Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have pulled the plug on their relationship for the third time – just weeks after announcing they were back together.

“Kelsea and Chase have broken up again. It happened just the other day,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, noting that Ballerini, 32, is “taking it better” than she had in the previous breakups.

While the source notes that Stokes “still isn’t ready to give up” on their relationship, Ballerini is offiicially “done.”

Eagle-eyed fans also noticed on Friday, February 6, that Ballerini unfollowed Stokes, 33, on Instagram, although the Outer Banks star still appears to be following her.

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Us has reached out to Ballerini and Stokes’ reps for comment.

Ballerini and Stokes, who were first romantically linked in January 2023 when they were spotted at the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles, split for the first time in September 2025.

At the time, Us confirmed that the couple had separated just two days after Stokes shared a birthday message to honor Ballerini.

“Although you keep saying you’re not excited for 32, I’d say I’m lookin’ forward to more of this,” he wrote via Instagram on September 12, 2025. “Happy birthday, my love.”

They decided to give it another shot two months later, and multiple sources exclusively confirmed to Us in November 2025 they were back together.

“Kelsea and Chase are giving their relationship another try,” one insider told Us at the time. “There’s still a lot of love there, so they fell back into it very naturally.”

This reconciliation was short-lived, however, and within weeks, they were broken up again.

The twists and turns of the duo’s on-off relationship continued in December 2025. Taking to social media to ring in the new year, Ballerini and Stokes revealed they had reunited again.

“Messy year for the heart, messy year for the outside coming in, messy year for the way it became an out of our hands portrayal of it,” Ballerini wrote via her Instagram Story on December 31, 2025. “But what I’ll say, and all I really care to share indefinitely with my personal life anymore, is that I really love love. I believe in it, I believe in him, and I believe in breaking patterns. Now go kiss your person and stop speculating.”

Stokes shared an emotional post of his own to confirm the couple’s reconciliation.

“Something I’ve learned this year: don’t take advantage of the most beautiful things that in 33 years of life are fleeting,” he wrote. “Take accountability, learn from mistakes. Lean into love and say it often. 2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now. Happy new years ❤️.”

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Less than a week ago, Ballerini spoke to Entertainment Tonight about getting back together with Stokes, insisting the situation wasn’t as “dramatic” as it appeared.

“I love him so much. We’ve been together for quite a while now and done a lot of life together and he was with me getting ready today and he’ll be with me when we wrap. I love love and I believe it in it,” she told the outlet at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday, February 1, which Stokes did not attend.

During their relationship, both Stokes and Ballerini had gushed about each other in media interviews.

“I truthfully think when you find somebody who’s not just somebody you love and adore, but is also your best friend, you’ve kind of got the best of both worlds,” Stokes said of Ballerini during an October 2024 appearance on Today. “And she’s not just a great person, but everything that you see — whether it be on social media or when she’s on stage — is exactly the person she is when she’s not doing those things.”

Speaking to Us in July 2025, Ballerini reflected on how the relationship had evolved over time.

“You do [challenge each other], or it’s boring and then you’re stagnant and then that’s not going to work out,” she told Us in July. “I think we’re two and a half years in, so [the relationship] looks a lot different now than it did in the beginning. I don’t know, I think we’re really similar — and in the ways that we’re different, that’s where we challenge each other. … I just want all the good things in the world for him.”

Taylor Swift is no stranger to convincing some of the world’s biggest A-listers to make cameos in her music videos.

The move has a long history when it comes to her back catalogue. After all, who can forget her  2014 “Bad Blood” video, which featured 16 members of her famous Girl Squad? Everyone from Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez to Cindy Crawford and Jessica Alba all popped up during the killer clip.

Swift, 36, brought back this magic with a whole new cast of stars when she dropped the official music video for “Opalite,” the third track from her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in February 2026.

While the video is jam-packed full of celebs, one star in particular – Cillian Murphy – has tongues wagging due to his subtle inclusion this time around.

What Role Does Cillian Murphy Play in the ‘Opalite’ Music Video?

Murphy’s role in the “Opalite” has a few fans scratching their heads, as it isn’t as obvious as some of the other cameos.

The Inception star, 49, is actually included twice. First, he is the opening voiceover in the infomercial for magical product Opalite.

“Hey there pal, why so glum? Have you been feeling unsatisfied in life? Maybe, you’re lacking connection in a friendship or a relationship. Maybe you give more than you get back. What if I told you, you could magically turn all that crappiness into happiness?” Murphy can be heard saying in the ad.

He continues, “No need to fret, no more frustration. Introducing… Opalite, the revolutionary fix for your problems. Just one spray and Opalite magically transforms your problems into your paradise. Using our state of the art chemical potion, it works on friendships, couples, pets and coworkers.”

A photo of Murphy giving a thumbs up later appears in a giant print ad on a wall for Opalite.

Which Other Celebrities Appear in the ‘Opalite’ Video?

The Oppenheimer actor isn’t the only celeb to grace the screen during “Opalite.” Murphy is joined by Graham Norton, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lewis Capaldi.

Gleeson, 42, portrays a character in a one-sided relationship with a cactus, which turns into Swift when he sprays it with the Opalite potion.

“Someone You Loved” singer Capaldi, 29, plays a mall photographer who is tasked with taking portrait photos of Swift and Gleeson, while talk show host Norton, 62, acts as a salesman selling Opalite’s antidote, the aptly named, “Nope-alite.”

Meanwhile, Lee, 42, appears as a singer on TV while Swift is hanging out with her “rock” best friend and Turner-Smith, 39, plays an aerobic instructor that Swift and the “rock” work out to.

Other notable cameos in “Opalite” include some of Swift’s Eras Tour dancers such as Kameron Saunders as a dance judge and Jan Ravnik in a commercial.

Why Did Taylor Swift Choose Graham Norton Guests to Appear in ‘Opalite’?

Swift revealed via her Instagram on February 6 that she had conjured up the idea to include them all when she was doing promo for her Life of a Showgirl album on The Graham Norton Show in October 2025. The stars who made cameos in “Opalite” were also guests.

“I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, @JodieSmith, and @LewisCapaldi,” she wrote. “All people whose work I’ve admired from afar. When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos. He’s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*. And so a week later he received an email script I’d written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role.”

She continued, “I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too. Like a school group project but for adults and it isn’t mandatory. To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the 90’s with us and help with this video. You might even recognize some friendly faces from The Eras Tour”

What Is the Plot of Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ Music Video?

Set in the 1990s, the fun and silly plot of the “Opalite” music video follows Swift’s one-sided friendship with her best friend, a rock. Gleeson’s character is seen experiencing a similar codependent dynamic with a cactus.

After being introduced to Opalite, a spray potion that promises to turn “crappiness into happiness,” Swift’s “lonely woman” character is connected to Gleeson’s “lonely man” character and they embark on a series of dates with stereotypical 90s vibes such as going to the mall and taking part in a dance competition.

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Swift has previously spoken about the meaning behind “Opalite,” sharing that it can be interpreted as a metaphor for intentionally looking for love and not letting past romances get you down.

In October 2025, the singer opened up about the symbolism of the song and its connection to her fiancé Travis Kelce in an interview with Capital FM.

“Travis’ birthstone is an opal, so I’ve always fixated on that, I’ve always loved that stone,” she explained at the time. “I thought it was kind of a cool metaphor. [Opalite is] a man-made opal, and happiness can also be man-made, too. So, that’s kind of what the song is about, kind of the juxtaposition of those two.”

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