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Ben Higgins has some feelings about the speculative relationship between Alix Earle and Tom Brady.
“I think it’s not cool,” the former Bachelor, 36, said of Earle, 25, and Brady’s outings to his cohost Ashley Iaconetti during the Tuesday, January 6, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Almost Famous” podcast.
Iaconetti, 37, asked if it was because Earle is “too young” compared to Brady, 48. (Brady and Earle have a 23-year age difference.)
“Yeah but I think that’s like a thing now, I think it feels weird to me,” Higgins responded. “It feels like a headline grabber any time that [it] comes out somebody is dating, I feel icky about it because I just don’t love the idea of spending time or dating someone strictly for the idea of a headline.”
Iaconetti added she can see Earle’s “motivation” since the influencer recently suffered a breakup from Braxton Berrios.
“Can’t they just be two hot people and be like, ‘Let’s hang out on a boat together? We would have done this, headlines or not,’” Iaconetti said.
Higgins quipped, “That’s been the human experience since the beginning of time.”
While Higgins doesn’t know “enough” about Brady and Earle’s situation, he hopes their dynamic is genuine rather than fabricated.
“I don’t know enough to make a judgement call other than if they are doing it because it is a headline then it feels like the cheapest way to objectify someone else,” he explained. “However, if they’re both agreeing to it and they’re still in St. Barths living their yacht life, go for it, Alix. Go for it Tom.”
One element Higgins doesn’t like is the age difference between the pair, as he wondered if Earle is close in age to Brady’s kids. (The former football player is father to son Jack, 17, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan, and son Benjamin, 15, and daughter Vivian, 12, with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen.)
“That’s where it gets weird for me,” he said of the duo’s age gap, theorizing that either of his teen sons might be aware of Earle. “And all of a sudden your dad rolls up with her, and you’re like, ‘Oh gosh.’”
Earle and Brady were spotted together ringing in 2026 at a nightclub in St. Barths.
“Alix and Tom were together the entire night on New Year’s Eve partying at a party hosted by Palm Tree Crew in St. Barths,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, January 2. “They met through mutual friends who were also in St. Barths and had an instant connection. There was a lot of chemistry between them.”
The insider explained that Earle isn’t looking for “anything serious” following her December 2025 split from Berrios.
Earle subtly addressed her night out with Brady on social media as she looked back on the evening.
“Rumor has it we’re still dancing 🕺🕺 new friends, new memories, and new beginnings to start off the new year :)” Earle captioned the Instagram post, seemingly referring to the rumors surrounding her and Brady on the dance floor. “Words can’t describe how amazing this trip was, so grateful to @bgarlinghouse & @taragarlinghouse for hosting us & @managermyles for throwing the best nye party EVER!!!”
