'Outer Banks' Star Chase Stokes Is 'So Excited' for Kelsea Ballerini's 'SNL' Performance (Exclusive)

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Chase Stokes couldn't be happier about the news that Kelsea Ballerini will soon be making her musical guest debut!ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Stokes on Thursday at the season 3 premiere in Los Angeles just hours after announced their upcoming slate of hosts and musical guests.«I mean she's the best,» Stokes said of Ballerini — with whom he's been romantically linked since January. «I'm so excited for her and everything happening in her career right now.»Ballerini will be performing alongside guest host — and Super Bowl champion — Travis Kelce on Mar.

4. The show also revealed that Jenna Ortega will host on Mar. 11, alongside musical guest The 1975.In January, Stokes and Ballerini were spotted sharing a hug at LAX amid ongoing romance rumors.

The PDA-packed moment came just days after a source told ET that Ballerini is embracing her new chapter amid her divorce from fellow country musician Morgan Evans.Meanwhile, Stokes is also excited for fans to get a chance to see the third season of, and even more thrilled to celebrate the premiere with his castmates — something that was harder to accomplish during previous seasons due to the pandemic.«You know, it's been such a journey with this cast, and it's been such a long time where we've been going through this COVID era,» he shared. «To sorta now have a moment like this is such a beautiful experience.»«Really, all I can think about is we've been doing this for so long now and thirty episodes later to have this moment is such a beautiful thing,» he added with a smile.