Real talk. Kelsea Ballerini revealed how her divorce from Morgan Evans affected her physical appearance — and detailed the not-so-glamourous side of hair extensions.
01.03.2023 - 17:05 / usmagazine.com
Major ups and downs. Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans weathered many “issues” in their marriage before calling it quits — but the “main” one was about having children.
“Kelsea was very young and naive when she met Morgan, they clicked right away, but their relationship was always an emotional roller-coaster,” a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, noting that their “intense romance” went through periods of “friction, tension and toxicity.”
Ballerini, 29, attempted to keep her feelings “bottled up for so long” but her loved ones ultimately saw the “issues” in the relationship.
“She kept it a secret from most in her life,” the insider continues. “Morgan and Kelsea’s main issue was their disagreement about having kids.”
According to the source, the Tennessee native “wasn’t ready” to expand her family with Evans, 37. “Morgan [had] been ready for a long time,” the insider shares. “They had been having issues, relating to each other and trouble being kind to each other, but the disagreement over kids was the nail in the coffin.”
Since their split, Ballerini has shifted her focus to her music. “Kelsea’s songwriting has been her therapy, but she’s also trying to be respectful,” the source adds. “Kelsea and Morgan have two very different versions of the story and that’s what’s showing now.”
The former couple originally announced their decision to part ways in August 2022 after nearly five years of marriage.
“Friends, I’ve always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold,” the “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” singer wrote via her Instagram Story at the time. “This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that
Real talk. Kelsea Ballerini revealed how her divorce from Morgan Evans affected her physical appearance — and detailed the not-so-glamourous side of hair extensions.
Leaning in. Kelsea Ballerini earned such a big response after changing her “Blindsided” lyrics on Saturday Night Live that she released new merchandise to go with the shady verse.
Kelsea Ballerini made her musical guest debut with what appeared to be a slight dig at ex Morgan Evans.Ballerini, who performed the track, «Blindsided» from her new breakup album,, noticeably added some extra lyrics to the end of the song to seemingly take aim at Evans amid their ongoing divorce drama.Following the final chorus, Ballerini looked straight into the camera, and sang, «Now you're singing out loud on the radio/You couldn't say it to my face/You would've searched the whole world over/Yeah, sure. Ok.»She also performed her hit ballad, «Penthouse,» off the same album.Ballerini's scorching lyrics come after a bit of back-and-forth between the 29-year-old singer and her ex.
Kelsea Ballerini made her musical guest debut with what appeared to be a slight dig at ex Morgan Evans.Ballerini, who performed the track, «Blindsided» from her new breakup album,, noticeably added some extra lyrics to the end of the song to seemingly take aim at Evans amid their ongoing divorce drama.Following the final chorus, Ballerini looked straight into the camera, and sang, «Now you're singing out loud on the radio/You couldn't say it to my face/You would've searched the whole world over/Yeah, sure. Ok.»She also performed her hit ballad, «Penthouse,» off the same album.Ballerini's scorching lyrics come after a bit of back-and-forth between the 29-year-old singer and her ex.
Telling her side of the story. Kelsea Ballerini delivered an emotional performance of two songs inspired by her split from Morgan Evans — and her updated lyrics included some major shade.
Kelsea Ballerini is moving on after the "real pain" she felt after her divorce from ex Morgan Evans. Ballerini, 29, and new boyfriend Chase Stokes, 30, were spotted on their first public date Thursday night.The new couple, who reportedly began dating in December 2022, were photographed sharing a kiss at a hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The "Outer Banks" actor recently revealed he's been a fan of the country music star during an interview on the "Today" show.
Chase Stokes has confirmed he and Kelsea Ballerini are dating.The star appeared with Sheinelle Jones on the show and responded affirmatively that he and the country music star are in a relationship. While teasing Ballerini's scheduled appearance on, Jones informed viewers, «For those who don't know, they're dating,» to which Stokes responded with a simple, «Mhm.»And, for the record, he's a fan of her music.«Absolutely I'm a fan,» he said.
Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans‘ marriage sadly came to an end last year — and now we finally know what the breaking point was.
Kelsea Ballerini is enjoying her new beau, Chase Stokes, and not focused on anything negative. A source tells ET, the 29-year-old country music superstar is feeling better than ever in her new relationship.«Kelsea is focusing on the good things in her life and her relationship with Chase,» the source says. «They’re having a great time together. Chase has been super supportive of her, and they are there for each other both professionally and in their personal lives.»The «Hole in the Bottle» singer and the star sparked dating rumorsin January.
Morgan Evans is channeling his breakup pain on-screen in a five-part docuseries for his song «Over for You.» The track, written about his divorce from Kelsea Ballerini, was released in October, just two months after Ballerini filed to end their marriage. The series sees Evans detail his return to the stage with the «most personal» song he's ever written and shared with his fans.In the song, the Australian-born country star shares that he was blindsided by his then-wife's actions.
Kelsea Ballerini is taking yet another step to distance herself from ex-husband Morgan Evans.
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The plot thickens. If you’ve been following their divorce, you may have heard of the rumors that Kelsea Ballerini cheated on Morgan Evans with The Chainsmokers’ member Drew Taggart.
Kelsea Ballerini says she’s not sure she’d ever want to get married again after going through her divorce with ex Morgan Evans. "Right now, I would say I don’t think I will get married again," the "Heartfirst" country singer told Alex Cooper on her "Call Her Daddy" podcast Wednesday.
Kelsea Ballerini wasn't moved by ex-husband Morgan Evans' breakup song, «Over for You.» On the latest episode of the podcast, the 29-year-old songstress opened up about the moment her ex released the track and questioned the timing.«If I'm being honest, I felt like that was really opportunistic for him to put that out when he did when we were still going through the legalities of getting divorced,» Ballerini told host Alex Cooper. «I felt really used in that moment. And again, his healing journey is his healing journey, I respect that.
Morgan Evans is speaking out ahead of ex Kelsea Ballerini's tell-all interview. One day before the release of Ballerini's interview on the podcast, Evans took to Twitter to react to her forthcoming claims.«It's really sad for me to see this person, who I spent so much of my life with, and loved with all my heart, saying things that aren't reality and that leave out what really happened,» Evans tweeted.
It goes down in the DMs! Kelsea Ballerini is finally opening up about her relationship with Chase Stokes — and revealing how it all began.