After his third separation from Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini supported a social media post that discussed shady relationship behavior.
Ballerini, 32, commented one Instagram video shared by the country musician Ashley Cooke on Tuesday, Feb. 10, which featured the lyrics: “Whiskey nights, wandering eyes make messes / hide ‘idks’ phones ask questions / people talk and the truth starts to spread / don’t you know that crossing lines make Xs.”
Ballerini’s comment read: “Mmmhhhmmm,” to which Cooke, 28, replied: “You get it.”
The online exchange comes a few days later Us Weekly confirmed that Ballerini and the Foreign Banks The 33-year-old stars had once again ended their on-again, off-again romance. “Kelsea and Chase have broken up again. It happened the other day,” a source exclusively said. we on Friday, February 6, added that Ballerini is “taking it better” than the couple’s previous breakups.
Chase Stokes’ new cryptic social media posts have fans thinking his relationship with Kelsea Ballerini is over again. “Don’t believe the media,” Stokes, 33, wrote via his Instagram story on Thursday, November 20, raising eyebrows among his followers. “I’m blocked, I didn’t do anything wrong.” The Outer Banks star added: “I’m sorry” with a red heart emoji. (…)
The source added that Stokes is “not ready to give up” on the relationship yet, but Ballerini was officially “over”.
The confirmation came after fans of the pair noticed on Friday that Ballerini had unfollowed Stokes on Instagram even though he still followed her.
The duo had reconciled just 37 days after their second break-up, announcing on New Year’s Eve 2025 that they had rekindled their romance.
Ballerini posted a photo on Instagram of the pair kissing and added the caption: “Messy year for the heart, messy year for the entrance of the outside, messy year for the way it turned into a representation that didn’t reach our hands. But what I will say, and all I really like to share indefinitely with my personal life, is that I love love. I believe in him and I believe in your pattern, now I believe in him and in your employer stop speculating.”
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes’ nearly three-year relationship came to a rocky end, a source close to the former couple exclusively told Us Weekly. “It was a difficult split,” shares the source. “They had been arguing a lot recently and their communication was not good for the last month. They were both traveling a lot and (…)
For his part, Stokes reflected on the reboot via his own Instagram account at the time. “Something I’ve learned this year: don’t take advantage of the most beautiful things that in 33 years of life are fleeting,” he wrote. “Accountability, learn from mistakes. Lean into love and say it often. 2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now. Happy New Year.”
Stokes and Ballerini first broke up in September 2025 after dating for more than two years, and the second happened in November 2025 after getting back together a month earlier.
Us Weekly informed on Monday, February 9, that the couple could never recapture the spark they originally shared. “Since they split the first few times, the dynamic totally changed and it was never the same,” a source exclusively said. we at that time. “Something felt a little off this time, almost like they were forcing things again.”
The insider added that Stokes and Ballerini “never got back to the way it was in the beginning” before elaborating further.
“Kelsea’s career has been more demanding recently and it had caused the distance, which was an issue at one point,” the source said. “The allure and excitement of the relationship faded and there were also too many ongoing trust issues that Kelsea couldn’t overcome. She didn’t fully trust him, which hurt.”
Ballerini was said to be the one who ended the relationship this time. “It wasn’t dramatic, he just felt like he knew this wasn’t forever and he didn’t want to waste his time,” the source detailed.