Chase Stokes keeps it casual in Beverly Hills as romance rumors swirl about him and Kelsea Ballerini
Chase Stokes looked relaxed as he stepped out in Beverly Hills on Tuesday afternoon amid rumors of a romance with country superstar Kelsea Ballerini.
The Outer Banks actor, 30, donned a red ‘Palm Club’ sweatshirt with white pants covered in a checkered pattern.
He walked around in large black combat boots that matched his comfortable black cap.
Informal: Chase Stokes looked relaxed as he stepped out in Beverly Hills on Tuesday afternoon
Rose-tinted sunglasses shielded her eyes and she rolled a suitcase across the sunny parking lot.
She balanced a shiny silver bag on top of the rolling suitcase.
His appearance came as a swirl of romance rumors about Stokes and country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini.
The This Feeling singer posted a video about the rumors on Monday night.
Bundle up: The Outer Banks actor, 30, donned a red ‘Palm Club’ sweatshirt with white pants covered in a checkered pattern
Rumors: His appearance sparked as romantic rumors about Stokes and country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini swirl (Ballerini pictured September 2022)
Ballerini posted a clip on Tik Tok where she sat down in front of a screenshot of DeuxMoi with comments about her alleged affair with the actor.
‘I know, I know, I know. Stop reading, stop reading. Stop looking. But what’s going on, guys. What? Let’s not do this,’ the star, who divorced her husband Morgan Evans last year, said in the video.
Meanwhile, the caption of his post read, “I’m about to break internet 5 for sure” along with a laughing emoji.
It’s unclear what exactly Ballerini was referring to in the screenshot, which included a photo Stokes posted of the couple at a soccer match, as well as direct messages from online trolls.
In a DM, someone claimed that the musician couldn’t be dating Stokes because she was “too busy constantly asking Soho House manager Nash when he’s coming all the time after the last call.”
‘Let’s not do this’: The singer, 29, sat down in front of a screenshot of DeuxMoi with comments about her alleged affair with the actor, 30, saying ‘let’s not do this’
How it started: Rumors started circulating after the duo were spotted at a soccer game together last week.
In the video, Kelsey was maskless and sporting a blue hoodie. She wore her blonde hair in a ponytail.
The first two sparked dating rumors on January 9, after they were spotted at the College Football National Championship in Los Angeles.
Stokes shared a carousel of snaps, with one showing him and Ballerini from behind as they huddled in the stands enjoying the game.
‘What’s going on’: ‘I know, I know, I know. Stop reading, stop reading. Stop looking. But what’s going on, guys. What?’ she said in the clip
It’s unclear: It’s unclear what Ballerini was referring to in the screenshot, which included a photo Stokes posted of the pair at a soccer match, as well as direct messages from online trolls.
Although the adorable photo only showed them from behind, Stokes tagged the hitmaker’s Instagram account Miss Me More.
“Little recap,” the rising star wrote in her caption.
“Go vols,” Ballerini responded to the post, referring to the University of Tennessee team.
Raising Canes CEO Todd Graves also posted a photo from the game showing the two stars arm in arm in a group photo.
Closing: The two first sparked dating rumors on Jan. 9, after Stokes shared a photo of them snuggling in the stands while enjoying a soccer game and tagged Ballerini.
Arm in Arm: Raising Canes CEO Todd Graves also posted a photo from the game showing the two stars arm in arm in a group shot.
‘I appreciate the hospitality my man!’ Stokes commented on the post, while Kelsea left three white heart emojis.
The speculation comes after the tThe two-time Grammy nominee revealed last month why she decided to end her four-year marriage to country singer Morgan Evans.
“For a while, it was kind of like, ‘Okay, this is just a new phase of a relationship,’ because relationships go through seasons, right? And it’s not always going to be butterflies and rainbows,’ the Tennessee native said on iHeart Radio’s Doin’ Our Best podcast.
‘For a long time, I thought, ‘Oh, this is just… the glow goes away. That is what happens’. And then you go into a phase where you wait for him to come back. And then sometimes it doesn’t.
The ex: The star’s divorce from country singer Morgan Evans, 37, was finalized in November 2022. The two called it quits after four years of marriage (pictured March 7)
“At the end of the day, it’s a disservice and a disgrace to yourself if you know something isn’t right and you stay,” Ballerini explained to host Jade Iovine.
Kelsea and the 37-year-old Aussie originally met in 2016 while co-hosting the CMC Awards in Australia.
On August 29, 2022, Ballerini announced that she and Evans were divorcing. The divorce was finalized that year.
Meanwhile, Chase was last linked to his Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline, 25. The actors, who met while filming the show’s first season, ended their relationship in November 2021, after a year together, but it was later rumored that they were seeing each other again.