They’re packing on the PDA!
“Outer Banks” star Chase Stokes couldn’t help but show off his rumored new lady love Kelsea Ballerini on his Instagram, sharing a snap of the singer planting a big kiss on his cheek.
“imy❤️,” Stokes wrote alongside the pic on his Instagram Story Thursday, short for “I miss you” as Ballerini is currently on her world tour.
The sweet snap shows the “Half of my Hometown” hitmaker’s arms wrapped around Stokes as she kisses him on the cheek while holding hands.
For her part, Ballerini made sure she was supporting her new beau as she re-shared a poster for the upcoming third season of “Outer Banks” with Stokes on the cover.
The pair first sparked dating rumors last month after Stokes, 30, shared a series of Instagram photos that featured Ballerini. The singer could be seen leaning into Stokes in one particular photo as they watched the National College Football Championship together.
The “Roses” songstress and Stokes were also photographed holding each other close in a group picture.
The following week, Ballerini was quizzed on her relationship status by fans, to which she gave a cryptic response.
The country music star posted a video on TikTok showing a screenshot of gossip Instagram account Deuxmoi theorizing that her relationship with Stokes is just a PR stunt.
The 29-year-old had a hilarious response, saying, “I know, I know, I know. Stop reading, stop reading. Stop looking. But what is happening, guys? What? Let’s not do this.”
She captioned the video, “I’m about to break up with the internet 5 sure 😂.”
Ballerini finalized her divorce from Morgan Evans in November 2022. She filed to end their nearly five-year marriage that August.
This week, the “Blindsided” singer candidly broke down how her four-year marriage failed in a bombshell-filled interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
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Among the myriad of revelations, she admitted that she never envisioned herself walking down the aisle and has not spoken to her ex-husband since filing for divorce.
More recently, an insider told Page Six exclusively that Ballerini cheated on her now-ex-husband with The Chainsmokers member Drew Taggart in August 2019 at Lollapalooza.
Stokes also has been on the dating market since his breakup from his “Outer Banks” co-star Madelyn Cline in November 2021.
The pair called things off after more than a year together.