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At long last, Season 2 of Outer Banks is here, giving fans even more reasons to want to move to OBX, as well as to ship star-crossed lovers John B. and Sarah Cameron. And while their Pogue-Kook romance has always been filled with drama, Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline’s relationship timeline IRL did not follow suit right away. The Outer Banks co-stars have been dating since April 2020, but they only started sparking drama and rumors in Sept. 2021. Up until that point, their relationship was noticeably chill — partly due to their close friendship. As Stokes explained during a July 2021 interview with V Man, they work so well as a couple because they were friends first before things turned romantic.
“We have a very healthy relationship because it started with the work first,” Stokes said at the time. “We didn’t really have time to even comprehend the question: ‘Is there something here?’ That was all after the fact.” And even though they kicked off filming for the second season as a couple, it seemed — for a while — like working together had only made their bond stronger. “For Season 2, as soon as we get to work, we’ll support each other,” Stokes explained, adding, “I’m very thankful for her and the journey we’re on. It’s been awesome.”
Sadly, sources confirmed that Stokes and Cline had, indeed, split on Nov. 1, 2021, but that doesn’t mean we can’t relive the glory days of their relationship together, right?
From co-workers to roommates to partners to exes, here’s how Stokes and Cline’s love story unfolded from the very beginning.
Breakup Rumors Started In September 2021
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Unfortunately for Netflix’s favorite couple, Cline and Stokes sparked breakup rumors in Sept. 2021. Elite Daily reached out to reps for Cline and Stokes for comment on the rumored breakup at the time, but did not hear back in time for publication.
On Sept. 30, TMZ posted a video of Cline and Ross Butler, the 13 Reasons Why star, dancing together at a restaurant in Milan. And it wasn’t the only time this duo was spotted together. Throughout Fashion Week, they hung out together frequently, and they didn’t exactly shy away from posting about it. Meanwhile, Stokes was still in Miami.
Sources Confirmed Stokes And Cline Had Split In November 2021
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“Madelyn and Chase are no longer together,” one source claimed to People on Nov. 1, 2021. “They were trying to work things out privately but broke up a couple of months ago.” A second source added, “They are definitely broken up.” Other insiders confirmed the breakup to E! as well.
Despite their solid, work-rooted foundation, it looks like these two have reached the end of the road. But no matter how Cline and Stokes decide to move forward, we’ll always have Sarah Cameron and John B.