Alix Earle feels even closer to her family members after pulling back the curtain on their lives in their upcoming reality show.
“I would say as a whole, my family got closer, and it was really like we were in family therapy,” Alix, 25, exclusively told Us, while promoting her partnership with Dunkin’ for Alix’s Earle-Y Riser Meal. “Truly, like we had to talk about issues that we maybe used to just sweep under the rug, or we didn’t want to that day.”
She continued, “But then you have producers sitting here, like, ‘OK, hash it out. Here we go.’ So I think, as a whole, we had to be a lot more honest with each other, which resulted in us getting closer with each other.”
Alix shared that she’s “really proud” of the way her family handled those situations on Earle Meets World, adding that it was an “unexpected” development of having cameras follow them around.
“Because you almost think of a reality show and like, ‘Oh gosh, is it gonna tear us apart?’” she said. “But, although we almost tore each other’s hair out at moments, it did actually end up making us closer.”
For Alix, there’s one particular scene with sister Ashtin Earle and mom Alisa Earle that was “definitely a hard moment” to film.
“It was vulnerable, but I’m proud to have it as a part of the show. I’m proud to have it out there,” she said. “But those are sort of things where even if I go back and watch the show, I forget that all this happened or I was feeling these things, and I feel so bad for myself watching it sometimes. I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I just want to give her a hug.’ I’m snotting all over the place.”
She continued, “So I think those are moments where it’s not always fun to see yourself go through something that was so hard in the moment. But like I said, I feel like that is part of what I do and why we were doing the show in the first place is to connect with people. So I am just like taking the risk and going for it, taking the leap of faith.”
Before fans get a front-row seat to her family dynamics on the Netflix show, the influencer can be found teaming up with Dunkin’ for Alix’s Earle-Y Riser Meal — featuring a Shakin’ Espresso with sugar-free vanilla and almondmilk, a Sausage, Egg and Cheese Hash Brown Wake-Up Wrap and three assorted MUNCHKINS Donut Hole Treats.
“When we were picking out the meal or what would be the Earle-Y Riser Meal for this campaign, I was at home with my family. I was testing it out with my little siblings, and I was like, ‘You know what? It would be really cute to have some Munchkins in there for the three little Munchkins.’ So we added three Munchkins to the meal,” she said, referring to her three younger siblings dad Thomas Earle welcomed with wife Ashley Dupré. “I mean, I always go for it whenever I’m traveling.”
The campaign also celebrates Alix’s jam-packed schedule, which has included a stint on Dancing With the Stars, filming her new reality show and her iconic “Get Ready With Me” videos that launched her into creator stardom.
“We wanted the campaign spot to feel really authentic to my every day and whenever anyone asks me about my routine, it is always changing,” she explained. “I never have the same schedule every day, so we like the idea of morning starts when you do. Because some days it’s like I have a 6 a.m. call time, and some days I’m out late and waking up at 2 p.m. And we wanted a meal that was going to be delicious, ready to go at any point in your day to get your morning started, whenever that is for you.”
