‘A little scary.’ Alix Earle shares family drama on her new reality show
Alix Earle is an open e-book.
The University of Miami grad has amassed millions of TikTok followers with her willingness to (over) share relatable and often embarrassing problems, from acne breakouts to boyfriend breakups.
Now, the world is going to get to know even more about Earle, who also doles out TMI on her “Hot Mess” podcast. The OG influencer is getting her own “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”-style reality show on Netflix.
The popular streaming service, which calls the Miami resident “Gen Z’s ultimate ‘It’ girl,” didn’t set an exact date for the unscripted and still-unnamed series, but we hear it should drop sometime later this year.
“We are so happy to partner with Netflix on this show about our fun, loving, sometimes chaotic modern family, and how we always show up for each other through it all,” the 25-year-old Earle said in a statement.
It’s unclear which relatives will show up on screen, but Earle’s younger sister Ashtin, 22, and frequent “Hot Mess” podcast co-host is promoted as a definite presence.
Their parents, who are divorced and live back in their home state of New Jersey, will also likely make an appearance. Mom Alisa Maniaci has breast cancer, Earle revealed earlier this month. Dad Thomas “TJ” Earle shares three children with his second wife, Ashley Dupré, the former call girl who helped bring down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. So footage could get really interesting in the Garden State, too.
In a promo for the project, Earle is seen walking out of Netflix offices, talking to her father on the phone.
“It’s gonna be fine,” she tells him. “What’s the worst that could happen?
Hmm. We’re not sure. We do know that Earle isn’t at the wheel. The show, co-produced by local hospitality king David Grutman’s DGN Studios, isn’t edited by Earle, who is the director of her own Reels and TikToks.
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little scary,” the “Dancing with the Stars” alum admitted in an interview with Netflix. “I’m so used to being in control of what I share and what I keep private, so having cameras around in moments I normally wouldn’t post is definitely an adjustment.”
But if her legions of followers are happy, she’s happy.
“The real, human moments are what connected me to my audience in the first place,” she said. “If letting people in even more makes someone feel less alone, or even just makes them laugh, then it’s worth it.”
