Alix Earle got a flood of encouragement from her fellow “Dancing With the Stars” contestants after she shared a vulnerable post about a rough rehearsal. The 24-year-old posted a video clip of herself looking into the camera with tears in her eyes. She set the video to a TikTok soundbite that seemed to sum up the ups and downs of dance practice. It said, “There’s days where I feel like I know it all, and then I wake up the next morning and I’m like, ‘Wait, none of that makes sense. And then later, I’ll feel like, ‘Oh wait, it’s all clicking.'”
She overlaid the video with the words, “Leaving dance rehearsal today” and alluded to the difficulty of trying to nail fresh moves in the caption of the TikTok post, writing, “Reality of the first two days of me learning a new dance and style HAHAHAH.”
The New Jersey native, who is partnered up with Val Chmerkovskiy for the competition, is a social media influencer with a huge audience of teenage girls and young women. She blew up on TikTok by posting “Get Ready With Me” videos from her University of Miami dorm room before starting her own podcast, titled “Hot Mess,” where she embraced her party girl personality and reminisced on her rambunctious college days. People says Earle has since departed from the Unwell network where her podcast was launched.
‘DWTS’ Pros Reached Out to Comfort Alix Earle
After Earle vulnerably admitted to having a tough time at practice, several of her fellow contestants hit the comments to offer inspiration.
Mark Ballas, a pro who is a three-time champion and currently partnered with “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt, wrote, “You’re doing amazing Alix. KEEP GOING.”
Leavitt followed suit, writing to Earle, “I feel you. You’ve got this!”
Ezra Sosa, who is currently partnered up with Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Jordan Chiles, chimed in, “TRUST THE PROCESS BB!!! You are doing so amazing don’t ever forget that!”
Alix also got a sweet comment from her roommate and best friend, Kristin Konefal, who wrote, “You’re doing fantastic,” before leaving a string of heart emojis.
Val Chmerkovskiy Acted Out Funny TikTok Skit After Alix Earle’s Crying Video
Two days after the vulnerable video where she cried after rehearsals, Earle was back to her funny self, and even recorded a humorous TikTok with her partner Val about the situation.
The dance partners acted out a skit in which Val mouthed along to a TikTok sound that said, “Do you think the Itsy Bitsy Spider gave a care about the rain? No! It climbed the spout again. Lock in!”
“Back to work,” she captioned the clip.
Val previously said he was super excited to be partnered with Earle, calling it a privilege to “teach such an exceptional human my passion and see her absolutely fall in love with it.”
