Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes are reportedly giving their relationship another try following a brief split, with a new sighting in Scotland fueling reunion chatter. According to Us Weekly, the country star and the Outer Banks actor have eased back into things after stepping away earlier this fall.
“Kelsea and Chase are giving their relationship another try,” a source told Us Weekly on November 10. “There’s still a lot of love there, so they fell back into it very naturally.”
The latest development follows a fan-spotted moment near Edinburgh Castle in early November, where the pair appeared together in public. The low-key outing quickly sparked speculation online that the two had reconnected while overseas.
Neither Ballerini, 31, nor Stokes, 33, has publicly commented on their current status. Still, the cozy sighting prompted immediate interest from fans who have followed their relationship since it first went public in 2023.
The Scottish appearance comes roughly two months after Us Weekly reported that the couple had split following nearly two years of dating. At the time, insiders described the breakup as difficult but measured, pointing to a busy stretch of work and travel that made communication tougher in recent weeks.
“It was a hard split,” a separate source shared of the September 2025 breakup. “They had been arguing a lot recently, and their communication wasn’t great in the last month. They were both traveling so much and trying to juggle everything, and the arguments piled up.”
Per that insider, Ballerini initiated the conversation about stepping back, though the decision was not contentious. “There is still a lot of love between them,” the source said, noting that “although it’s been a few years, Kelsea is still coming out of a divorce and figuring out what she really wants, and she’s not in a place where she’s going to just settle. Chase understood that, but in the end, they realized they weren’t aligning the way they hoped.”
Ballerini has been open about the healing work she undertook following her 2022 divorce from country singer Morgan Evans. After news of the September split with Stokes broke, she lightly addressed the surrounding buzz with a TikTok soundtracked by Ariana Grande’s “Shut Up,” adding the caption: “CC: speculators, ‘sources,’ and hidden cameras outside the hair salon. Let us be. please.”
A Scottish Sighting Sparks Reunion Talk
The recent Edinburgh outing was brief but notable, largely because it marked the first time the pair had been seen together since the reported breakup. Public reunions, even informal ones, tend to carry outsized meaning for high-profile couples, and the visual of them sharing time during international travel instantly set social media alight.
For fans, the sighting served as a hopeful sign that Ballerini and Stokes might be working through the same hurdles that reportedly complicated their relationship earlier this year. Both have demanding schedules that require being on the move; when public figures manage to make time for one another amid that pace, it often registers as a meaningful gesture.
Even so, neither has confirmed a reconciliation. For now, the narrative remains grounded in what was seen in Scotland and what sources have shared about an effort to move forward with care.
Inside Their September Split
When Ballerini and Stokes pressed pause in September, reporting emphasized that the separation did not stem from animosity. Instead, it was described as the culmination of stressors many couples face: long distance, stacked calendars, and the miscommunications that can follow. The decision, by all accounts, was thoughtful and mutual in tone, albeit difficult.
Context matters here. Ballerini has spoken about prioritizing clarity and self-knowledge in the years since her marriage ended, and that’s consistent with the idea that she would step back rather than push forward when a relationship no longer felt aligned. Stokes, for his part, was said to understand that reasoning.
That foundation may explain why a potential reconciliation could feel natural now. If the love never left and the split lacked hostility, revisiting the relationship after space apart can be a measured next step rather than a dramatic reversal.
A Look Back At Their Timeline
Ballerini and Stokes first sparked dating buzz in early 2023 when he shared a photo of them together at the Georgia vs. TCU college football game in Los Angeles. The post prompted immediate curiosity about the pair, who seemed to connect across their respective entertainment worlds.
Within a month, Ballerini confirmed the romance, and the couple soon made their red carpet debut at the CMT Awards that April. The appearance publicly cemented what fans had already suspected: theirs was a cross-industry pairing that blended country music and Netflix teen-drama fandoms.
In the months that followed, their relationship attracted steady attention, with supporters responding to their chemistry and how candidly Ballerini discussed personal growth in the wake of her divorce. That openness, paired with Stokes’ own burgeoning profile, helped make them one of the more watched celebrity couples of the past two years.
Now, with a reported second chance unfolding, the focus shifts to what happens next. The Scotland outing suggests they are prioritizing time together again, even if they’re not ready to define it publicly. That balance — keeping personal matters private while navigating intense interest — is familiar territory for both.
What remains clearest is the throughline emphasized by sources: “There’s still a lot of love there,” and any step forward appears to be rooted in that understanding. Whether or not they address the reunion themselves, the pair’s measured approach continues to set the tone.
As always, representatives for Ballerini and Stokes have not commented. Should either speak on the latest development, this story will be updated.
