Alix Earle is spending time with a new NFL player after confirming her split from Braxton Berrios after two years of dating. Well, former NFL player.
Earle, 25, and Berrios, 30, started seeing each other in the spring of 2023, though their relationship’s early days were cast in a shadow of cheating rumors. In case you forgot, Earle first revealed she was spending time with someone special shortly before model Olivia Culpo revealed her breakup from the wide-reciever in March of that year. Still, Earle vehemently denied those allegations during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast in September 2023.
The discourse and controversy eventually died down as the pair settled into their exclusive relationship, with Earle regularly attending Miami Dolphins games and sharing updates about their relationship on social media. However, the relationship took a turn after Earle ventured to Los Angeles to compete on Dancing With the Stars, with rehearsals beginning in August 2025.
Long distance appeared to be too much of a strain on the pair's relationship, as Berrios' football schedule kept him from attending any of her performances. On December 13, Earle confirmed their split in a tearful TikTok video, shutting down negativity towards her ex. “It just kind of feels like we're on two different paths right now, and it sucks," she said in the video, later adding, “It’s not because he did anything wrong or I did anything wrong.”
Then, less than a month later, fans were surprised to see Earle celebrating the New Year with 48-year-old football legend Tom Brady. Here’s a complete timeline of all the drama surrounding Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios’s breakup, with the most recent updates up top.
January 1, 2026: In an unexpected turn of events, Earle was seen ringing in the New Year with none other than Tom Brady. Yes, the same Tom Brady that was previously married to Gisele Bündchen. In multiple videos shared by DeuxMoi on January 1, the pair can be seen dancing together in St. Barthes. In another clip making the rounds on social media, Earle affectionately rubs Brady's back as the two exchange words.
December 13, 2025: Earle breaks her silence on the split, confirming the breakup in an emotional TikTok post made on both of their behalves. “I know I’m gonna be speaking for the both of us, and it’s just been really hard to process in general,” she said at the top of her three-minute-and-19-second video. “And I think why I’ve been scared to say something is because I feel like it just makes it more real.”
Throughout her tearful explanation, Earle seems to imply the breakup was her decision, saying she found herself really enjoying Los Angeles and felt “really motivated” on the West Coast, adding, “a part of me just also really wants to be focusing on myself right now.”
Earle calls Berrios her “best friend,” adding, “I don’t want anyone to come for him, or to 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.”
Here’s the full transcript, though you can watch the video here.
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December 11, 2025: Berrios posts some outfit photos on Instagram with the caption, “What did I miss?” This post draws criticism from fans, with multiple fans replying, “Every single one of Alix’s shows…”
According to People, he replied to one of those fans, writing, “I would’ve loved to be. Sadly I wasn’t able to travel like that in-season.” To another, he responded, “I would’ve been at every one if I could’ve, sadly I can’t travel like that in season.”
Another fan specifically asked if Berrios’s caption was intended to be “shady,” to which he replied that it “was absolutely not supposed to be.”
That same day, Earle posts an Art Basel roundup on Instagram with the caption, “can’t a girl just go dancing?”
December 8, 2025: Earle posts a TikTok that fans believe was filmed at Berrios’s house, leading some to assume the breakup reports were false.
December 7, 2025: Earle denied posting screenshots on her Close Friends story that revealed New York Giants player Jaxton Dart slid into her DMs after her split from Berrios. “What is this fake photoshopped dm u guys are posting,” Earle writes on her actual Instagram Story, per E! Online. “1. That never happened 2. That wouldn’t be on my story.”
December 6, 2025: People first reports the breakup, which was confirmed by anonymous sources that claimed the split was mutual.
November 28, 2025: Earle seems to deny breakup rumors in her TikTok comments. “Ugh I hope u and Braxton are still together,” one fan replied to her post DWTS debrief post, to which she replied, “He couldn’t come bc of football.”
November 25, 2025: Earle and dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy come in second place to winners Robert Irwin and Witney Carson on Dancing With the Stars. Earlier in the broadcast, DWTS airs a video message from Barrios to Earle. “I’ve watched you pour everything into this since the moment it has started, and I think it shows,” he says in the clip. “Good luck. Have fun, babe.”
October 12, 2025: Earle posts a TikTok video of the surprise 30th birthday party she threw for Berrios in Los Angeles during his team’s bye week.
September 30, 2025: Berrios shows his support for Earle with an Instagram story during DWTS.
September 3, 2025: Earle tells People that Berrios won’t be able to make it to the DWTS premiere: “He’s stuck in football world right now, so unfortunately he won’t be able to come,” adding that she’s “hoping that maybe I can get to Houston for a weekend or so and go support him.”
August 26, 2025: Earle shares an update from her first day of rehearsals for Dancing With the Stars in Los Angeles.
August 17, 2025: Earle posts a TikTok in a Houston Texans shirt, sharing a message Berrios left on her mirror: “I love you Cheeky! <3 (Don’t pick).” Over the video, she wrote, “Rich in life bc my boyfriend thinks ten steps ahead always.”
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