Kenny Chesney, Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini. Shutterstock (2)
She’s a pogue! Kelsea Ballerini’s time on tour with Kenny Chesney is coming to an finish — and he or she invited boyfriend Chase Stokes on stage to assist her have fun her ultimate present.
The “Heartfirst” singer, 29 — who has been on the road with Chesney, 55, for his Go Again Tour since March — joined the “American Youngsters” crooner on stage for a celebratory tequila shot at their Charleston, South Carolina, present on Thursday, Might 25, with the Outer Banks star, 30, by her aspect.
Ballerini seemed able to rock in a cropped white tee, black daisy dukes and studded knee-high boots whereas Stokes saved it country-casual in denim, a white T-shirt and a backward baseball cap. Chesney, in the meantime, confirmed off his tan in a pink tank high and denims.
“It’s the second to final metropolis of this tour. Carry it on residence, John B,” Ballerini quipped on stage, referencing Stokes’ character on the Netflix hit. The trio then downed their drinks earlier than Chesney started his 2010 hit single, “You and Tequila.”
The Tennessee native later took to social media to shout out the “Penthouse” songstress and her beau. “Thanks additionally to @hichasestokes for bringing me and @kelseaballerini a shot earlier than we sang ‘You and Tequila,’” he wrote by way of Instagram on Friday, Might 26, alongside a series of images of the show, which included a candy snap of him with Ballerini and Stokes toasting on stage.
Ballerini and Chokes were first linked in November 2022, lower than one month after the nation crooner finalized her divorce from ex-husband Morgan Evans. She and the “Over for You” singer, 38, have been married for 5 years earlier than calling it quits in September 2022. (Stokes, for his half, made headlines for his personal high-profile romance with Outer Banks costar Madelyn Cline. The duo parted methods in November 2021 after greater than a yr of courting.)
Amid their blossoming romance, the Stranger Things alum has been noticed supporting the Grammy nominee at a number of concert events and occasions. Earlier this week, the duo visited Ballerini’s hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, the place they even paid a go to to her highschool.
“A coronary heart fillin 24 hours at residence,” she captioned an Instagram put up of the twosome strolling round her alma matter.
In April, Stokes accompanied Ballerini to the CMTs, which she cohosted with Kane Brown. The lovebirds walked the pink carpet hand in hand, smiling at one another whereas posing for cameras. “In my coronary heart first period,” the “Blindsided” artist wrote by way of Instagram alongside pictures from the ceremony.
Ballerini formally confirmed her romance with the Maryland native throughout a February episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, providing a glimpse into the pair’s first interplay.
“His [Instagram] deal with is ‘hichasestokes’ and I just said, ‘Hi Chase Stokes,’” she shared with host Alex Cooper. “I’ve my s–t collectively and for me to share that with anybody is a present. I wish to be with somebody that feels the identical manner about their life. … I’m a relationship bitch.”
