Kelsea Ballerini Celebrates 'Favorite Human' Chase Stokes' Birthday: 'I Adore You'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini.Photo:Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

Kelsea Balleriniis putting her love forChase Stokeson full display in honor of his birthday.

The singer, 31, took toInstagramon Monday, Sept. 16, to share a carousel post of images of herOuter Banksstar boyfriend, who turned 32 that day.

“It’s my favorite humans birthday and there’s no one on the planet easier to celebrate. i adore you with my whole a– heart @hichasestokes 🤍,” she wrote alongside the post.

Images Ballerini shared included shots of her jumping into Stokes' arms, the latter blowing a kiss at her, the couple embracing, Stokes with his dog, Milo, and Ballerini’s dog, Dibs, the happy couple kissing and even a video of Stokes receiving what appears to be a parking ticket.

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini attend the Variety And Golden Globes Party At Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, 2023 in Venice.Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images

Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images

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Since first sparking dating rumors afterStokes posted a cuddly photo of himself and Balleriniback in January 2023 at the Georgia vs. TCU game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the couple initiallyteased their relationship in a handful of interviews, but eventually went public with their romance on the CMT Awards red carpet in April 2023.

Prior to their romance,Ballerini and Morgan Evanswere married for almost five years, with the singer ultimately filing for divorce in August 2022.

Stokes was previously linked to hisOuter BankscostarMadelyn Cline, whom hedated for over a yearbefore announcingtheir breakup in November 2021.

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini attend the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas.Jeff Kravitz/Getty

Jeff Kravitz/Getty

In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Stokes opened up about thecurrent state of his relationshipwith Ballerini, whom he has dated for a year and a half.

“We wanted to set up a sense of real life out here for a little while,” he said of the couple’s decision to establish a joint-home base in Los Angeles. “When you’re constantly bouncing around all the time, it’s hard to ground yourself. We’re just trying to find a new sense of normalcy.”

Further reflecting on Ballerini’s upcoming body of work,Patterns, which, at points, gets personal about their relationship, Stokes highlighted how the album has “been something that has inspired me to get deeper into myself, into my art."

“I want to challenge myself in the ways that she constantly is. I don’t want to just be the guy fromOuter Banks, and I won’t ever let myself be that,” he said.

source: people.com