Kelsea Ballerinihas found happiness once more, but is still finding musical inspiration in her divorce.
The country star, 29, brought boyfriendChase Stokeswith her as she made herSaturday Night Livedebut this weekend, and he watched from the wings as Ballerini tweaked the lyrics of her hit “Blindsided” so as to throw some apparent shade on her ex-husbandMorgan Evans.
Stokes, 30, shared a series of sweet snaps to his Instagram Story that featured him showing off his pride for his new girlfriend, whom he called “my love.”
“Well s—. That was special ❤️,” he wrote atop a photo of him posing outside herSNLdressing room. “Proud of you my love.”
TheOuter Banksstar also shared a photo of him kissing Ballerini, who he’s been dating since December, on the cheek as she snapped a selfie. He laterreshared Ballerini’s Instagram postof the pair to his Story and wrote: “QUEEN s— @kelseaballerini you did the f—ing damn thing.”
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As theSNLmusical guest, Ballerini performed her new hits “Blindsided” and “Penthouse,” which both feature on her EPRolling Up the Welcome Mat, which offers a lyrical deep dive into her divorce from Evans, 37.
As Ballerini sang “Blindsided,” she finished the track with a new set of lyrics that appeared to directly reference Evans’ballad “Over for You,“which he released last fall in the aftermath of their split.
“Now you’re saying a lot on the radio/You couldn’t say it to my face/You would’ve searched the whole world over/Yeah sure, okay,” she sang. “Now you’re singing it loud on the radio like you’re the only heart that breaks/You would’ve searched the whole world over/Yeah sure, okay.”
The new lines seem to nod to Evans' own lyrics in “Over for You,” in which he sings: “I would have searched the whole world over for you/Took a flight, through the night/To be that shoulder for you.”
Ballerini filed for divorce from Evans in August after nearly five years of marriage, and their split was finalized in November. The star recentlyappeared on theCall Her Daddypodcastto discuss the breakdown of their relationship, and revealed everything from the breaking point (he was ready for kids and she was not) to her pain at allegedly having to choose between giving him half the house or paying alimony.
Evans laterwrote in a statementthat he was “sad” to see someone he “spent so much of my life with” say “things that aren’t reality.”
On Thursday, two days beforeSaturday Night Live, the couple took in a New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden, and werephotographed sharing a kissin their seats.
“[Ballerini is] right where she wants to be,” asource recently told PEOPLE. “The divorce was awful for her, but she is in a much better place now.”
source: people.com
