The Moment
Alix Earle is not easing into 2026 quietly. Days after a very hands-on New Year’s Eve with Tom Brady on a yacht in St. Barths, the 25-year-old influencer is on Instagram toasting “new friends, new memories, and new beginnings.” Subtle is not the vibe.
In widely shared clips from a New Year’s Eve party on the Caribbean island, Earle is seen dancing with the 48-year-old retired NFL legend. She leans in to whisper in his ear, slowly runs her hand down his back, and at one point he places his hand around her lower waist as they move together on the dance floor.
EXCLUSIVE: Influencer Alix Earle and former NFL great Tom Brady spent some quality time together at a St. Barts yacht party, sources tell Page Six. 👀🔍 📸: Instagram, Getty pic.twitter.com/faAiUGzjZW
— Page Six (@PageSix) January 1, 2026
Now back on the grid, Earle posted a carousel from the trip with the caption: “Rumor has it we’re still dancing. New friends, new memories, and new beginnings to start off the new year. Words can’t describe how amazing this trip was.”
So we’ve got: flirty yacht footage, a loaded “new beginnings” caption, and two very famous, very single people. And yet, so far, neither Earle nor Brady has said a word publicly about what any of it actually means.
The Take
I’ll say it: this doesn’t look like a grand romance yet. It looks like what happens when Divorced Dad Spring Break collides with TikTok Hot Girl Era 2.0 – and the cameras happen to be rolling.
Earle is freshly out of a two-year relationship with Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Berrios. She cried through the breakup announcement on Instagram in mid-December, called him her “best friend,” and stressed that they were on good terms. Fast-forward a couple of weeks and she’s in St. Barths, bikini-clad on a yacht, whispering in Tom Brady’s ear while the internet zooms in frame by frame like it’s the Zapruder film.
From where I’m sitting, this looks less like a hard-launch and more like a soft-flex. Earle gets a headline-making rebound moment with a seven-time Super Bowl champion. Brady, long divorced from Gisele Bundchen and firmly in his Bachelor Era, gets to look fun, desirable, and very much not sitting at home reorganizing his supplements cabinet.
Do they have chemistry in the videos? Sure. Do people flirt at New Year’s parties after one too many glasses of champagne? Also sure. The “new beginnings” caption is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here – and remember, influencers speak fluent ambiguity as marketing. A little mystery keeps her followers refreshing, keeps his name trending, and keeps everyone guessing without either of them having to commit to a story.
The age gap (25 and 48) will make some folks squirm, but both are adults, both are single, and both know exactly how public this all is. This is not some secret cabin tryst in the woods; it’s an A-list yacht with people openly filming. If anything, it reads like a mutually beneficial PR dance: he’s the legendary quarterback loosening up after retirement; she’s the social media star proving she’s moved on and leveling up her circle.
If this turns into something real, we’ll know – not because of one blurry party clip, but because it will slowly, inevitably, start to look boring: dinners, games, repeat sightings, maybe a podcast mention. For now, it feels more like a sparkly, champagne-fueled moment that both of them are happy to let the internet overanalyze.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- Alix Earle posted an Instagram carousel from St. Barths with the caption: “Rumor has it we’re still dancing. New friends, new memories, and new beginnings to start off the new year. Words can’t describe how amazing this trip was,” shared in early January 2026.
- Widely circulated New Year’s Eve videos from a yacht party in St. Barths show Earle dancing closely with Tom Brady, whispering in his ear and touching his back, while he is seen with his hand around her lower waist.
- Earle announced her split from Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Berrios in mid-December 2025 on Instagram, crying as she described him as her “best friend,” saying long distance had caused them to drift apart and stressing that they were on good terms.
- Tom Brady has been publicly single since his 2022 divorce from Gisele Bundchen, which they confirmed in a joint statement alongside finalized court filings.
- Earle recently finished as a runner-up on “Dancing With the Stars,” raising her profile beyond social media and into mainstream TV.
Unverified / Reported Only:
- An anonymous party guest quoted in an entertainment report claimed Earle and Brady broke away from the larger yacht group to talk in a private cabin for part of the night. This has not been confirmed by either of them.
- There is no confirmed evidence that Earle and Brady are dating or in any kind of ongoing romantic relationship; all we have publicly is one party interaction and social media chatter.
- What Earle whispered to Brady in the videos – and what was said during any private conversation – is unknown.
Sources (human-readable): Alix Earle’s Instagram posts and breakup video, December 2025-January 2026; publicly shared New Year’s Eve yacht videos from St. Barths circulated on social media in early January 2026; public divorce statement and court records confirming Tom Brady’s 2022 divorce from Gisele Bundchen.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you’ve only vaguely heard the name Alix Earle from your kids’ For You pages: she’s a mega-followed TikTok and Instagram creator known for chatty GRWMs (“get ready with me” videos), candid talk about anxiety and acne, and a full-blown “It girl” status with Gen Z. She recently made the jump to prime-time as a finalist on “Dancing With the Stars,” which put her in front of viewers who have never opened TikTok in their lives.
Until last month, Earle was in a two-year relationship with NFL wide receiver Braxton Berrios, currently with the Houston Texans. She announced their breakup herself on Instagram, emphasizing there was no villain and blaming long-distance schedules. Tom Brady, meanwhile, is the retired seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, long associated with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, now navigating his high-profile single life post-divorce.
What’s Next
What happens after a viral yacht tango? A few things to watch:
- Repeat sightings: If Earle and Brady are photographed together again – at dinners, games, or future trips – that’s when “flirty moment” starts tipping into “possible situation.” One party does not a relationship make.
- How she tells it: Earle hosts a popular podcast and is extremely online. If this becomes a bigger story in her life, expect her to address it there or in a vlog, probably with some “I know what you’re all asking…” wink.
- How he plays it: Brady tends to be more controlled with his image. If he’s suddenly comfortable being seen in more relaxed, romantic contexts post-retirement, that’s a shift from the ultra-buttoned-up family-man brand he held for years.
- The fan reaction: There’s already chatter about the age gap, the rebound timing, and whether this is just celebrity musical chairs. How their respective fanbases respond could influence how public either of them chooses to be about any future contact.
For now, all we actually have is a very glamorous New Year’s Eve, a spicy caption about “new beginnings,” and two famous people enjoying the attention without clarifying a thing. In 2026, that alone is its own kind of power move.
Your turn: When you see clips like this, do you assume it’s genuine chemistry, smart image management, or a little bit of both?
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