Alix Earle Reveals the 'No. 1 Thing' Braxton Berrios Has Taught Her About Love as They Celebrate Their Anniversary (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle.Photo:Alexander Tamargo/Getty

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Alix Earlehas learned to let her guard down in her relationship withBraxton Berrios.

At the2024ELLE’s Women in Hollywood eventin Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the 23-year-oldHot Messpodcasthost spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about her relationship with Berrios, 29, as they celebrated their first anniversary.

Alix Earle attends 2024 ELLE Women In Hollywood in Los Angeles.Amy Sussman/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty

Earle also adds that “allowing myself to love” and “not being so guarded has been a really big thing for me.” As a result, she says her relationship with Berrios “turned out amazing.”

Earle —who first Berrios met in February 2023and officially started dating him later in November 2023 — previously opened up about their relationship and shared that she was actually apprehensive about dating him on an episode of theHot Messpodcaston Oct. 16.

Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle.Ethan Miller/Getty

Ethan Miller/Getty

“When I met Braxton, I literally was like, ‘The last thing on earth that I want is a boyfriend,’ which is why it took me so long to date him,” Alix explained at the time. “So I was like, ‘I don’t want a boyfriend.’ I was literally like, f— that. I’m not doing it.' "

However, as she got to know him, Earle said she realized Berrios was “just so perfect” for her and made the decision to date him.

Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios at a basketball game in March 2024.Allen Berezovsky/Getty

Allen Berezovsky/Getty

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Earle and Berrios celebrated theirone-year anniversary together on Nov. 11on Instagram. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver shared several sweet photos of the couple together and wrote, “my best days are the ones I spend with you.”

“You’re my best friend and have made me feel a way I didn’t know existed,” he continued in his post. “I’m so in love with the woman you are and am in awe of the one you’re becoming… Observing you has been inspiring, being with you has been fulfilling, and loving you is easier than it’s ever been.

Earle also posted a sweetInstagram Reelcommemorating “one year with my Best Friend 🫶🏻” and included several photos and videos of the couple from their time together.

“To the person who taught me to love whole heartedly… happy 1 year ❣️,” she wrote in the caption of the video. “You have become so much more than my best friend and partner. I didn’t know I was capable of this type of love & I feel like I have truly found my other half! I love you.”

source: people.com