Chase Stokes 'Such a Blessing' for Girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini (EXCL)
Kelsea Ballerini has been opening up about her romance with Outer Banks hunk Chase Stokes and a source exclusively tells Life & Style a wedding and babies are high on the agenda as they look to the next phase of their three-year relationship.
“The more Kelsea gets to know Chase, the more she loves him,” the insider says. “He’s just so thoughtful and sweet, and super solid. She loves that he wants to work on things, that’s the kind of life partner she wants.”
The Grammy-nominated country star, 31, began dating the Netflix heartthrob, 32, not long after finalizing her divorce from Australian singer Morgan Evans in November 2022. After ending her five-year marriage due to “irreconcilable differences,” Kelsea, who tends to be very open with her fans via social media, gave an update:
“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. This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end.”
With the painful split behind her, the “Cowboys Cry Too” singer first started getting cozy with Chase as early as January 2023, with the two snapped attending the Georgia vs. TCU game together that month. Their relationship took off after that, appearing in each other’s socials more and more frequently before they went official as a couple in April of that year.
The source notes that after two years together, both Chase and Kelsea are open about planning their next steps and aren’t shying away from committing to spending the rest of their lives together.
“They talk about everything,” the insider reveals. “Communication is something they are both big on. That’s why they are mapping out their future now, making sure they are on the same page about where they want to live, how they want to raise their future kids, even what kind of wedding they both want.”
All this talk of major milestones certainly hints at upcoming nuptials and a family, but more important than anything for the country singer is making sure she applies the lessons she suffered to severely to learn from her the implosion of her first marriage.
“They want to make sure they are aligned on the big things before they just jump in blindly,” the source adds. “Kelsea learned a lot from her divorce, she wants to make sure not to repeat the same mistakes and Chase is totally on board. If anything, he’s leading the charge.”
Kelsea noted the “sexiest” thing she found about the Outer Banks star was his willingness to collaborate in their relationship. “Now my version of love that I’ve found, it’s steady and it’s human, and we work on it,” she told People. “That, to me, honestly, is the sexiest thing, like, ‘Hey, you want to go to therapy? Let’s go to therapy.’”
The source confirms, “He’s way more evolved than the average guy and very into self-development, which has been such a blessing for Kelsea.”