{"id":80707,"date":"2025-10-15T20:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/80707\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:04:09","slug":"5-things-to-know-about-alix-earles-stepmom-ashley-dupre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/80707\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Know About Alix Earle’s Stepmom Ashley Dupre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alix Earle\u2019s<\/a> stepmom, Ashley Dupr\u00e9, garnered her own attention in the public eye after a 2008 sex scandal with a former New York governor.<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9, who worked for luxury escort service Emperor\u2019s Club VIP, made national news after having relations with former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer ended up resigning from his position one week after the government learned of his involvement with the escort service via a wiretap investigation.<\/p>\n

Alongside her incident with Spitzer in 2008, Dupr\u00e9 made news once again after she started having an affair with Alix\u2019s dad, Thomas \u201cTJ\u201d Earle. (TJ was married to Alisa Earle at the time. The pair share daughters Alix and Ashtin Earle.)<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember the day very clearly. Paparazzi had shown up at my house and my mom quickly got me and my sister out of the house [and] over to my cousins. I didn\u2019t know they were paparazzi,\u201d Alix shared in her September 2023 interview on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d<\/a> podcast, adding that it felt like her \u201cworld crashed down in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Alix
\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t
\n Related: Alix Earle’s Blended Family Guide: Breaking Down the Controversy<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAlix Earle has a large family \u2014 and there\u2019s a lot to unpack. The influencer went viral in December 2022 for her \u201cGet Ready With Me\u201d TikToks and has since gained millions of followers on the platform. Not to mention, a coveted spot on Dancing With the Stars season 34 in 2025. However, Alix\u2019s upbringing [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

TJ went on to tie the knot with Dupr\u00e9 in 2013. They went on to welcome three children together: Izabel, Penelope and Thomas.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to learn more about Alix\u2019s stepmom:<\/p>\n

Ashley Dupre Was Involved in a Sex Scandal With the Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
\n\"Who
\n Ashley Dupre and Eliot Spitzer Getty Images (2)<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9 \u2014 who was an escort worker for Emperor\u2019s Club VIP when she was only 22 \u2014 made headlines after being involved in a sex scandal with Spitzer. He ended up resigning from his position and his wife divorced him the following year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looked familiar. But I was 22 years old, I didn\u2019t, I wasn\u2019t reading the papers, I was so involved in my life and I was so selfish and caught up in my life and I didn\u2019t know who he was,\u201d she explained in a 2008 interview with ABC News<\/a>. \u201cAnd I was whoever they wanted me to be, and he was whoever he wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

After garnering so much public attention and receiving offers for reality shows and photoshoots, Dupr\u00e9 continued to appear on talk shows, do some modeling and started an advice column for the New York Post called \u201cAsk Ashley.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Dupre Is Married to Alix\u2019s Father, Thomas \u2018TJ\u2019 Earle<\/p>\n

The same year as her scandal with Spitzer, Dupr\u00e9 began having an affair with Alix\u2019s father, TJ, who was then-married to Alisa.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad had an affair with someone who was well-known for her job having sexual relations with high-class people and one of them was even the governor of New York,\u201d Alix shared on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast in September 2023. \u201cShe was very well known from that and in turn, my dad\u2019s affair became a very public situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Alix
\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t
\n Related: Alix Earle Slams Rumor Braxton Berrios Cheated on Sophia Culpo With Her<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTikTok personality Alix Earle is setting the record straight on rumors that she began seeing NFL star Braxton Berrios while he was still dating Culpo Sisters personality Sophia Culpo. During the Wednesday, September 20, episode of the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast, host Alex Cooper asked Earle, 22, about social media users calling her a \u201cmistress\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9 ended up marrying TJ in October 2013 while they were on a trip to Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad was driving us to school in the morning \u2026 and he turns around in the car,\u201d Alix recalled on \u201cCall Her Daddy.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Hey. So you know how Ashley and I took a trip to Paris last week?\u2019 And we were like, \u2018Yeah.\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u2018So, you know, we got married.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Dupre Is a Mother to 3 Biological Children<\/p>\n

\"WhoAlexander Tamargo\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

TJ and Dupr\u00e9 went on to welcome Izabel, Penelope and Thomas in 2012, 2015 and 2017, respectively. Alix has a close relationship with her half-siblings \u2014 and even dedicated one of her Dancing With the Stars\u2019 dances to her sister Izabel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to visit her in the hospital, and I had this overwhelming feeling,\u201d Alix exclusively told E! News<\/a> in October 2025. \u201cI wanted to look out for her, I wanted to protect her. Suddenly, that became more important than the other emotions I was feeling and dealing with. It really helped me to mature and really helped bring our family back together. It was our second chance at our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alix noted that while she\u2019s Izabel\u2019s \u201cbig sister\u201d that Izabel has kind of been like a big sister that she never had because \u201cshe\u2019s taught [her] so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to replicate and hard to find, so I just give her so much credit for that,\u201d she gushed.<\/p>\n

Ashley Dupre Became Close With Her Stepchildren<\/p>\n

Although Alix and Ashtin were not thrilled after their dad\u2019s affair and welcoming Dupr\u00e9 into the family, they eventually started to become more of a blended family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s normal for me to have my dad, my mom and my stepmom all going on the same trips. Whatever\u2019s happened in the past, we\u2019ve all gotten past it as a family,\u201d Alix told Elle<\/a> in an August 2023 interview.<\/p>\n

Alix shared that she had become \u201csuper close\u201d with Dupr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne time, I was overwhelmed about something of mine and I called my dad,\u201d she recalled to Elle. \u201cHe was like, \u2018You should really talk to Ashley about this. She has dealt with this before, stuff in the media.\u2019 It\u2019s brought us closer because she\u2019s able to guide me through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Dupre Became an Influencer<\/p>\n

\"WhoAmy Sussman\/Getty Images for IMG<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9 continues to share her life as a mom and wife on social media where she has amassed 327.2K followers on TikTok and 31K on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\t\tThank You!<\/p>\n

You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n

In one of her pinned videos<\/a> that has over 1M views, Dupr\u00e9 shows a gift that Alix gave Izabel when she was younger.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor one of Izabel\u2019s birthdays. She was super young, Alix made this for her. She took all of these little sticks and she glued them all together to make a box,\u201d she said in the TikTok video in February 2024. \u201cInside that box were these [cards]. There are 10 pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9 explained that each of the notes contained \u201cwords of wisdom or advice\u201d for Izabel including \u201cstay adorable, stay loveable, learn to share and don\u2019t be scared to make friends, be nice to everyone, love your friends and family, be the best that you can be in all that you do, be thankful for what you have, be yourself and don\u2019t be afraid, be a great friend and become a leader.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t