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Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini are ramping up their red-hot romance! The Outer Banks hunk, 30, took to his Instagram on Tuesday to share a scorching snap with the nation music star, 29. The couple, who first sparked romance rumors in January, appeared so in love, as they cuddled up beneath a set of sheets.
The photograph carousal included pics of Chase figuring out, Kelsea’s canine Dibs, a bracelet with the identify of Chase’s Outer Banks character and the actor staring on the NHL Stanley Cup trophy. “It’s Tuesday and the Stanley Cup came to my house. wtf,” Chase captioned the publish, as Kelsea commented, “Find somebody that looks at you like chase looks at the stanley cup 😍, ps- you cute.”
The aww-inducing show of affection comes nearly per week after Kelsea shut down a fan asking if the couple had cut up. During an Instagram Live Q&A, the “Heartfelt” singer denied a breakup after which added a steamy, PDA-filled photograph of her and Chase to quell any lingering doubts of their standing.
The younger lovers have been going sturdy since they made their red-carpet debut on the Country Music Awards final month. Before that, Chase supported his girlfriend throughout her first efficiency as a musical visitor on Saturday Night Live. During the efficiency, the singer gave a jaw-dropping rendition of her divorce anthem “Blindsided,” which is rumored to be about her 2022 cut up together with her husband of 5 years, Morgan Evans. Later, she took the stage to belt out a stirring piano-and-vocals rendition of “Penthouse.” Both songs have been off her new album Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, which debuted in February.
Meanwhile, the post-divorce relationship between Kelsea and Morgan has been lower than amicable. Morgan not too long ago clapped again after Kelsea gave a bombshell interview. “The moment I think it was over over was when I was realizing I wasn’t ready for kids,” Kelsea instructed Alex Cooper throughout an look on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Feb. 22. “That’s a fundamental difference. He was like, ‘I don’t want to be an old dad.’ And I’m like…I’m just not there yet. I can’t do this to save us. I can’t do that to myself.”
Morgan hit again on his Instagram, writing, “It’s really sad for me to see this person, who I spent so much of my life with, and loved with all my heart, saying things that aren’t reality and that leave out what really happened.” He added, “If this is what she needs to heal, I hope it helps.”