Outer Banks’ Madelyn Cline Explains Ex Chase Stokes’ Viral Season 3 Photos That Show Them Holding Hands

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Pogue life! Madelyn Cline is speaking out on those Outer Banks season 3 photos posted by Chase Stokes, her costar and ex-boyfriend, in which the former couple were seen holding hands.“It was our start of filming,” the actress, 24, exclusively told Us Weekly at the 30th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, March 27.Though she and costar Drew Starkey, who also attended the Los Angeles charity event, were sworn to secrecy about any details of the upcoming season — “We can’t say anything,” Cline demurred — the South Carolina native helped put the images in context.Fans of the adventure series were thrilled to see that Cline and Stokes’ Outer Banks characters (Sarah Cameron and John B., respectively) got back together at the end of season 2 after splitting earlier that season due to John B.’s cold response to the death of Sarah’s father.

Based on the Boy Erased actress’ remarks about the images, it’s clear that Sarah and John B. are still going strong — at least at the beginning of season 3.“Welcome back (:,” the Tell Me Your Secrets alum captioned the Netflix images, which he shared via Instagram last month.

The photos depicted the fan favorite Pogues on set, laughing and smiling while in their swimsuits. Stokes, who was shirtless and carrying a surfboard, held Cline’s hand in both pictures.In real life, after months of flirtatious social media comments and fan speculation, Cline and Stokes, 29, confirmed their relationship in June 2020.

They frequently gushed about each other in interviews throughout the year and celebrated their one-year anniversary in April 2021.