By james art Chase Stokes is proud to be in Kelsey Ballerini’s corner.
A day after the 31-year-old country superstar performed a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden, Stokes, 32, celebrated a career milestone with a touching Instagram post.
“Making a record your way, with your people, and selling out the most famous arena in the world, made my heart burst out of my chest and a little water from my eyes,” he admitted Foreign banks star.
“I am so proud to be in your corner, to be on your team, and to be your partner in this journey of life. I love you so proud of you,” the actor’s caption continued.
Stokes’ post included a cute photo of the two sharing a hug backstage and snapping their hands in the back pockets of their jeans.
In addition to including a video of Ballerini arriving at the venue to the crowd lined up outside the arena, he showed off a photo from the show on his Instagram Stories.
“My love, you did the most amazing thing (including making yourself and everyone roar for a bit). I’m so proud of you. MSG. New York. Yall showed up and showed up. KB, I f—- – love you,” he captioned the photo.
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On TikTok, a fan posted a video of an emotional Stokes watching Ballerini, who he started dating in January 2023, perform.
The singer, who recently announced a 30-city, three-month North American tour in support of her new album Patterns — thanked Stokes for his support in her own set of Instagram posts.
In one post, the musician shared a carousel of photos and videos from the concert, starting with a photo of her and Stokes.
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“You’ll never know how much I needed you 🤍,” she captioned the post, to which Stokes commented: “And you’ll never know how much I needed you ❤️.”
Another post shows different angles of Stokes watching Ballerini perform ‘To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak’.
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Ballerini sweetly captioned the post with some of the song’s lyrics, writing, “thanks for everything you shouldn’t have done 🤍 to men who love women after heartbreak at Madison Square Garden last night.”
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The musician recently confirmed to PEOPLE that the two have reached a new milestone in their relationship by moving in together. “Oh, we unpacked, baby!” said Ballerini.
Ballerini’s 2025 tour kicks off Jan. 21 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.