokes.

Definitely was not on my 2023 bingo card, but I'm not mad at it.

[split](https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/kelsea-ballerini-morgan-evans-divorce) from her husband Morgan Evans last fall while Chase [split](https://www.buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/famous-exes-worked-together) from Madelyn Cline at the end of 2021. "Go vols," she wrote in the comments, next to the emoji of a monkey covering its mouth. He said in the caption that it was a "recap" of his life lately along with a bunch of pics, including one of Kelsea cuddling up to him at a football game.