Chace Crawford Confirms Romance with Victoria’s Secret Mannequin Kelsey Merritt

Chace Crawford and Kelsey Merritt are having fun with spring within the metropolis.

The previous Gossip Lady star, 39, was seen having fun with a time out in town with Merritt, 28, who’s a Victoria’s Secret mannequin. The pair had been seen kissing, confirming their romance.

Pictures present that Merritt sported a traditional white T-shirt and denims, paired with a beige bomber jacket with a brown leather-based collar and black heels. She carried a Birkin 25 in noir with gold {hardware} as she and Crawford walked and shopped at Khaite.

Merritt shared pictures of the spring blooms in N.Y.C., alongside together with her newest Khaite buy on her Instagram Tales, and a photograph of herself sporting the identical outfit she was seen in when pictured with Crawford.

Crawford opted for denims and a comfortable gray sweater with white sneakers and a black Nike baseball hat. Each Merritt and Crawford sported stylish sun shades for the outing. The recognizing comes just a few months after Crawford revealed that he was single and able to begin courting on a December 2024 episode of Alex Cooper’s Name Her Daddy podcast.

The actor beforehand joined the invite-only courting app Raya. “I prefer to cook dinner, so I do prefer to cook dinner for ladies,” he advised Cooper about what he appears for in a companion. “I’m a homebody, so I actually prefer to deal with [being] very considerate. I really feel like I’m a considerate individual.” 

On the time, he mentioned that his courting dealbreakers had been “punctuality” and “unhealthy tats.” He elaborated, “Possibly a neck-tat might be a deal breaker for me,” he laughed, whereas clarifying, “It’s truly by no means occurred!” 

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The pair first sparked rumors after they had been seen in Los Angeles collectively in January 2025, per E! Information.

Crawford starred as Nate Archibald on Gossip Lady from 2007 to 2012. He presently stars as The Deep within the smash hit satirical superhero present, The Boys, on Amazon Prime Video.