Kelsea Ballerini Gets Cheeky About Sex with Boyfriend Chase Stokes: 'I'm Having a Nice Time'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini in September 2023.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty

Jason Kempin/Getty

Kelsea Balleriniis getting candid about some of the most intimate aspects of her relationship withChase Stokes.

“[Sex] was something that I always felt was very … like my experience with it was very performative and for the other person. You know? And it don’t be like that anymore,” Ballerini revealed on the podcast.

“I’m having a nice time,” the Grammy-nominated artist joked while laughing. “I’m just having a nice time!”

When Cooper, 29, asked if she felt a “difference in the quality of sex” being with someone who she feels “more emotionally connected to,” the singer-songwriter said yes and discussed how she now realizes how impactful it can be in a relationship. “I mean, I didn’t understand how it could be a real connector in a relationship. I never understood that,” theRolling Up the Welcome Matartist said. “I always thought that it was just something that you did because that’s who you do it with. You know? No, no, no — now I realize it’s a connector for people.”

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini at the CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 8, 2023.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

“The safety it gives you is so beautiful,” she continued. “You get to know yourself and it’s a whole new world.”

The “Penthouse” singer also talked to Cooper about how she and the actor, 31, keep things romantic with spontaneous date nights. “One thing that we’ve worked on because we both need control and power in a plan is to go out aimlessly and just kind of have an adventure,” she said. “That’s really fun for us to not have a plan and just get in the car and vibe.”

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini in Venice in August 2023.Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images

Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images

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The performer continued, “It’s a magical moment when you see somebody who at 12 years old wanted to have this dream and then to go back to her hometown and do exactly what she set out to do — I mean there’s no way to be more proud.”

“Favorite human 🫠 🤍 ," she added in the caption.

source: people.com