'Outer Banks' Chase Stokes on Being Called Kelsea Ballerini's 'Golden Retriever Boyfriend': 'I'll Take It!'

Chase Stokes is all about puppy love! 

While attending Netflix’s Tudum: A Global Fan Event, the 30-year-old Outer Banks star opened up about his relationship with country star Kelsea Ballerini and reacted to his title of the ultimate “golden retriever” boyfriend as dubbed by the internet. 

"I'll take the job, I'll take it," Stokes told Entertainment Tonight. Per Urban Dictionary, a “golden retriever” boyfriend is defined as “a significant other that is easygoing and makes it fairly simple to maintain a happy and fulfilling relationship."

The actor revealed that the nickname was fitting not only because of his long flowy blonde hair but also because his dog Milo is a golden retriever and German shepherd mix. 

Elsewhere in the interview, Stokes beamed about his "talented" girlfriend. "Oh my gosh, she seriously is the best human being on planet Earth and she's so damn talented," he smiled.

Though he was in Brazil for the event, the Tell Me Your Secrets star revealed how he never lets distance get in the way of him supporting Ballerini from afar.  

"I was just watching videos, she's been sending me stuff from last night in Santa Barbara,” he noted. “Just to see her music and her shine in the ways that she is in recent times, it's been beautiful."

In February, Ballerini confirmed their romance during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast after sparking relationship rumors the month before. 

Confirming she was no longer single, at the time the "Blindsided" singer revealed she was "just vibing" with Stokes and enjoying the journey after never having dated before. 

Kelsea, who filed for divorce from her ex-husband Morgan Evans in August 2022, approached her new relationship with a new perspective. 

"I was ready to open back up," she told host Alex Cooper. "I just felt, why not? I've never really dated; I don't know how it works. I'm like, 'Let's just put ourselves out there; let's just vibe.' And it's been fun."

Ballerini recalled making the first move and sliding into Stokes’ DMs with a simple 'Hi, Chase Stokes’ as a nod to his Instagram username “@hichasestokes.”

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"I've never seen his show, but I just knew of him, and I just swan dove right on in," she said.

"I'm really relearning a lot about myself and how I show up in a relationship and how I show up for myself," Ballerini continued. "And it's been a really beautiful reawakening."