Chase Stokes Talks 2024 Met Gala Debut with Kelsea Ballerini (Unique)

Scoring an unique invite to the Met Gala is a ceremony of passage for a lot of stars. The Tremendous Bowl of favor hosts the most well liked celebrities from throughout all industries, and lots of spend months planning what they are going to put on for his or her second within the highlight on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s iconic steps.

When actor Chase Stokes came upon he was going to be on this 12 months’s unique visitor record, he was on a healthful date along with his girlfriend, nation star Kelsea Ballerini.

“That is truly a loopy story,” the Outer Banks star, 31, tells PEOPLE completely forward of his huge debut on the 2024 Met Gala on Could 6. 

“I had simply flown from Morocco to Atlanta to do re-shoots for a film with Netflix. It was a 26-hour journey day. I labored all day after which I had the following morning to do one thing. I used to be on the best way to the aquarium with my girlfriend and we obtained the decision. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, we will the Met.’” 

He provides that receiving the information was a “very wild second, however nonetheless, one which I’ll by no means, ever overlook.” 

Talking of the “Heartfirst” singer, Stokes says he and Ballerini, who confirmed her Met Gala debut on Instagram Monday morning, have “f–king superior appears” which are “very particular person,” symbolize each their personalities and total mesh nicely collectively. “I feel what we love to do is simply complement versus coordinate,” he says. 

As for his look, Stokes can’t say an excessive amount of earlier than the crimson carpet reveal, which he’s doing in partnership with Motorola and its Flip the Script marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, he does inform PEOPLE that he shall be carrying Michael Kors. “We had our last becoming final evening. We frolicked with Michael for a short while,” Stokes says of spending time with the legendary designer.

This 12 months’s Met Gala gown code is “The Backyard of Time” whereas the theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Vogue.” 

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Stokes admits that he’s a tad “nervous” concerning the evening forward, however he’s protecting an open thoughts moving into. “It is a kind of occasions the place you simply obtained to let the evening take it and run with it. There’s simply this inevitability to it. I am staying open and attempting to see the place it should go.”

For the remainder of the day, Stokes is ensuring he has a “good vibe” happening. He is prepping with “fashion ideas, good music, good individuals and good experiences” — and plenty of SZA’s songs on his getting-ready playlist. (P.S. Stokes says if ever runs into the “Snooze” singer, he guarantees he’ll have a significant fan second. “If I move out and also you hear that, simply know, that is actual.”)