Kelsea Ballerini flaunts her abs in red bikini as she rings in her 33rd birthday

Ballerini also received comments pointing out that her ex-boyfriend, Chase Stokes, liked the photo.

She and the “Outer Banks” star dated for around three years, having separated briefly in September 2025 and splitting for good in February 2026.

Prior to dating Stokes, the six-time Grammy Award-nominee was married to country singer Morgan Evans for nearly five years, before she filed for divorce in August 2022.

She spoke with Elle Magazine in May 2023 about her divorce, and how she approaches fans showing up to her concerts with signs saying “Just got a divorce.”

“I try to never celebrate it until I know if it’s a good thing. I don’t ever want to be a poster child for divorce,” she said. “It’s been three years now. It’s simply not in the forefront of my life anymore.”

She added: “But I always make sure when these women come up to me, my first reaction is never, ‘Oh my God, congratulations!’ It’s like, ‘Are you OK?’ Because just like it needs to be destigmatized, I also don’t think it should be celebrated or glamorized.”

Her 2023 album, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” features songs such as “Blindsided,” “Mountain with a View” and “Penthouse” which featured lyrics chronicling the deterioration and aftermath of her relationship with Evans.