Miami Dolphins wide receiver Braxton Berrios is in a relationship with Alix Earle, one of the biggest stars on the social media platform TikTok.
Earle has made herself a massive celebrity with her viral videos, amassing millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views.
Berrios and Earle made their relationship official in November, and the timeline is one of the more interesting of athlete-celebrity couples in the NFL world.
Background on Alix Earle
Earle is from Monmouth County, New Jersey and is the eldest of five children.
Best known for her social media fame, Earle, 22, graduated from the University of Miami in 2023 with a degree in marketing.
She started making TikTok posts while studying as a freshman, but her presence didn’t really take off until later on. It a series of videos in 2022 relating to Earle’s struggles with acne that skyrocketed her audience.
The success and growth of her posts have given Earle an unrivaled platform that now sees the social media personality host her own podcast on “The Unwell Network.” The episodes are extremely popular. On Earle’s show, “Hot Mess with Alix” and an appearance on ”Call Her Daddy,” she has spoken about her relationship with Berrios.
The social media star is now treated like many celebrities, especially when it comes to her love life and speculation about her relationships. Her previous relationship with baseball player Tyler Wade, whom she separated from in December 2022, is also well documented.
Earle’s stardom has seen the TikTok sensation hang out with celebrities like Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, FLETCHER, and Dixie D’Amelio.
Earle and Berrios’ Relationship
Berrios’ relationship with Earle was made official on November 12. 2023, when she said on her podcast that she had a boyfriend.
Their relationship had been subject to speculation for months, with the pair thought to have originally started dating back in April 2023 after Berrios broke up with his ex-girlfriend Sophia Culpo.
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The pair were first spotted together in a TikTok video in May 2023, when a fan met Earle at a restaurant.
The couple were then seen at an NBA game together, and Berrios attended Earle’s graduation party in June.
However, Earle sparked several rumors when she left a comment on one of her videos in June saying she didn’t have a boyfriend and doubled down in another comment on a TikTok post saying, “we’re not even dating.”
In July, the pair were together on the red carpet at the 2023 ESPY Awards. Later that month, PEOPLE reported that, “both have continued to keep things casual. The two have always agreed they were not exclusive or official.”
Finally, in November 2023, Earle revealed that she was in a relationship with Berrios.
The pair first went on a “Baecation” to the Bahamas, but then Earle revealed all on her podcast, where she was asked, “We’ve gotta ask the question and get to the tea, right here! Alix, do you have a boyfriend?” Earle replied, “I mean … yes.”
Earle’s Social Media Stardom
Earle is one of the biggest stars on TikTok and has more than six million followers.
She first started on TikTok in 2020 while she attended the University of Miami, but her following really took off in 2022 when she started posting Get Ready With Me (GRWM) videos.
A GRWM video is when content creators film themselves getting ready for their day, often when getting dressed up for a big event.
It involves a casual, chatty video where viewers are walked through how the creator gets ready for things like dates, the gym, weddings, formal events, or religious ceremonies.
The videos are incredibly popular and account for billions of uses of the hashtag #GRWM.
Earle is one of the most popular creators of this type of content and has been at the forefront of the style’s increase in popularity. She has become one of the hottest names on the influencer market, with brands flocking to her to promote their products.
