Even Alix Earle has her breaking factors — and Dancing With the Stars is certainly testing them.
The 24-year-old influencer acquired emotional this week whereas getting ready for her subsequent routine, sharing a tearful behind-the-scenes take a look at rehearsals on October 24. Within the social media clip, Alix appeared visibly upset as she used viral audio from The Kardashians, that includes Kim Kardashian saying, “There’s days the place I really feel like I do know all of it and I get up the subsequent morning and I’m like wait, none of that is smart.”
Her caption? “Actuality of the primary two days of me studying a brand new dance HAHAH.”
Followers instantly flooded the feedback with assist and praising her honesty. In any case, this season of DWTS has been some of the aggressive but — and Alix has been holding her personal alongside her associate, skilled dancer Val Chmerkovskiy.
Simply two days earlier than posting the emotional video, the duo wowed judges and viewers throughout “Depraved Night time,” performing a jazz routine to “What Is This Feeling?” by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The efficiency scored them a formidable 35 out of 40 — but it surely additionally sparked on-line chatter that the music may need been a delicate nod to rumored rigidity between Alix and Val.
“You already know, on-line, individuals say a bunch of stuff, however I can say, behind the scenes, it’s all love,” Alix advised Us Weekly after the present. “I really feel like there’s a number of followers on-line this season, which I do know is newer and simply it retains rising because the present grows. However I’m so pleased we acquired the music we did, and it was actually enjoyable for us to type of faucet into that.”
Val, 39, agreed, including that “there are bangers all through” the Depraved soundtrack, which means there have been no dangerous music decisions.
The pair’s chemistry has been a frequent matter of on-line debate because the season started in September. However Alix beforehand shut down the drama, assuring followers in a “Get Prepared With Me” video that they really get alongside nice.
“It’s so humorous, as a result of I really feel like we’re turning into besties,” she stated on the time. “I feel we each simply have sarcastic personalities and possibly we have to chill that out, as a result of it does make us seem like we hate one another.”
Now, the duo’s friendship — and Alix’s confidence — appear stronger than ever. Their scores have improved every week, and the social media star says she’s studying to take the judges’ critiques in stride.
“After doing a dance, it’s such an adrenaline rush. I black out each time,” she joked to Us. “I’m like, ‘I don’t even bear in mind till I watched the dance again what I did.’ However [the] judges’ feedback are so nice and so good, and it’s simply encouraging to maintain pushing myself and maintain pushing us on this dance journey.”
