Ballerini shared an ultra-glam boat photo to open her birthday post, and the images have attracted A-Lister attention – including actress Reese Witherspoon.
The “homecoming queen?” singer was all abs and golden tan in her first snap, one placing her at the edge of a luxurious-looking yacht while backed by Lake Michigan waves and the Chicago skyline.
Showing off her super-toned legs, Kelsea Ballerini stunned in a skimpy, buttercup-yellow two-piece, with the post then showing her descending the vessel’s indoor steps while in a floral and floaty minidress for a birthday surprise as friends greeted her.
Quick to follow was a massive hot tub gathering with the Tennessee native’s gal pals. Here, again, Ballerini rocked her itty-bitty bikini and big grin before sharing a moment as she enjoyed the lake’s views from the yacht’s deck.
Taking to her caption and with star emoji framing her words, Ballerini wrote: “Twenty-eight.” She added: “Thank you for making it so special,” then tagging musician husband Morgan Evans’ Instagram handle.
Over 98,000 likes have been left, including from 30-year-old Netflix star Jamie Lynn Spears and 24-year-old reality face Savannah Chrisley. Quickly comment was Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon, who wrote: “Happy birthday, you gorgeous, talented woman!” with singer Karen Fairchild also sending birthday wishes.
Ballerini is fresh from a post shouting out the Aerie clothing retailer she reps. Still, she made it #ballerini by opening with food – the sushi and fried chicken lover is a known food sharer on social media, having even shown off her “weekly” Chick-Fil-A dates on Instagram last year.
The singer, who went leggy with a bowl of popcorn, has also been opening up on her health and fitness, revealing that she follows the 80/20 rule. Speaking to Shape in March, Ballerini dished:
“I’ve always been an 80/20 person as far as food and drinking. I try to do what’s good for me 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent of the time, I enjoy my life.”
“I run through the McDonald’s drive-through once a month, and it’s fine,” she added, continuing: “Sometimes I’ll have a little too much wine, and that’s OK too.”