Alix Earle is speaking candidly about her love life. Months after sparking romance rumors with Tom Brady, she revealed her preference for dating older men. "I went on a date with a guy who was just a year older than me," Alix said in the May 21 episode of her Get Real With Me YouTube series. "But I can't do it again. That's never going to happen."
"It didn't feel like I was with a man," she added. "I want someone who will take care of me." Since her breakup from Braxton Berrios in 2025, the 25-year-old hasn't had much luck in the love department with guys her own age. However, she admitted to previously being attracted to suitors where the age gap was too wide.
"But sometimes I've gone too far in the other direction," she explained. "I'm like, 'Grandpa!'" Noting that she's "too mature" for a limited dating pool, Alix emphasized that she's after an older man because she wants "someone who knows their stuff."
This wouldn't be the first time the TikTok star has shared her hopes for Mr. Right. After all, she threw subtle shade at both Braxton and Tom when she declared that she'd be dating "no more football players" moving forward.
"I really want to date a rock star," Alix said in her Coachella recap video posted to YouTube on April 16, after seeing Sombr perform at the annual music festival. "It's my dream. That's literally my dream."
The Dancing With the Stars alum was rumored to be dating Tom, 48, after she and the former New England Patriots quarterback were seen partying at the same New Year's Eve event in St. Barths before they were spotted at multiple events in the months following. While Alix has never confirmed her romance with the NFL legend, she has been candid about life since ending her relationship with Braxton, 30, confessing that the hardest part was feeling lonely.
"Obviously, I have friends, family, and whatever," she said in a Jan. 21 TikTok. "But feeling the stability of a male partner or even just someone to talk to or distract me is so weird."
As Alix navigates her new chapter as a single woman, she's making sure to give herself grace. "Feeling weird and sad, and probably sounding silly," she wrote in the post's caption. "But if you're going through something similar, just know you're not alone."
