At a Glance
- TikTok star Alix Earle disclosed her mother Alisa’s breast-cancer diagnosis
- Earle kept the news private while competing on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars
- She posted a Jan. 11 video of herself and sister Ashtin supporting Alisa in hospital
- Why it matters: Shows how public figures balance personal crises with professional obligations
TikTok personality Alix Earle, 25, has publicly shared that her mother, Alisa, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The revelation came in a heartfelt Jan. 11 post across Instagram and TikTok that stitched together hospital-room moments of the family rallying around Alisa.
Diagnosis Mid-Season
Earle first learned of her mother’s illness halfway through Dancing with the Stars last fall. When a TikTok user later remarked that she had appeared to “struggle” on the show, Earle replied:
> “We found out abt halfway through the season and she still showed up every week 💗.”
Despite the private stress, Earle finished as runner-up alongside professional partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
Hospital Visit Captured on Video
The Jan. 11 clip shows Alix and Ashtin:
- Styling their mom’s hair
- Holding her hand
- Sharing ice cream and drinks
Text overlaying the footage reads “F!ck Cancer,” while a voice-over states, “Strong women never give up. We might need a coffee, we might need a good cry, we might need a day in bed but we will always come back stronger.”
Earle captioned the post:
> “Go momma! So proud and inspired by you 💕 no challenge you can’t face and come back stronger .. I love you! #breastcancerawareness.”
Pre-Operation Update
Four days earlier, on Jan. 7, Earle told followers that Alisa was in hospital for surgery. She explained she had just returned from a whirlwind trip that spanned four countries in two days and was now focused on family.
> “Back home in Jersey, my mom is in the hospital for her operation right now, so I’m going to go see her,” she said. “I may or may not talk more about this this week. I just want to see how everything goes and, first of all, just be there for her.”
Earle added that her sister and Alisa’s boyfriend had been present that morning, and the family planned to pick her up the next day to begin at-home care.
Earlier Hints
Signs of the health scare surfaced Dec. 28 when Earle posted that she and Ashtin spent the day after Christmas with their mom to consult doctors.
> “That day was honestly a little hard for me,” she recalled, noting they had learned the diagnosis during the DWTS season. “This was also something we found out about while I was on Dancing with the Stars, so that was just another one of the things I was dealing with.”
After filming wrapped, Earle acknowledged in a late-November TikTok that she had “a lot” happening off-camera.
> “There were a lot of points throughout the season that I was sitting with myself and in these thoughts and started to realize these things or realize what I wanted in life. And I think as those thoughts would come up, I think it was scary.”
She continued:
> “There was just a lot that happened in my personal life throughout the season that I am happy – I think – that I didn’t share for television … I didn’t want to just say things for the sake of making a really entertaining package and putting these stories in other people’s hands. So I am proud of myself for that.”
Key Takeaways
- Alisa Earle is recovering from surgery related to breast cancer
- Alix chose privacy during DWTS, prioritizing family over public narrative
- The Earle family is coordinating post-operative care at home
