Morgan Evans Displays on Kelsea Ballerini Divorce Amid Her Rumored Romance With Chase Stokes
Nancy Kruh
Morgan Evans is getting candid about heartbreak.
The “Kiss Any person” singer, 37, opened up on the Bobby Bones Show about what it has been like transferring on from ex-wife Kelsea Ballerini and coping with the social media storm following their divorce.
“It was actually robust,” Evans mentioned, referring to unfavorable feedback aimed toward him after the cut up. “The one factor you may management is you, and the way you are feeling and what you are doing. Fortunately I’ve good folks round to maintain reminding me of that and maintain me grounded in that manner, and I will all the time be thankful for that.”
He additionally mentioned how writing his confessional music “Over for You” — which accommodates emotional lyrics reminiscent of “What number of instances did you say you really liked me/When it wasn’t true?” — helped him course of his feelings surrounding his high-profile breakup.
“It felt good to try this,” he mentioned. “Simply be sincere, and never attempt to cowl issues up.”
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“Having gone by way of a state of affairs like that, seeing that it helps different folks going by way of conditions like that, yeah, it is actually an enormous deal,” he added, noting that he believes that “vulnerability and private writing is definitely the factor that almost all extensively pertains to folks.”
After practically 5 years of marriage, Ballerini filed for divorce from Evans final August. She addressed the cut up on her Instagram Tales, writing: “This deeply troublesome choice is the results of a journey of affection, progress, and energy that finally has come to an finish.”
“It is exhausting to search out the phrases right here…however I really feel extraordinarily grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and longing for the following seasons.”
Evans additionally gave his personal assertion, writing on Instagram, “I’m very unhappy to substantiate that after virtually 5 years of marriage, Kelsea and I are parting methods. I want it have been in any other case however sadly it isn’t.”
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A supply instructed PEOPLE on the time: “They have been engaged on their marriage for a really very long time. Previous to this they’d separated privately as soon as earlier than and have been in remedy for a number of years. They gave it their finest go however sadly arrived on the choice to formally separate.”
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Because the cut up, Ballerini has been rumored to have been courting Outer Banks star Chase Stokes, who shared a photograph of the two cuddling up on his Instagram on the Georgia vs. TCU game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
The 2 have been additionally noticed having a night out in Nashville and, most just lately, sharing some PDA at Los Angeles’ LAX airport final weekend. Photographs obtained by TMZ present the pair sharing a hug and holding hands as they parted methods.
As for Evans, he’s at present touring behind his newest launch The Nation and the Coast: Aspect A in Europe.