Truth revealed about Alix Earle, stepmom Ashley…
Alix Earle and her stepmom, Ashley Dupré, had been said to be feuding after the latter dissed “Dancing With the Stars” visitor choose Cheryl Burke – but that is probably not the case.
Dupré, 40, got here under fire last week when she “body-shamed” the professional dancer for giving Earle, 24, a decrease rating than the other judges for her “f–king amazing” Halloween tango routine.
“She looks weird,” Dupré, who accused Burke of taking Ozempic, said on social media. “She doesn’t even look like that.”
Thomas Earle, Alix Earle and Ashley Dupré during Alix’s University of Miami commencement celebration in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 11, 2023. Getty Images
Earle and dancing companion Val Chmerkovskiy on “Dancing With the Stars.” Disney
Burke later fired back at the previous escort in a prolonged response video shared to Instagram on Oct. 30.
“My goal was just to be able to give any helpful notes if needed, because that’s all I can really do,” the two-time “DWTS” champ said of why she only awarded the influencer a 9 out of 10.
“If that’s the example you choose to set, then please, I beg of you, leave my name out of it,” Burke concluded her video in an obvious dig at Earle’s stepmom.
Dupré said that Cheryl Burke “looks weird” and accused the professional dancer of taking Ozempic. TikTok/@ashley.earle
Burke fired back at Dupré in a response video shared to Instagram on Oct. 30, 2025. cherylburke/Instagram
Burke explained why she only awarded Earle a 9 when the other judges scored the influencer a 10. cherylburke/Instagram
Dupré in the end apologized for her “insensitive” feedback after going through backlash for the stunning remarks.
“In the heat of the competition, my step-motherly instincts got the better of me,” she explained in a TikTok video. “Never ever do I ever want to make another person feel bad. In fact, I try to do the opposite.”
“I always try to pick others up,” Dupré added. “If you follow me, you know that – I hope – and that’s how we raise our children. I’m sorry that my actions did not reflect that.”
Dupré later apologized for her “insensitive” feedback to Burke in a TikTok video. Ashley Earle/TikTok
Thomas Earle, Alix Earle and Dupré pose with company during Alix’s University of Miami commencement celebration in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 11, 2023. Getty Images
Still, the singer’s harsh feedback about Burke, 41, reportedly created issues between Dupré and her social media star stepdaughter.
“The Earles keep family issues private, but lately there has been noticeable tension between Alix and her stepmom Ashley,” an insider told Daily Mail on Friday.
“Ashley likes attention just as much as Alix, so she’ll say and post whatever she wants without thinking about the repercussions,” they continued. “This smack talking of Cheryl Burke was a scenario where she crossed the line.”
An insider claimed that Dupré’s harsh feedback about Burke created issues between the previous escort and Earle. Instagram/Alix Earle
Earle at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in April 2025. Instagram / @alix_earle
The source additional claimed that Dupré only posted the apology video to Burke out of respect for her construction company heiress stepdaughter.
“Alix would have talked to her stepmom about it immediately and told her what she did was wrong,” the insider said.
“I’m sure Ashley wasn’t thrilled about posting an apology, but she did it for Alix,” they added. “She loves Alix and would not want to get on her bad side.”
A source claimed that Dupré only posted the apology video to Burke out of respect for Earle. BACKGRID
Earle and Chmerkovskiy on “Dancing With the Stars.” Disney
However, a source acquainted with the matter confirmed to Page Six that there really isn’t any drama between Earle and Dupré.
“There is no tension at all,” the insider told the outlet Friday. “Alix is happy that Ashley corrected her comments.”
Dupré, a former escort, first made headlines in 2008 when her position in Eliot Spitzer’s prostitution scandal led to his resignation as the governor of New York.
Another source acquainted with the state of affairs revealed that there isn’t any drama between Earle and Dupré. Disney via Getty Images
Earle and Chmerkovskiy during the Halloween episode of “Dancing With the Stars.” Disney via Getty Images
Dupré and Thomas Earle with their two daughters. ashleyearle//Instagram
Five years later, she tied the knot with the TikTok star’s father, Thomas Earle. The pair allegedly had an affair while Earle’s dad was still married to her mother, Alisa Maniaci.
Since their 2013 wedding ceremony, Dupré and Thomas Earle have welcomed three youngsters: daughter Izabel, 10, daughter Penelope, 8, and son Thomas James Earle II, 6.
“The fact that Ashley would make mean comments about a famous person really just shows she hasn’t changed and just wants attention,” a source told Daily Mail relating to Dupré’s nasty feedback about Burke.
“People who know her don’t take her seriously half the time,” they concluded.
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