Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have split again

An insider told Us Weekly magazine things between the 32-year-old singer and the Outer Banks actor were "so rocky and toxic".

The source added: "It was too much for Kelsea."

The insider noted "jealousy definitely got in the way" for the couple because the Cowboys Cry Too hitmaker "had a lot of trust issues" and has found it "hard to trust again" following her 2022 split from then-husband Morgan Evans.

Kelsea "of course" cares about Chase, 33, but there were "a lot of expectations" amid her busy schedule that contributed into their latest break-up.

The source said: "Chase really did try to make it work and loves her. [They] aren't talking right now."

However, while the pair may be "taking space", friends won't rule out another reunion further down the line.

The insider said: "There's a chance they could get back together."

It was recently reported the pair's friends weren't surprised when they got back together after their split.

A source told Us Weekly: "[They] never really stopped being in touch after their brief split.

"They really picked up where they left off.

"Kelsea wanted to give it another chance and missed Chase a lot.

"[Chase] never wanted the break-up.

"[He] always felt there was something between them and believed they just needed time to cool off and figure things out."

Kelsea and Chase didn't comment publicly about their reunion, but they were spotted together near Edinburgh Castle in Scotland in October, fuelling speculation that they'd rekindled their romance.

Eyewitness Gemma Kennedy told the publication: "[Chase] was very nice. We had a wee chat about how he was having a holiday in Scotland before going to Croatia to film the final season of Outer Banks. They both seemed really happy and smiley."

Gemma noted that the famous duo "seemed like the sweetest people" during their outing in Scotland.

She added: "They were very much loved-up and holding hands at the bar."

Meanwhile, Kelsea previously admitted that she feared passing out before her first face-to-face meeting with Chase.

The singer and Chase spent weeks "texting and Facetiming" each other before they met for the first time, and Kelsea recalled feeling anxious ahead of their encounter.

During an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Kelsea shared: "He came to this party that I was playing, and I had just gotten done playing. And I was ... 'Guys - I'm sweating just thinking about this. I thought I was gonna pass out'.

"You can have chemistry over the phone but when you see each other you're like, what's the height difference, are we ... are you ... I didn't know what to do. And so I walked out to his car, and he got out of his Bronco - hot."