Alix Earle has addressed her breakup from Braxton Barrios (Image: Variety via Getty Images)

Dancing With the Stars Season 34 runner-up Alix Earle got emotional after finally breaking her silence over her painful split from NFL star Braxton Berrios.

The 24-year-old social media star, who recently competed on the ABC competition series and placed second, took to TikTok over the weekend to speak out about the split in a video where she opened up about what led to their dramatic split after two years together.

The news of their relationship coming to an end just one week after she missed out on the Mirrorball Trophy, which went to Robert Irwin instead.

Now, after staying silent on the matter, Earle is speaking out and sharing her side of the story.

In her video, she shared details about the issues that began plaguing the romance, leading to its ultimate end.

Alix Earle opened up about the split in an emotional video (Image: alixearle/TikTok)

“Braxton and I are no longer together,” she said. “We have been doing long distance since, basically, June, and we haven’t got to see each other that often. It’s just been really difficult for me.”

Earle notably moved in with Barrios in Miami, Florida, in the Spring, but he later signed with the Houston Texans, which forced him to relocate.

She then shared that she became “really motivated” to live in Los Angeles while competing on Dancing with the Stars, which caused her to consider moving there permanently and added additional strife caused by distance.

“I think that was a scary thing for me to realize because it meant us not being in the same place. A part of me also really wants to be focusing on myself right now,” she added. “I just feel like I can’t be what Braxton needs.”

Earle admitted distance was a major factor, and begged fans to not be ‘mean’ to her ex (Image: alixearle/TikTok)

She also shared that it was “difficult” because he was her “best friend” and it felt as if they were just on “two different paths,” before she told fans to stop being “mean” to him.

She also insisted that the breakup had nothing to do with Berrios missing her Dancing With the Stars performances due to his NFL schedule.

“I think I ultimately just wanted to go with trusting my feelings,” she said. “This has just been really hard…it’s not drama. It’s not because he did anything wrong or I did anything wrong. It just didn’t really feel like it was working out, in the moment.”

Her video comes after Berrios seemingly tried to make light of the split in an Instagram post earlier in the week, when he posted a series of photos of himself and captioned it, “What did I miss?”

However, he faced negative comments about not being in LA for Earle’s DWTS run, with one person writing “Every single performance of alixs,” forcing him to respond and write, “I would’ve been at every one if I could’ve, sadly I can’t travel like that in-season.”

Earle and Barrios dated for two years before their split (Image: Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Following her post, Earle received positive comments from many, including others involved with Dancing With the Stars.

“Fully tears in bed, this is so authentic and beautiful,” Ezra Sosa said.

“Your vulnerability is so powerful,” Alan Bersten added.

“Love you Al. I wish I could give you the biggest hug right now,” Whitney Leavitt commented