Watch: Kelsea Ballerini Gets Emotional in First Performance After Chase Stokes BreakupChase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini's relationship has taken a turn. Despite speculation that the Outer Banks star and country singer had reconciled following their September breakup, Chase shared social media messages implying that their relationship-romantic or otherwise-might be done for good. "Don't believe the media," he wrote on his Instagram Story Nov. 20. "I'm blocked, I did nothing wrong." Alongside a red heart, he added, "Sorry. I tried." In a subsequent slide, Chase seemed to address his and Kelsea's fans, writing, "I'm sorry for those who believed in us. It is what it is." As a parting reminder, he concluded, "Onwards and upwards." E! News has reached out to reps for Kelsea and Chase for comment but has not yet heard back, The 33-year-old's cryptic message comes two months after Kelsea's rep confirmed to E! News she and Chase had called it quits, only for the two to spark reconciliation rumors when Kelsea visited Chase on set in Dubrovnik, Croatia, for Outer Banks' final season on Nov. 7. Within days, the pair added fuel to the fire when a video of them dancing in the streets of the European city went viral. readUntangling Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes' Relationship StatusHowever, with Chase's recent messages, it seems that journey back to love may be no more. Chase and Kelsea first sparked dating rumors in January 2023, though they were keeping their romance close to the vest. Indeed, it wasn't until the following month that Chase coyly told People they were simply "spending some time together."Chase Stokes/Instagramut just a few weeks later, Kelsea confirmed their romance, revealing she made the first move by sliding into his DMs. "I've never seen his show," she explained on Call Her Daddy. "But I just knew of him, and I just swan dove right on in." But while sparks didn't fly between her and Chase until 2023, Kelsea-who finalized her divorce from fellow country singer Morgan Evans just a few months before meeting the Netflix star-admitted they'd had one chance meeting two years earlier that left quite an impression. "I was on a flight," she told host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in January. "It was like a 5 a.m.'er, ungodly hour. I was getting ready to fall asleep, and there was this young girl who came up to the person sitting behind me and was just freaking out, fangirling. And I heard him be so lovely to her, and give her so much time and attention, and intention, at 5 a.m."Taylor Hill/WireImage"It was just a beautiful thing to see." she added of the 2021 encounter. "He's a good, good man and I knew that just from that interaction." And Chase, too, had only good things to say about Kelsea during their almost three years together. "She is just the most genuine human being you will ever meet," he gushed to People in April 2024. "She has time for everybody, which is such an admirable trait. She's incredibly present. When you are with that human, you know you are getting her." And the loving words continued mere weeks before their breakup in September, with Chase penning a 32nd birthday tribute to Kelsea, referring to her as his "love.""Although you keep saying you're not excited for 32," he captioned the Sept. 12 post, featuring a carousel of photos of the pair, "id say I'm lookin forward to more of this." For more of Chase and Kelsea's sweetest moments before their breakup, read on. Instagram / Kelsea BalleriniDecember 2022: Shooting Her ShotKelsea Ballerini slid into Chase Stokes' DMs on Dec. 1, 2022 at 1:30 a.m. while she was out drunk with friends at a bar. They eventually met up in person for the first time on Jan. 7, 2023, which she considers their anniversary. "He hopped out of his Bronco, and he did not say a word to me," Kelsea later recalled on Call Her Daddy in November 2023, "and he grabbed my face and he kissed me and he pulled my face away and he said, 'Thank God you're real.'"Instagram / Kelsea BalleriniDecember 2022: Shooting Her ShotTheir romance blossomed after that first DM, which Kelsea shared in September 2023.
InstagramJanuary 2023: Romance RumorsThe two huddled up to watch the University of Georgia dominate Texas Christian University at the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship in California.
Instagram/Kelsea BalleriniJanuary 2023: First Date NervesIn August 2023, Kelsea posted footage of the beginning of their relationship, sharing a throwback clip on TikTok of herself preparing for their first official date on Jan. 7, 2023. "Happy weekend," she captioned the post, "heres a video i sent to my best friend before my first date with chase." Set to her song "How Do I Do This," which is about going on a first date after many years, Kelsea modeled her outfit in the video. "Here's the look, with the boots" Kelsea said while checking herself out in a full-length mirror. Turning around to showcase her half-up, half-down hairstyle, she added, "We've got the hair clip, because