Alix Earle finally shares why she broke up with 'real love' Braxton Berrios
Moving out of your ex-boyfriend's house is never going to be particularly fun.
Doing it in a giant moving truck while filming a Netflix documentary that'll be watched by millions of viewers? Even less so.
But thankfully, Alix Earle is used to her romantic endeavours being within the reach of her fans - and this week, she finally gave her loyal fans the full story behind her shock split from Braxton Berrios.
As a reminder, the online influencer called off her relationship with NFL star Berrios last December after three years together.
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It's not a subject she's shied away from in the months since, nor has she spilt the long-awaited tea, which is possibly why she took the opportunity to speak out after Netflix approached her for a reality TV series titled Earle Meets World, which lands on Friday (4 Sept).
The discussion begins when Alix and her BFF are seen climbing into a truck, after which the former jokes: "Nothing like moving out of your ex-boyfriend's house in a big old truck - and I can't believe it's raining right now, this is not ideal."
The 25-year-old went on to remind viewers in a confessional that this journey marked the first time she'd been able to return to her ex's house to collect the last of her belongings.
"Now is the first time that I've been able to," she confirms.
What followed was perhaps the most candid explanation yet of why the couple's relationship ultimately came to an end.
"Braxton and I were together for three years," Alix reflects. "He was the first actual real love that I've ever experienced. I always said I could see us being old and, like, rocking in our chairs together. That's who I'd want to be with.
"The thought, though, of like, Braxton being ready for marriage in the near future really stressed me out. I'm only 25, and I'm not ready for that yet."
For all the speculation that inevitably surrounded one of TikTok's most-watched relationships, Alix says the idea of settling down with Braxton wasn't something she was ready to face, despite believing he could have been 'the One'.
The couple confirmed their relationship in 2023. When their split first hit headlines last year, reports described the decision as mutual, with long-distance playing a significant role as Alix increasingly based herself in Los Angeles while Braxton's NFL career kept him on the road.
She continued filling in the blanks with regard to their break-up after gal pal Sally teases that the miserable weather 'fits the mood' of the trip.
Alix then admits she's 'starting to get a little panicked' about being back in her former boyfriend's neighbourhood, claiming it had been 'easier to be out of sight, out of mind' thus far.
It didn't sound like she was just referring to furniture, however.
The social media sensation describes the haul as 'the last thing I have left of our relationship', describing the feeling as 'crazy'.
"You know what's also crazy?" Alix continues. "I haven't seen him since his birthday. When we were going through the break-up, I didn't even see him face-to-face."
When Sally asks what would happen if Braxton suddenly appeared at the house, Alix explains that the pair had actually spoken just days earlier.
"We talked two days ago just about, like, moving out," she says. "I congratulated him on his season and everything, so it was good."
The bigger issue, Alix reveals, was that their relationship had slowly become harder to maintain.
"There's a lot of pressure that comes from having a public relationship, sharing so much, and people loving our relationship, but we were both busy in our careers," she says in another confessional. "Doing long-distance at the time, we weren't talking as much - like, we were barely communicating."
Alix added: "There was a lack of intimacy towards the end of the relationship, and it started to just dwindle away a little bit."
After the move, the star also confessed that getting out of Braxton's house had actually helped her cope with the break-up because she wasn't constantly surrounded by reminders of their life together.
"I knew that moving out of Braxton's house was going to be hard, but it was a lot easier to go through the break-up being removed from it," she says.
"Like, I didn't really see Braxton; I didn't see all my personal cards and letters in his house and, like, my knick-knacks, the bed we used to sleep in together every night. That was a lot harder than I expected."
Since the split, Alix has also had to navigate the particularly brutal reality of breaking up in public.
Earlier this year, she admitted that running into Braxton could still leave her emotional, telling followers that although their interaction had been 'normal and fine', she later cried after they went their separate ways.
She's also faced criticism for moving on and dating again while still having feelings for her ex - something she hit back at in June.
"I'm allowed to be sad at times still I'm a human," she responded to one commenter.
Rhianna Benson