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Alix Earle revealed why she and NFL player Braxton Berrios ended their relationship after more than two years of datingThe influencer and Dancing with the Stars alum also made it clear that the pair are on “good terms” and remain friends“I don’t want anyone to come for him or be mean to him,” the 24-year-old emphasized in her emotional Instagram video
Alix Earle is opening up about why she and her boyfriend, NFL player Braxton Berrios, recently decided to end their relationship.
On Dec. 13, the 24-year-old influencer shared an emotional video on Instagram explaining what led to her split from the professional athlete, 30, after more than two years together.
“It’s just been really hard to process in general, and I think why I’ve been scared to say something is because I feel like it just makes it more real,” Earle began in the video. “Braxton and I are no longer together. We have been doing long distance since basically June and we haven’t gotten to see each other that often.”
The Dancing with the Stars alum went on to explain that, during a recent stint in Los Angeles, she realized she “really liked it and I thought maybe I wanted to stay there.”
“I think that was a scary thing for me to realize because it meant us not being in the same place,” she continued. “A part of me just also really wants to be focusing on myself right now and I just feel like I can’t be what Braxton needs. I want him to have someone with him 24/7 who can support him and be there for him — and he wasn’t really expecting that of me, I think it was more a me thing — but I constantly felt guilty.”
Noting that it has felt like she and Berrios have been “on two different paths,” Earle made it clear that she still loves the NFL star and considers him her best friend.
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Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle in April 2025.
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“We’re on good terms and I don’t want anyone to come for him or be mean to him or to say it’s because he couldn’t make it to Dancing with the Stars … because he couldn’t come because of football,” she emphasized, referring to the backlash Berrios faced after not attending any of her performances on the show. “I think the scary part is, part of me doesn’t know if how I feel even makes sense. I think I question myself a lot of, ‘Why do I feel this way?’ or ‘Are these feelings correct?’ ”
On Dec. 14, a day after sharing the video on Instagram, Earle was spotted smiling at a camera, which captured her departing the Los Angles International Airport. For her trip, she wore an off-white two-piece sweatsuit.
While looking toward the next chapter of her life following her breakup from Berrios, whom she began dating after meeting at a party in February 2023, Earle shared a vulnerable TikTok post on Dec. 10 admitting that she wanted to celebrate her upcoming birthday by spending quality time with her loved ones.
“Is my frontal lobe developing bc I’m about to turn 25 and usually I stress abt having the biggest party but all I want to do is workout, meditate, play card games, & have good convos w the ppl closest to me,” she wrote in text over a video of herself in bed before adding in the caption, “Either I’m maturing or just rlly going thru it .. maybe both. 😭”