Social media influencer Alix Earle and her dance partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, advanced to the finale of “Dancing with the Stars” on an emotional night.
Earle, 24, a popular social media influencer who has been dating Texans wide receiver Braxton Berrios since 2023, will face Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa, Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach, and Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten in the finale after Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas were eliminated.
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Fans raved about the Nov. 18 Prince-themed episode, and Berrios cheered Earle on, posting a video to his Instagram story. “Semifinals, let’s go!” he posted.
Along with stars dancing on stage came an unexpected movie star in the crowd – Zac Efron as he was there to cheer on his brother Dylan and caused a social media frenzy.
Both Earle and Chiles shed tears after learning they would move on.
Earle was announced as a Season 34 contestant this year, joining other celebrities and athletes with Houston ties who have appeared on the show, such as Clyde Drexler, Simone Biles and Dwight Howard.
This article originally published at Social media influencer Alix Earle is in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ finale.