Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini made their first outing as a couple (Picture: Rex)
Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they made their first public outing as a couple.
The Outer Banks star has been linked to the country musician in recent months, following his split from Netflix co-star Madelyn Cline, while the Miss Me More singer announced her divorce from husband Morgan Evans last year.
The new couple were all smiles on Thursday night as they attended a New York Rangers game together, looking seriously smitten.
Kelsea, 29, opted for a black and camel coat, which she wore over a black jumper and trousers.
Chase, 30, went more casual for the outing, donning a black and yellow checked jacket, with a white T-shirt and dark jeans.
He completed the look with a brown baseball cap, adorned with the phrase: ‘Art dept of health is wealth development.’
They have been linked for months after their respective splits (Picture: Rex)
They were spotted looking close at the Rangers game on Thursday (Picture: Rex)
They cozied up while taking in the game, and were pictured sharing a kiss at one point during the action.
Their date night comes after the Grammy-nominee finally confirmed their relationship, during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
Much of the episode delved into her bitter split from Morgan – after they went their separate ways last August following a six-year romance.
When Alex Cooper questioned whether she is currently single, Kelsea couldn’t help but laugh as she tried to avoid giving an answer.
They shared a kiss during the action (Picture: Rex)
The pair were seriously smitten during the game (Picture: Rex)
‘Am I single?,’ she giggled, before simply replying: ‘Nope.’
As the host then clarified if she was dating Chase, she said: ‘I’m just vibing…
‘I do want to be respectful. It’s new, everything is new for me.
‘I’m happy and really relearning a lot about myself and how I show up in a relationship, and how I show up for myself. It’s been a really beautiful reawakening.’
Chase and Kelsea are officially a couple (Picture: Rex)
Kelsea confessed that she slid into Chase’s DMs (Picture: FilmMagic)
Discussing how they met, she admitted that she didn’t want to deal with dating apps and instead jumped right into his DMs.
‘I slid into his DMs. I was just like, I’m not going to get on an app…,’ she continued. ‘He shoots in Charleston and my manager lives there, he put the bug in my ear. He was like, “You know who is really cute, when you’re ready, is Chase.” I was like, “You’re so right.”’
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‘I’ve never seen the show, I just knew of him. I followed him and he followed me, and I just swan dove right on in.’
Spilling the beans on what her opening line was, she added: ‘His handle is “@hichasestokes,” and I said, “Hi, Chase Stokes.”’
And the rest is history…
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Too cute!