The following article contains references to disordered eating.
Earle skyrocketed to fame in 2022 and her star hasn’t stopped rising.
As of this writing, she has over 7 million TikTok followers and nearly 4 million Instagram followers.
She also hosts a successful podcast, “Hot Mess with Alix Earle.”
Nevertheless, even her most devoted fans may not know all thefacts about the TikTok Star.
I wanted to rip her head off," she admitted.
Instead, she felt the need to bottle it up for the sake of her family.
These days, Earle’s relationships with her family are better.
“I promise you, you still have your family.
It took many, many years for my family to come together and be okay.”
In that environment, Earle began to restrict her own eating.
“I was just so obsessed with this dieting culture.
Earle credits the friends she made in college for helping her heal her relationship with food.
They noticed her unhealthy habits and encouraged her to be kinder to herself.
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
Fortunately, she wasn’t hurt, but this triggered a consistent anxiety about passing out.
Her anxiety surrounding her health led to panic attacks.
Eventually, she was diagnosed with generalized anxiety, but she was reluctant to take medication for treatment.
Since then, Earle has made a lot of progress.
She is on medication to treat her anxiety and has learned how to cope with her panic attacks.
Today, Earle is open about her journey and is passionate about normalizing less-than-perfect skin.
But when Earle first started sharing her skin breakouts on social media, she was terrified to do it.
“This time last year, I would cry probably three times a day.
I did not want to leave my house.
She encouraged any viewers struggling with acne that it is totally normal.
She’s had many fans reach out about their own experiences and is happy her vulnerability has helped.
The internet star attended the University of Miami, the same school her cousin attended.
And much like her cousin, she wanted to be in a sorority.
Her anxiety was through the roof, which only made the process more difficult for her.
After her top two houses rejected her, Earle said she was a mess.
The rejection hurt her self-confidence and made her wonder what was wrong with her.
She remembered wondering, “‘Am I not good enough?
Am I not pretty enough?
Do I not know how to hold a conversation?
Am I annoying or am I weird?
Every possible negative thought was running through my head.”
She was especially self-conscious because her friends were accepted into the sororities that had rejected her.
She encouraged her fans to go in with a better attitude.
Earle was a prime example of that when she and her friends got scammed on vacation.
The group had booked and paid for a place to stay in Positano, Italy.
However, when they arrived, they could not find the building.
Earle described trying to find their lodging in the middle of the night.
Because of this, some accused Earle of orchestrating the whole thing.
However, she confirmed, “I’m just here to say that was not a stunt at all.
… We actually were stranded in Positano.”
she said in an emotional response.
Earle recalled how sick the experience made her feel.
This is my boyfriend!'”
“The pit in my stomach …
I felt like I was going to pass out, throw up, die,” she said.
As she started to experience more success on social media, he began treating her differently.
“For some reason, that just sent him spiraling,” she said.
“That was just not okay for him.”
“We would literally sit there in silence and … All of this contributed to Earle calling it quits with Wade after just a few months.
