Braxton Berrios is defending himself after followers known as him out for skipping his ex Alix Earle’s Dancing With the Stars performances earlier than they break up.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, December 11, Berrios, 30, appeared to poke enjoyable on the drama surrounding his break-up by importing a sequence of images of himself and captioning it, “What did I miss?”
Followers had been fast to flock to the feedback part to reply. One follower replied, “Each single efficiency of Alix’s.”
The remark referenced Berrios’ absence from the group which cheered on Earle, 24, as she competed in Dancing With the Stars’ season 34.
In response, the Houston Texans large receiver claimed that he needed to be there however was unable to take action because of his NFL commitments.
“I’d’ve been at each one if I may’ve, sadly I can’t journey like that in season,” Berrios wrote.
Earle and her Dancing With the Stars companion, Val Chmerkovskiy, finally completed in second place on the fact present. They had been crushed to the highest spot by Robert Irwin and his DWTS companion, Witney Carson, through the November 25 finale.
Berrios didn’t attend the finale however shared his help for Earle on the time by way of a video message.
Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle. (Picture by TheStewartofNY/WireImage)
“I’ve watched you pour all the things into this for the reason that second it has began, and I believe it exhibits,” Berrios stated in a prerecorded video. “Good luck. Have enjoyable, babe.”
Berrios and Earle break up after two years of courting, a number of sources confirmed completely to Us Weekly on December 6.
“Majority of their relationship was long-distance and it was arduous for them to navigate,” one insider informed Us. “They mutually agreed on the break up.”
After being linked to Berrios in Might 2023, Earle initially denied they had been courting. She finally confirmed her relationship with the athlete a number of months later in November 2023.
A yr later, Earle shared a gushing tribute to Berrios to mark 12 months collectively.
“To the one that taught me to like wholeheartedly .. completely happy 1 yr ❣️ You will have turn out to be a lot greater than my greatest good friend and companion,” she wrote by way of Instagram for his or her November 2024 anniversary. “I didn’t know I used to be able to such a love and I really feel like I’ve actually discovered my different half! I like you.”
Earlier this yr, Earle spoke about her relationship with Berrios, divulging they had been planning a future collectively.
“We at all times discuss our future,” she informed Us in February. “Proper now, we’re so targeted on our careers that we reside within the second and don’t rush into something. I believe that’s the cool factor about being with Braxton, [he] isn’t frightened of any kind of future.”
Throughout an look on the “Scorching Mess” podcast in September 2023, Earle opened up concerning the evening they first met throughout a Nice Gatsby-themed get together in February the identical yr.
“As we’re standing across the bar, this man comes as much as me and he’s like, ‘Oh, it’s best to actually go discuss to my good friend over there,’ and he factors to this man. I’m like, ‘Yeah, OK, no matter,’” she stated.
Earle defined, “I am going proper as much as him, I shove my hand in his face and I say ‘You.’ He seems to be at me like I’ve six heads. And he’s like ‘What?’ And I am going, ‘You needed to satisfy me.’”
