Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes Make Red Carpet Debut

The new flames made their romance red carpet official at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday.

Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes are finally red carpet official, and their debut photos are the definition of swoon-worthy. 

The new flames—who sparked speculation of a possible romance earlier this year—made their first public appearance as a couple at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday, Apr. 2, where Ballerini is serving as the host of the evening alongside Kane Brown.

In the must-see photos from the event's red carpet photocall, the couple practically couldn't keep their hands off each other, as Stokes, 30, wrapped his arms around the country songstress, 29, who wasn't shy to cuddle up to her new beau for the cameras.

The "Penthouse" singer showed up looking divine, wearing a form-fitting grey corset top dress that draped down to the floor. Pairing the look with some silver pointed heels, Ballerini also had some good-looking eye candy on her arm, as the Outer Banks star rocked a matching navy blue short-sleeve suit.

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Stokes and Ballerini have slowly but surely been giving their fans more insight into their new budding romance, which took off following their respective splits from exes Madelyn Cline and Morgan Evans. Ballerini confirmed her divorce from Evans in August 2022.

Back in February, the actor admitted that he and Ballerini were "spending some time together," calling the country star, "a lovely, lovely girl."

The "I Quit Drinking" singer later confirmed the speculation while appearing on the Call Her Daddy podcast, admitting that she was the one who initially slid into Stokes' DMs.

"I'm happy and I'm really relearning a lot about myself and how I show up in a relationship for myself and it's been a really beautiful reawakening," she said about her new relationship with Stokes.

In addition to hosting Sunday night's event, Ballerini is also up for two awards: Female Video of the Year and Video of the Year, both for her hit song, "HEARTFIRST."

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