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Kelsea Ballerini shared a sweet tribute to her boyfriend, Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes, to celebrate his birthday on Monday (September 16).
Ballerini wrote in her caption on Instagram: โitโs my favorite humans birthday and thereโs no one on the planet easier to celebrate. i adore you with my whole a** heart [Chase Stokes] ๐ค.โ Stokes, now 32, laughed at one of the videos included in Balleriniโs post as he replied, โI love you Ballerini โค๏ธ.โ
Stokes spoke about his relationship with the singer-songwriter in an interview with PEOPLE, including that they make a point to never go more than three weeks without spending time with one another. He said during that interview, โif we need to make the effort to show up when one's across the country, we do it.โ
Stokes and Ballerini, who turned 31 on September 12, began talking when Ballerini slid into Stokesโ DMs on Instagram in December 2022. Dating rumors started when Stokes posted a photo of the couple at theย College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2023. Ballerini confirmed the new relationship in an interview the following month, and she credited Stokes with โmaking me write love songsโ when she shared a one-year anniversary tribute earlier this year. Balleriniโs new album, Patterns, will arrive on October 25.