Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a> is finally getting a chair of her own for season 27 of The Voice.<\/em><\/a> Her boyfriend, Chase Stokes<\/strong><\/a>, has been living with her in Los Angeles, playing the supportive partner as she gets ready for the big gig.<\/p>\n The CMA winner spoke about how the interest in their romance<\/a> came as a surprise to her. \u201cI\u2019m not used to the interest in me as a person,\u201d Kelsea confessed on Today<\/em><\/a> in October 2024. \u201cFor a long time, I was used to being the girl that sings \u2018Peter Pan\u2019 for people, and I loved that role, but as far as the floodgates that opened up as far as human me \u2014 girl me \u2014 it\u2019s different now. And so, I\u2019m still getting my footing on how to share things and what I share and my relationship and all that stuff.\u201d Life & Style<\/em> rounds up everythung to know about Kelsea\u2019s boyfriend, Chase.<\/p>\n Chase Stokes is an actor who was born in Annapolis, Maryland. He is the only child of parents Jeff Stokes<\/strong> and Jennifer Canning<\/strong>. Following Chase\u2019s parents divorce at the age of four, he moved with his pharmacy technician mom to Atlanta, Georgia, followed by another move to Orlando, Florida, where he attended Timber Creek High School.<\/p>\n Chase graduated from Florida\u2019s Valencia College in 2012. He didn\u2019t relocate to Hollywood until almost five years later.<\/p>\n Chase is best known for starring as John B. Routledge on Netflix\u2019 Outer Banks<\/em>. He\u2019s been a core part of the young adult drama since it premiered in 2020. The show\u2019s season 4 was split into two parts, the second of which dropped in November 2024. That same month, Netflix announced Outer Banks<\/em> was renewed for a fifth and final season.<\/p>\n Chase got his first break on a 2016 episode of Netflix\u2019s Stranger Things<\/em>. The following year he appeared as the character Graham in three episodes of VH-1\u2019s Daytime Divas<\/em>. Chase had a role in the 2018 TV movie The Beach House<\/em> and appeared in four episodes of Prime Video\u2019s Tell Me Your Secrets<\/em> in 2021.<\/p>\n Most recently, Chase starred in Netflix\u2019s 2024 dystopian thriller Uglies<\/em> opposite Joey King<\/strong>. He has two movies coming out in 2025, including the loved story Marked Men: Rule + Shaw<\/em> as well as the war thriller Valiant One<\/em>.<\/p>\n Rumors sparked that Chase and Kelsea were dating when they appeared together in a photo while attending the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles in January 2023. The \u201cCowboys Cry Too\u201d singer filed for divorce<\/a> from ex-husband Morgan Evans<\/strong> in August 2022, which the duo privately finalized two months later.<\/p>\n Kelsea confirmed in February 2023 that she was dating Chase and made the first move by sliding into his DM\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cHis handle is \u2018hichasestokes\u2019 and I just said, \u2018Hi Chase Stokes,\u2019\u201d she revealed during an appearance on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast. After Kelsea\u2019s relationship confirmation, Chase made his girlfriend Instagram official, sharing a photo of the \u201cMiss Me More\u201d artist planting a kiss on him via an Instagram Story.<\/p>\n The duo went public with their love quickly, making their red carpet debut as a couple at the CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas, in April 2023.<\/p>\n Keslea and Chase celebrated their one-year anniversary of dating in January 2024 with sweet messages to one another.<\/p>\n \u201cA whole trip around the sun with my bestie.@hichasestokes thanks for making me write love songs,\u201d Kelsea wrote in an Instagram post along with photos of the couple.<\/p>\n Chase shared a similar set of loved up photos with the caption, \u201cOne year of lovin you. P.S. told ya I wouldn\u2019t embarrass you.\u201d<\/p>\n Chase lives in South Carolina when filming Outer Banks<\/em>. When he\u2019s not busy with the show, he and Kelsea put down roots in Los Angeles in 2024 when she started shooting The Voice<\/em>. Prior to that, the couple spent time at her home in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was kind of our thing: Let\u2019s just set up shop versus being on planes, for the boys,\u201d Chase told People<\/em><\/a> in September 2024, referring to his beloved dog Milo and Kelsea\u2019s pooch Dibs. She sadly revealed in August 2024 that the golden retriever had inoperable heart cancer and updated fans two months later that he was undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to set up a sense of real life out here for a little while,\u201d Chase added. \u201cWhen you\u2019re constantly bouncing around all the time, it\u2019s hard to ground yourself. We\u2019re just trying to find a new sense of normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho Is Chase Stokes?<\/h2>\n
Chase Stokes Makes His Living as a Successful Actor<\/h2>\n
When Did Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini Start Dating?<\/h2>\n
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