Are Alix Earle & Her Boyfriend Braxton Berrios Still Together? Breaking Down the Rumors
Alix Earle finished as runner-up on Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars last week, but fans couldn’t help but notice that her boyfriend, Braxton Berrios, wasn’t in the audience at the finale (or any of the other live shows this season, for that matter).
Naturally, this has caused some concern among fans, who are wondering whether the social media influence and NFL star are even still together. Swooon is breaking down everything you need to know about the social media star’s love life, including a deep dive into Braxton Berrios’ career and whether or not they’re still together.
Who is Braxton Berrios?
Berrios is a wide receiver from North Carolina who plays for the NFL’s Houston Texans. Since the beginning of his professional career, Berrios has played for four teams, including the New England Patriots, the New York Jets, and the Miami Dolphins. Before he began dating Earle, Berrios was in a relationship with Sophia Culpo, the sister of Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, from 2021 to 2023.
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Are Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios still together?
Yes, Earle and Berrios are still together, and she had a very valid explanation for why he wasn’t in the audience at DWTS: He’s been busy with his own career. Berrios was in-season during Earle’s time in the dance competition, so he wasn’t able to make it to Los Angeles to support her in person.
“He couldn’t come bc of football :(,” Earle explained in the comments section of her post-DWTS TikTok video. Berrios also appeared in a video with other loved ones to wish his girlfriend luck during the finale.
“I’ve watched you pour everything into this since the moment it has started, and I think it shows,” he said. “Good luck. Have fun, babe.”
On the July 30 episode of her podcast Hot Mess, Earle chatted candidly about the pair’s long-distance relationship and shut down rumors that they’d broken up. “I am allowed to go out without my boyfriend, and I think we just trust each other,” she said. “It’s not a crazy concept to us.” Earle added, “We just kind of trust each other.”
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With the NFL season in full swing, Berrios has been busy with practices and games. Earle did show her support for Berrios at his game against the Carolina Panthers on August 17. “Worth the wait,” Earle captioned the reunion post. Berrios commented, “Always is.”
After her first performance during the Season 34 premiere, Earle revealed what her boyfriend texted her. “He texted me a screenshot that he voted for me—most important,” she told E! News. “He’s very sweet and always supportive, so [I’m] excited to talk to him later.”
Berrios hasn’t been able to attend Earle’s performances week after week due to his football schedule. “It just hasn’t ended up aligning,” the TikTok star previously told Swooon.
How did Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios meet?
The couple met around January 2023 at a mutual friend’s birthday party in Miami, where they both went to college. Earle first teased a new relationship in March 2023 as she prepped for a date night on social media. After Earle posted multiple soft-launch teases with her mystery man, Earle and Berrios were spotted together at an NBA game in June 2023. It wasn’t until July 2023 that the couple made their first official appearance, debuting their relationship on the ESPYs red carpet.
What has Braxton Berrios said about Alix Earle on Dancing With the Stars?
Berrios posted a screenshot on his Instagram Story of him voting for Earle during the DWTS Season 34 premiere. “[Berrios] is so excited for me because, I mean, we watched it every week together last year, and I would get up and, like, try and replicate whatever dance was going on on the TV,” she told E! News. On Live with Kelly & Mark, Earle also stated, “We’re going to make it to Houston for some games in between dancing, so we gotta balance it all.”
Earle revealed to Swooon that she could “definitely” see her boyfriend competing on DWTS one day. “We had talked about that before. We [discussed] what if we did the show at the same time? But then, I was like, you know what? I wouldn’t do that because I know he would be really good, and I don’t want to go up against that competition,” she said.
