Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini. (Photo by Jason Davis/WireImage)
Chase Stokes revealed the unconventional way his mom discovered who he was dating, while sharing a hilarious anecdote on late-night TV.
The Outer Banks star shared the small print surrounding his early days dating country singer Kelsea Ballerini, 31, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“I went home and each 12 months for the vacations I’m going back to my mom’s house. And I drove from Charleston where I live to Florida, where my mom is, and I got here down the steps and she or he has music playing,” Stokes, 32, recalled to Fallon on Thursday, October 3. “I used to be like, ‘Wait a minute… Is that Kelsea Ballerini playing on my mom’s speaker system? And I just looked up on the sky and was like ‘What the f—?’
He continued: “My mom heard me and she or he goes, ‘Is that her?’ And I used to be like, ‘Yep, yeah, that’s the girl I told you I used to be sort of talking to. It’s weird that you just’re listening to her at your home. And it’s almost been two years [of dating] now.”
During his appearance on the show, Stokes also revealed that while the pair got off to a flirtatious start, the romance almost fell apart before it really had a probability to blossom.
The actor explained that they met after Ballerini slid into his DMs they usually were chatting commonly while he was filming a movie in Bulgaria.
All of it almost got here crumbling down, nonetheless, when an injury landed him in hospital and Ballerini assumed Stokes was purposely ignoring her.
Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
“We began talking forwards and backwards and I ended up getting a staph infection and so I used to be within the hospital and she or he thought I had ghosted her,” he said. “And he or she’s like, ‘Okay, whatever. On to the subsequent.’ And I texted her and I used to be like, ‘Hey, I’m so sorry, I used to be within the hospital with a staph infection.”
Stokes went on to recall that Ballerini initially didn’t imagine him, resulting in him to tug out all of the stops to persuade her he was really injured.
“I used to be like, ‘No, I’m serious.’ And I sent her a photograph of my arm and it was the scale of a baby seal.”
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes quickly became a fan-favorite couple after confirming their relationship status. The country singer and the Outer Banks star were first linked in January 2023 after they were spotted together on the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles. Thank You! You could have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter […]
With that early miscommunication behind them, the couple has gone from strength to strength of their relationship and Stokes has continually praised his partner while on the promotional trail for his latest film Uglies this week.
“I truthfully think once you find someone who’s not only someone you’re keen on and adore, but can be your best friend, you’ve sort of got the very best of each worlds,” he gushed during a Thursday, October 3 appearance on Today. “And he or she’s not only an important person, but every little thing that you just see — whether it’s on social media or when she’s on stage — is precisely the person she is when she’s not doing those things.”
