‘Outer Banks’ Star Chase Stokes Shares Sweet PDA Pic as Kelsea Ballerini Confirms Romance

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Soft launch alert! Chase Stokes shared an adorable glimpse of his romance with Kelsea Ballerini shortly after she addressed the duo’s relationship status.The 30-year-old actor uploaded a PDA photo via his Instagram Story on Thursday, February 23, writing the abbreviation for “I miss you” in the caption alongside a red heart emoji.

In the candid selfie, Stokes smiled at the camera as the 29-year-old country singer wrapped her arms around him and planted a kiss on his cheek.Stokes’ sweet social media post comes shortly after Ballerini kicked off her Heartfirst tour overseas, beginning in Manchester, England. “I’m really happy to be here in the UK,” she captioned an Instagram photo dump earlier this week before her first show.Ballerini and Stokes sparked dating rumors in January after they were spotted together at the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles.

That month, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the Maryland native snuck a cozy photo with the Grammy nominee in an Instagram slideshow.

The twosome were later spotted holding hands in Nashville.After playing coy about her love life in the wake of her divorce from Morgan Evans, the “Hole in the Bottle” artist spoke publicly about where she stands with the Outer Banks star during the Wednesday, February 22, episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“I slid into those DMs,” she teased, noting that her manager was the one to encourage the romance. “He shoots [Outer Banks] in Charleston, and my manager lives there. … He was like, ‘You know who’s really cute, like, when you’re ready?