Ok, take notes: Kelsea Ballerini has revealed how to successfully slide into a celebrity's DM's.
She's released screen shots of the very first DM's between her and "Outer Banks" star Chase Stokes. Apparently the two had been following each other's accounts, but had never interacted - until Kelsea just reached out. "Hii Chase Stokes," she wrote - and as she says, several hours later he responded. "Hey there how u doin," he wrote back. "i'm kels, nice to meet you," Kelsea responded, and the two were off to the races. That was December 1 of last year - and the two, as we all know, rapidly became an item.
So, to recap: if you mean to slide into a celeb's DM's and get some traction, just be straightforward and introduce yourself. If you're an attractive, successful celebrity yourself, that probably helps.