Kelsea Ballerini may claim to be a bad liar, but, boy, do these pranks roll right off her tongue. In this episode of “Phoning It In,” the multi-platinum singer has a few people in mind to call —from her fellow ‘The Voice’ judge, Michael Bublé, to her best friend, Kelly (she’s "calling Kelly for a talk”). Watch as Kelsea tries—emphasis on ‘tries’—to reach Kenny Chesney and Noah Kahan, and potentially boosts Chelsea Handler’s reputation with her sweet concern over a fake injury. Plus, see how Kelsea sends Carly Pearce into a panic by convincing her photos from their gossip-filled night with Maren Morris have somehow leaked.
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00:00I'm doing a segment with Elle called Phoning It In where I call my friends and I try to make up a
00:03lie and you're being too nice about it so I can't lie to you. Are you kidding me? I'm not you. You
00:08know what? I need this kind of reputation infusion so I'm glad this happened. Hey y'all it's Kelsey
00:14Ballerini and this is Phoning It In with Elle. I think I'm a bad liar but I feel comfortable with
00:22who I have in my head to call to have like a little plan of attack. We'll see. I am gonna call
00:29Carly Pierce and tell her that my iCloud has been hacked and photos of this really drunken night
00:37years and years ago have leaked. Hello? Hello. How are you? Are you okay? Good. I'm in the studio.
00:49Listen I don't want to alarm you but my publicist just told me that my my iCloud has been hacked.
00:56Oh god. There's like photos like incrementing stuff of like you and Carly. Holy are you talking like
01:02when we've talked about
01:03No no no I I really I think it would be this. But like really? No that no it's not it's not text. Okay.
01:15I'm thinking it's probably like that time that we all were on the balcony remember?
01:19Like me you and Maren? Yeah. Oh god. I mean yeah I mean whatever we're drunk.
01:29They said video and photos though not text. Yeah no not text not text. My ass just went up
01:36into my throat when you said that. Carly I'm I'm doing a segment called Phoning It In.
01:43You are on camera right now. I'm what? Oh my god.
01:52The point is that me you and Maren were drunk on a balcony about four years ago and there are photos
01:57but they are not linked. That's hilarious and you just scared the out of me. I'm sorry I know my
02:03heart's racing. I was like I don't know if I can lie to her. Balcony night. Oh god we learned a lot
02:08that night didn't we? Yeah we did. This sounds worse than it is. This does sound like a little
02:13like weirder more committing than it actually is. Yeah I swear guys I'm not an asshole. She's just
02:18really close to me and I vent to her sometimes when I get annoyed. We do be having wine and just
02:23airing it out. Okay I love you. I love you. I'll see you Friday. Have fun in the studio. Okay bye. Thank you bye.
02:29My next victim. I'm calling my best friend Kelly. I'm calling Kelly for a talk. People think it's
02:39Kelly Clarkson. It's Kelly Bolton. She just left a tour with me and she got food poisoning on the
02:44way home and I'm gonna tell her that mid press day I also got it. This feels sacrilegious lying to a
02:51best friend. Hi Divi. Hi Divi. What are you doing? I'm sitting at my computer working. What are you
03:02doing? Listen I um whatever you ate I think is just hitting me. No. I'm about to go do an interview
03:09with Elle and. No. Holy. What did you take? Okay. What did you get? What helped? I absolutely
03:16it like ate as many Imodium. Swallowed as many Imodium as I could. What about Tums? That's all I
03:22have. I mean Tums will suck up the acid but it won't suck you from the diarrhea. Have you s*** yet?
03:28I'm like cold sweats in the dressing room right now. Is there anybody on set that would have Imodium?
03:33Like can you ask production? Is it like liquid?
03:37Kelly's skills.
03:40I can't. I literally. Did you poop your pants? Tell me the truth.
03:46I'm doing. I'm doing um a piece with Elle right now where I have to call and lie. You're on camera.
03:55You are not using this.
03:59You're the best friend I've ever had.
04:03That was brilliant.
04:05Whatever. Now the whole world knows that if you get a stomach virus Imodium is secure. You're welcome
04:08everybody. Kelly's best friend. The world's best friend. Okay. I love you so much. I'll call you
04:14later. I love you. Bye. That was hilarious. I'm crying. She just texted me and said you're
04:21dead to me.
04:21Okay. I have become very close, like truly family with Kenny Chesney. I think he'll answer my call.
04:34Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
04:36All right. I digress. I'll try Noah.
04:41Your call has been forwarded.
04:43Okay. I'm going to call Michael Buble and tell him that one of my final artists for the finale of The Voice have dropped out.
04:58Your call has been forwarded to voicemail. The person you're trying to reach is not available.
05:02Motherfuck.
05:05Oh my God. He's FaceTiming me.
05:08Well, good afternoon.
05:09Hey, hey, hey. Sorry. I'm like in the corner of a shoot right now because Audrey just called me and she said that one of my top three dropped out of the finale and I don't know what to do.
05:21They dropped out of the finale?
05:23Yeah. So everyone else has three and I have two and I don't know what to do.
05:25Uh, oh my God. Um, what are we left with for these finales?
05:36I don't, I don't know how the lives work. I'm nervous because I already feel like the underdog because I'm new and now I'm going to like come in with like one less.
05:44You're most definitely not the underdog. You're the person that is an arena star and you're doing a you're coming as the new Taylor Swift.
05:51He's so sweet.
05:53That's never happened in the show history and I don't know who else to call. I don't know what to do.
05:57It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I am.
06:00I can't even, I can't even keep this act up.
06:03Michael, I'm doing this.
06:05I'm doing this segment with Elle called Phone It In where I have to prank call people that I love.
06:17Tell Kelsey Ballerini. What do you think about it?
06:20Ay, Amy, don't cry.
06:21Did I have said dad?
06:25That is hilarious. Could the producers not have said to you, Kelsey, tell them you slept with one of the finalists.
06:31Oh my God.
06:32At least I would have my pants and I'm like, oh my God, Kelsey, you're my dad.
06:38I'm not that dramatic.
06:40I love you. I love you. Thank you for answering. You're the best.
06:43Okay, bye.
06:44See you soon. Bye.
06:47That's really cute.
06:48How pure.
06:50Let's try one more.
06:50I am going to call my friend, Chelsea Handler.
06:54I'm going to tell her that I was skiing and had an accident.
06:58I know her favorite place is Whistler and I'm going to tell her that I'm there.
07:01This could go so many different ways.
07:04A Chelsea and a Kelsey.
07:07You're so funny. That's so weird. I was going to call you yesterday.
07:10You were?
07:11I was going to call you yesterday because I was watching all the footage from your tour and I felt so proud of you.
07:17And I know I'm not your mother and I hate when people tell me they're proud of me that aren't my mom.
07:21I'm like, what do you mean?
07:22But I wanted to say that to you.
07:24I'm so happy for you. Like, watching you. I just love it. I just love watching you shine, honey.
07:30I love you. Thank you.
07:30Dude, I'm in Whistler and I'm trying to ski, but I just hurt my leg because you know I'm like a baby deer.
07:39Those legs are so weak.
07:40But I think I really hurt it.
07:43What did you do to it?
07:44I don't really know. I was like on a bunny slope or whatever it's called.
07:47And I just, I think I like twisted my ankle, but it's up to my calf.
07:53Is it swollen?
07:54Yeah, and it's black and blue.
07:57Oh my God.
07:58I think I had too many martinis. No one told me that you don't do that.
08:02Did you hear anything break or anything or crack?
08:05It just feels like it's like pulled and swollen.
08:08Um, okay. I have a doctor and a physio there. I'll put you on a, I'll put you on a text with both of them.
08:13Her name is Bianca and then Clark is the doctor there. Where are you staying?
08:17Chelsea, God, you're being so nice.
08:20I'm doing a segment with Elle called Phoning It In where I call my friends and I try to make up a lie and you're being too nice about it.
08:26So I can't lie to you.
08:27Are you kidding me?
08:28I'm not fucking kidding me. I'm sorry.
08:30You know what? I need this kind of reputation infusion.
08:33So I'm glad this happened.
08:36It's a joke.
08:37I said.
08:37You're calling me to test that I'm a decent person for Elle magazine.
08:41I mean, honestly.
08:41You know that I just had shoulder surgery two days ago.
08:45You did?
08:45I'm sitting with my facialist who's putting red light therapy on my infection in my shoulder because I'm trying to de-swell it before I host the Critics' Choice Awards.
08:53And you're calling me with this and I am on red alert.
08:56I mean, I am really impressed with my responsiveness.
08:59You are sharp.
09:01I'm going to come to a show too and I'll probably break my ankle at your show for real and then I can call myself.
09:07I'll have your physio there for you in advance.
09:09Oh my god. You're so stupid. I love you.
09:12I love you. Thank you for answering.
09:14Bye, Elle.
09:18I'm done.
09:19Fiend.
09:21This has really invigorated me in a way that I didn't know was possible.
09:25Girls nights are not wine nights.
09:26Girls nights are prank call nights from now on.
09:28If my friend Kelly talks to me ever again, which is up for debate at this point.
09:32So I must go remedy that right now.
09:33Thank you guys so much for hanging out, watching me lie to my friends.
09:37I'm on this season of The Voice and it's an incredible season.
09:41Incredible artists, incredible talent.
09:43I'll see you there.
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