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\nAlix 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 \u201cgood terms\u201d and remain friends\u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to come for him or be mean to him,\u201d the 24-year-old emphasized in her emotional Instagram video<\/p>\n
Alix Earle<\/a> is opening up about why she and her boyfriend, NFL player Braxton Berrios<\/a>, recently decided to end their relationship<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n On Dec. 13, the 24-year-old influencer shared an emotional video on Instagram<\/a> explaining what led to her split from the professional athlete, 30, after more than two years together.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just been really hard to process in general, and I think why I\u2019ve been scared to say something is because I feel like it just makes it more real,\u201d Earle began in the video. \u201cBraxton 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.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The Dancing with the Stars<\/a> alum went on to explain that, during a recent stint in Los Angeles<\/a>, she realized she \u201creally liked it and I thought maybe I wanted to stay there.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cI think that was a scary thing for me to realize because it meant us not being in the same place,\u201d she continued. \u201cA part of me just also really wants to be focusing on myself right now and I just feel like I can\u2019t be what Braxton needs. I want him to have someone with him 24\/7 who can support him and be there for him \u2014 and he wasn’t really expecting that of me, I think it was more a me thing \u2014 but I constantly felt guilty.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Noting that it has felt like she and Berrios have been \u201con two different paths,\u201d Earle made it clear that she still loves the NFL star and considers him her best friend.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle in April 2025.<\/p>\n River Callaway\/Billboard via Getty<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re on good terms and I don\u2019t 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,\u201d she emphasized, referring to the backlash Berrios faced after not attending any of her performances on the show. \u201cI 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, \u2018Why do I feel this way?\u2019 or \u2018Are these feelings correct?\u2019 \u201d\n<\/p>\n 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.\n<\/p>\n While looking toward the next chapter of her life<\/a> following her breakup from Berrios, whom she began dating after meeting at a party in February 2023, Earle shared a vulnerable TikTok post<\/a> on Dec. 10 admitting that she wanted to celebrate her upcoming birthday by spending quality time with her loved ones.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cIs my frontal lobe developing bc I\u2019m 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,\u201d she wrote in text over a video of herself in bed before adding in the caption, \u201cEither I\u2019m maturing or just rlly going thru it .. maybe both. \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n