outer margins Star Chase Stokes Y Kelsea Ballerina sparked dating rumors after Chase, 30, shared a photo of him hugging the 29-year-old country singer at a sporting event on Friday, Jan. 13 (see below). The snapshot appeared in a carousel he titled “little recap” and showed the back of Kelsea’s head tilted, but facing Chase, while seemingly whispering something in his ear or potentially even kissing his head. While her face is not shown, Chase has made her identity known by tagging her Instagram handle on the back.
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“Go vols,” the “Heartfirst” singer commented under the carousel with a monkey emoji hiding his eyes. The photo was taken on Monday January 9 at the Georgia vs. Texas Christian University at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, but it’s not the first photo showing the potential pair looking friendly. On Monday, the founder of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers todd graves shared a photo from the night with entertainment pros and influencers, including Chase and Kelsea on the far right of the image. Kelsea had a wide smile on her face as she snuggled next to Chase and took his arm. She commented below that photo with three white heart emojis.
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If they were indeed a couple, it would be their first public romance since their respective separations. Chase was dating his famous outer margins actor, 25 years old Madelyn Cline, for about a year and a half until the fall of 2021. They have not spoken publicly about their split and continue to work amicably together on set. The third season of the hit Netflix series debuts on February 23rd.
Country fans will recall that the “Peter Pan” singer and her husband of nearly five years, Morgan Evans, 37, announced their split in August 2022. Kelsea shared the news in a heartfelt message on her Instagram Story, in which she opened up about always wanting to be honest with her fans. “Friends, I have always done my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, protecting the layers of my personal life as they unfold. This is now a public record, so I wanted you to hear it directly from me as I divorced,” she wrote. “This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth and commitment that has finally come to an end. find the words here, but I’m extremely grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and hopeful for the seasons to come.”
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Morgan later confirmed the divorce with an Instagram message. The split came as a shock to fans as the couple has shown no signs of breaking up. They finalized their divorce in November, a month after Kelsea released her now Grammy-nominated album SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Kelsea opened up about the end of her marriage in December 2022 on an episode of Tell me about it with Jade Iovine podcasts. “For a while, it was like, ‘Okay, this is just a new phase in a relationship,’ because relationships go through seasons, right? And it won’t always be rainbows and butterflies,” she recalled. “For a long time, I thought, ‘Oh, it’s just that the glitter fades. This is what happens.’ And then you get into a phase where you just wait for him to come back and sometimes not.
“At the end of the day,” he continued, “it’s a disservice and a shame to yourself if you know something is wrong and stay put. [Shame about divorce] It’s the one thing I refuse to try. Judge me, ok, it’s up to you.
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Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
