Overview
- In a Dec. 1 Instagram Q&A, Ballerini said she is “protecting [her] peace” and wants her “personal life personal,” asking fans to rely only on her own updates.
- PEOPLE previously confirmed via Ballerini’s representative that she and Stokes split in September after nearly three years together.
- On Nov. 20, Stokes posted Instagram Stories implying a breakup, writing “I’m blocked, I did nothing wrong” and apologizing to those who “believed in us,” and the pair are not following each other publicly.
- Despite the split, eyewitnesses reported the two holding hands in October near Edinburgh Castle and on Nov. 7 in Dubrovnik, where Stokes has been filming Outer Banks.
- New tabloid reports say Stokes hopes to reconcile over the holidays and that the pair are taking space, with these characterizations attributed to unnamed sources from the Daily Mail and Us Weekly.