Photos from Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes: Romance Rewind
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
January 2024: Happy Anniversary
The two celebrate the anniversary of their first date.
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
January 2024: Watching the Sunset
Kelsea shares this romantic pic on their first dating anniversary.
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
January 2024: Naughty Selfie
“A whole trip around the sun with my bestie,” Kelsea writes in her anniversary post. “@hichasestokes thanks for making me write love songs.”
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Instagram / Chase Stokes
January 2024: Chase’s Anniversary Post
“One year of lovin you,” the actor writes. “P.s. told ya I wouldnât embarrass you.”
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November 2023: Sex Confession
Kelsea revealed details of their sex life in November 2023, telling Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy, “I’m having a nice time.”
“My experience with it was very performative and for the other person,” she noted. “And it don’t be like that anymore.”
The musician didn’t understand how sex could be “a real connector in a relationship” before dating him.
“I always thought that it was just something that you did because that’s who you do it with,” the Grammy nominee shared. “Now I realize it’s a connector for people.”
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November 2023: Loving Like They Mean It
Kelsea plants a smooch on Chase’s cheek at the CMA Awards in November 2023.
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Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
September 2023: A Black Tie Affair
Kelsea and Chase are dressed to the nines when they attended designer Giorgio Armani’s One Night Only event on in Venice, Italy.Â
The singer-songwriter and the Outer Banks star share images of their getaway on Instagram, including snaps from a cooking class and lounging at the beach.
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
September 2023: All Smiles
Kelsea shares this behind-the-scenes look from the event.
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Instagram/Kelsea Ballerini
September 2023: Birthday Love
To commemorate Kelsea’s 30th birthday on Sept. 12, 2023 Chase posts a carousel of photos and videos of the three-time Grammy nominee.Â
“Dirty 30 looks pretty damn good on you ballerini,” he captions the series. “i love you.”
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
September 2023: Couple’s Selfie
Kelsea unveils this pic on Chase’s 31st birthday days later.
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September 2023: Red Hot
The two appear together at the 2023 MTV VMAs on Kelsea’s birthday.
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Jason Kempin/Getty Images for MTV
September 2023: Red Carpet Romance
The two share a kiss at the event.
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August 2023: NYC Date Night
The two are spotted on a summer date in NYC, where she performs on TODAY.
“It’s just nice to feel so supported and seen,” Kelsea says on the show of Chase, “and, yeah, he’s such a wonderful, wonderful human being.”
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Photo by Kristy Sparow/Variety via Getty Images
August 2023: Ciao Bella
The couple only have eyes for one another at a Venice Film Festival event.
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Instagram/Chase Stokes
July 2023: The Sweetest Surprise
Chase shocks Kelsea when he unexpectedly greets her at the airport, with both stars posting video and photos from their adorable reunion.Â
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July 2023: PDA Alert
The two attend Armani Beauty’s ACQUA DI GIO and Gen A celebration in Malibu, Calif.
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May 2023: Hometown Visit
Chase joins Kelsea on a trip to her hometown of Knoxville, Tenn.
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April 2023: Red Carpet Debut
The pair officially step out as a couple at the CMT Music Awards.
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April 2023: Broadway Baby
The twosome attend the premiere party for the Broadway musical Shucked at Capitale.
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April 2023: Award Show PDA
The two showcase their love on the CMAs red carpet.
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February 2023: Instagram Cuteness
Chase shares a pic of himself and Kelsea showing some PDA.
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Instagram/Kelsea Ballerini
January 2023: First Date Nerves
In August 2023, Kelsea posts footage of the beginning of their relationship, sharing a throwback clip on TikTok of herself preparing for their first official date on Jan. 7, 2023.Â
“Happy weekend,” she captions the post, “heres a video i sent to my best friend before my first date with chase.”
Set to her song “How Do I Do This,” which is about going on a first date after many years, Kelsea models her outfit in the video.
“Here’s the look, with the boots” Kelsea says while checking herself out in a full-length mirror. Turning around to showcase her half-up, half-down hairstyle, she adds, “We’ve got the hair clip, because we’re trying to be a cool girl.”
She continues speaking to an unnamed friend, explaining, “He’s picking me up and we’re going to a sushi place and I’ll call you tomorrow and for a full update.”
Taking a deep breath and raising one arm and finger in the air, she finally says, “I can do this. I can do this.” And, after doing a little dance, she proclaims, “It’s just a date. You just go and you just eat food and you talk about things that you do, OK?”
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January 2023: Romance Rumors
The two are photographed looking cozy at a football game.
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Instagram / Kelsea Ballerini
December 2022: Shooting Her Shot
Kelsea Ballerini slides into Chase Stokes’ DMs on Dec. 1, 2022 at 1:30 a.m. while she was out drunk with friends at a bar.
They eventually met up in person for the first time on Jan. 7, 2023, which she considers their anniversary.Â
“He hopped out of his Bronco, and he did not say a word to me,” Kelsea later recalls on Call Her Daddy in November 2023, “and he grabbed my face and he kissed me and he pulled my face away and he said, ‘Thank God you’re real.'”
