{"id":1882598,"date":"2026-04-14T23:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882598"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:41:22","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-not-dating-craig-conover-after-instagram-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882598","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Not Dating Craig Conover After Instagram Rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/16by9\/2026\/04\/14\/e682c836943d421da994ce9c29aa8b10_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Kelsea Ballerini Not Dating Craig Conover After Instagram Rumor<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kelsea Ballerini &amp; Craig Conover<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dating?!?<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Not So Fast &#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T16:41:22-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202604\"><br \/>\n                April 14, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            4:41 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c1e26538f9488aea28ea89ed3c19617e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260414_e682c836943d421da994ce9c29aa8b10\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:94d0d13a-6876-465b-bab6-46183fd17c92\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/4by3\/2026\/04\/14\/e682c836943d421da994ce9c29aa8b10_md.png\" alt=\"kelsea ballerini craig conover main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd6458dcb998decad8157a98853201d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kelsea-ballerini\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a>and <strong>Craig Conover <\/strong>are not dating &#8230; TMZ has learned, despite an Instagram-fueled rumor claiming with &#8220;good authority&#8221; the two are an item.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1e11be1ccecfae43131d457e72812de4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Sources with direct knowledge tell us there&#8217;s absolutely no truth to the claim the country singer and Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Southern Charm&#8221; star are romantically together.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e5469542b0cbdce2ce8c953dbe4d2519\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260414_b53cf779bf7143c3a55aa02ff13dba2e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:94d0d13a-6876-465b-bab6-46183fd17c92\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b5\/4by3\/2026\/04\/14\/b53cf779bf7143c3a55aa02ff13dba2e_md.png\" alt=\"kelsea ballerini craig conover insta sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @yourmomsarewatching<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ed50baffb21e5786cea26626f0889a0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The viral claim sparked confusion fast, especially as old clips of the two began circulating again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1bb62d6c50d3b2383c036954f78aa243\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Back in 2014, a young Ballerini popped up on <strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Southern Charm&#8221; season 2, briefly bidding on a charity &#8220;date&#8221; with Conover &#8230; a moment she now jokes still &#8220;haunts&#8221; her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08841977f8bc53c3a3fb99c0f917f4aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In the resurfaced clip, she&#8217;s part of a charity auction involving Craig &#8230; but as she&#8217;s since explained, she didn&#8217;t even know she was being filmed at the time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-36d94fd147e9a69333c5c4156fe01b94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kelsea says she was on Radio Tour, performing at an event on a boat, when producers worked her into the scene. 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