Fans are dying to know who Chase Stokes' girlfriend is following his split from Outer Banks co-star, Madelyn Cline—especially after recent romance rumors started pointing toward a certain country singer. Here's the latest on who Chase is dating now and a recap on his past relationships...
The internet just can't resist a celebrity romance rumor. Whether it's who Selena Gomez is dating or the latest on Dua Lipa's boyfriend situation—if there's a new celebrity pairing afoot, fans want to know and will suss it out.
Which brings us to John B himself (aka Chase Stokes). After he and Glass Onion's Madelyn broke the hearts of Outer Banks stans across the globe with their split—things went a little quiet on the relationship front for him. Now though, it seems we have some new, exciting intel!
The celebrity zeitgeist has been ablaze with speculation that Chase Stokes is currently dating country pop singer, Kelsea Ballerini and now the actor has finally confirmed where they stand! Here's the 411, plus a recap on Chase's new girlfriend sitch and full dating history.
Who is Chase Stokes' girlfriend 2023?
For anyone wondering if John B and Sarah Cameron break up in Outer Banks season three, the answer is yes—but unlike their real-life relationship, their on-screen characters got back together soon after.
So, who is John B dating in real life, exactly? Well, it's now been confirmed that Chase is indeed dating singer Kelsea Ballerini.
Chase Stokes finally confirmed that they're officially dating on March 3, 2023, during an interview with Today after months of teasing us with cozy Instagram snaps.
When quizzed by host Sheinelle Jones, if he was a fan of Ballerini, who was set to perform onSaturday Night Livethe following night, he said: “Absolutely, I’m a fan. Yeah, who isn’t a fan?”
Before Jones then quipped: “For those of you who don’t know, they’re dating,” to which Chase simply replied, “Mmm hmm.” At last!
He then followed up the next day, by sharing a picture to his IG Story (as per Elite Daily (opens in new tab)) following her SNL performance. The picture showed him gazing admiringly at her name sign on a door (presumably her dressing room) in the SNL studio which he captioned with: "Well that was special. Proud of you, my love."
Speculation initially began to gain traction after Chase shared a carousel on Instagram in January 2023, featuring a picture of him looking cozy with a girl at a football game and while we could only see the back of the 'mystery' women's head—Chase went on to tag Kelsea in the snap. So mystery women, not so much.
Chase then seemingly went on to confirm the relationship to TMZ after he was quizzed about her, saying: "She's a sweet girl. We're having a good time and that's all I'll say."
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They kept fans guessing, however as Kelsea initially rebuffed the claims, taking to TikTok in response to Deumoix—the popular, anonymous gossip account—who posted 'blind items' about their potential relationship.
In her video, Kelsea said: "I know. I know. I know. I know. I know, 'stop reading, stop reading [and] stop looking,' But what is happening, you guys? What? What? No. Let's not do this, you know?" Before captioning her video: "I'm about to break up with the internet 5 sure 😂".
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On February 17, Chase then fuelled the rumors once again, during a red-carpet interview with Extra. The actor shared his excitement over her being confirmed as SNL's musical guest in March, saying: "She's an incredible human being. I adore her to death. This is a huge moment for her. So, I'm just very, very proud of her."
Thankfully, now their relationship is pretty much confirmed with Keslea appearing on Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' podcast on February 22, where she shared how she slid into his DMs.
She explained that her manager was actually the one to point her towards Chase, as he was living nearby where Outer Banks season three was being filmed. Kelsea said: "He was like, ‘You know who’s really cute, like, when you’re ready? Chase.’ I was like, ‘You’re so right.’ I’ve never seen his show, but I just knew of him, and I just swan dove right on in,” she recalled. Making the first move, she kept her opening message simple yet clever. “His handle is @hichasestokes, and I said, ‘Hi, Chase Stokes.’"
Who has Chase Stokes dated previously?
As fans will know, before this latest romantic development, Chase dated Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline...
Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline
Chase and Madelyn made their relationship Instagram official in June 2020, after reportedly spending lockdown together. The pair then dated for a year and even shared a steamy onstage smooch after winningBest Kiss at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
Sadly though, by October 2021, rumors began swirling that Chase and Madelyn had split and despite some reunion claims—especially with the duo being back on set together of Outer Banks season three, they have remained broken up. And despite some murmurings around Madelyn Cline's own boyfriend situation, the actress is currently single.
Chase Stokes and Xiomara Montalvo
Before his famous relationship with Madelyn, Chase was—according to Elite Daily (opens in new tab)—in a long-term relationship with his high school sweetheart,Xiomara Montalvo.
In a 2020 interview withNew York Magazine's The Strategist (opens in new tab), while Chase didn't name Xiomara, he did hint at a decade-long relationship saying: "I went through a breakup a little bit before quarantine, and it was with somebody I’d been with for almost 10 years."
