Kelsea Ballerini’s ‘How to Do This’ Video Teases Chase Stokes’ First Date

Kelsea Ballerini slipped into her best little black dress as she prepared for her first date in her official “How Do I Do This (The Final Chapter)” music video.

“They say get out with the old, you get in with the new / And I haven’t had a date since I was 22,” Ballerini, 30, begins singing the Friday December 1, videowhile wearing sweatpants after her divorce from Morgan Evans. “My friend has a boyfriend and they say they’re my type / And then they texted me once / And then they texted me twice / Saying, ‘Are you free Saturday? I know a spot’ / So I typed a couple million ways to respond / But I ended up with ‘Yes’ / S—t, so where the hell is my dress?

After nervously texting her future date – who she had previously hinted was now a boyfriend, Chase Stokes — Ballerini gets dolled up in a Cinderella blue dress as she dreams about the possible new romance. She continues to get ready and sing to herself in the mirror before chopping off her long locks as part of her new post-divorce phase.

In the video, the country singer rocks several fairytale dresses in her room before settling on a sexy LBD and drinking wine in the bathroom. When the doorbell rings and Ballerini grins in her mirror and then pauses before walking to meet her new man.

Ballerini released the song “How Do I Do This (The Final Chapter)” as part of her in August Rolling up the welcome mat (for good) EP.

The first album was released in February and documented Ballerini’s divorce from 38-year-old Evans, which was finalized in November 2022. The couple was married for almost five years before splitting up.

While many of the songs on the record recalled the difficult times Ballerini had to overcome after a heartbreak, “How Do I Do This” is a song about her subsequent life with boyfriend Stokes, 31, and the nerves she felt before settling on it. went out. first date.

“It’s about the nerves of entering a very unknown world,” Ballerini shared exclusively We weekly in August of the song. “And for me, I felt like since I hadn’t really been able to share my story yet in my perspective of what had happened in my life, that had to come second. That’s part two.”

The Grammy nominee explained, “I felt like I really wanted to talk about the breakup, and let that stuff come alive in one piece. And if I ever decided to do what we’re doing now – Rolling up the welcome mat (for good) – then that would be a kind of extension of the story. And especially now that I’ve been in a new relationship for a while, and people have seen that. So I think this is a very opportune moment to catch everyone up and be able to move the story from the past to the present.”

Ballerini discusses the butterflies she felt as she entered her post-divorce dating era in the song, singing, “Is it wrong to take a chance?” / ‘Oh, my God’ drives me crazy / ‘Cause now it’s seven o’clock sharp.’ She also mentions name drops Kelly Clarkson in one verse, revealing that she called Clarkson, 41, “for a chat” before the big night.

Ballerini and Stokes were first paired together in January while attending the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles. Ballerini confirmed the relationship a month later during an appearance on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast and said they were in the Outdoor benches DMs from the star.

The couple made their red carpet debut at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville in April and have been giving fans a glimpse into their romance ever since.

“We both have golden retriever energy most of the time, but we both have a little bite in us, and we’re both incredibly driven,” Ballerini shared Nylon from Stokes in October. “He’s the first person I’ve been in a relationship with who I don’t think is my complete opposite.”