TikTok star Alix Earle reveals she was stranded in Italy after falling prey to scammers
TikTok star Alix Earle has revealed that she and her friends were stranded in Italy after falling prey to scammers by booking a villa that doesn’t exist.
The 22-year-old, who embarked on the journey along with 10 others, documented the saga on the video-sharing platform.
She revealed that there was a slew of mishaps before the group discovered that the “quaint villa” they had booked in Positano was a fake.
The trip is a continuation of Alix’s festivities to graduate from the University of Miami earlier this month.
TikTok star Alix Earle has revealed she and her friends were stranded in Italy after falling prey to scammers by booking a villa that doesn’t exist
She revealed that there was a slew of mishaps before the group discovered that the “quaint villa” they had booked in Positano was a scam.
In her first clip, which has been viewed more than 4.7 million times, Alix candidly revealed the predicament the group was in as they wheeled their bags out of the airport.
She revealed: “We are stranded in Italy. The house where we would stay does not exist. Our car service has been cancelled. It’s midnight.
“We literally don’t know where to go. 11 girls stranded in Positano. The girls’ trip took a turn for the worse.”
The social media star, who has more than 5.3 million followers on TikTok, has since elaborated on the situation.
She said, “This is how we got stranded in Italy on our girls trip.
‘We left our AirBnB in Ibiza. We had to throw our suitcases down the stairs – they were so heavy.
“We have our hot, sexy drivers. We had time to kill before the airport, so we went for lunch…
‘So now we’re going to the airport to go to our villa in Positano. It was like 800 degrees. We were in the last row of the flight.’
Alix, who did not specify how much the group paid for the villa, has yet to reveal how the problem was resolved, but has still found time to share a slew of snaps from the sun-soaked destination.
The trip is a continuation of Alix’s celebration after graduating from the University of Miami earlier this month
Alix continued, “We landed in Naples and realized our house was a scam.
“It literally didn’t exist and our car service canceled on us. Our dumb asses walked out of the airport without our luggage.
“Security was like ‘you literally can’t get back in.’ We somehow packed our bags, we got into a random taxi, we booked a random hotel room for the night.
‘The view was beautiful though. At two in the morning we have no place to stay for the rest of the trip, so we were a little stressed.”
Alix, who did not specify how much the group paid for the villa, has yet to reveal how the problem was resolved, but has still found time to share a slew of snaps from the sun-soaked destination.
The star has risen through the ranks in recent months to become the latest “It Girl.”
The social media star has risen through the ranks in recent months to become the internet’s newest “It Girl.”
She makes serious money from her content, earning over $70,000 per post, and her own hashtags, “Alix Earle Effect” and “Alix Earle,” have a total of nearly two billion views
She makes serious money from her content, earning over $70,000 per post, and her own hashtags, “Alix Earle Effect” and “Alix Earle,” have a total of nearly two billion views.
But despite being the next big thing, Alix isn’t shy about sharing candid insights into both the good and the bad.
The beauty, who is also a construction company heiress, has been transparent about her struggles with acne, friendship, relationships, depression, anxiety and many other everyday realities that come with being a young social media icon.
She has also previously shared videos detailing her experience of getting a breast augmentation while sharing that she doesn’t want to set unrealistic standards for those who look up to her.