TikTok star Alix Earle, 22, reveals how her stepmother, former call girl Ashley Dupré, is teaching her to deal with pitfalls of fame by sharing tips on how SHE dealt with scandal of being outed in Eliot Spitzer prostitution sting

Alix Earle’s supersonic rise to fame has been swift and surprising for the TikTok sensation, who has been thrust into the bright spotlight of fame.

But luckily, she’s found the perfect person to turn to for advice when it comes to dealing with the dark side of life in the spotlight: her stepmother Ashley Dupré.

A former escort, Dupré knows all too well what it means to suddenly find herself at the center of much public scrutiny, having found herself in exactly that position when she became embroiled in a public scandal in 2008 with the then-governor of New York. York. Eliot Spitzer, when she was 22.

Now Earle, who is the same age as her stepmother when the Spitzer scandal unfolded, has shared how Dupré helps her navigate the more difficult aspects of public fame in a new interview with Elle.

Dupré was no stranger to being the subject of very public criticism, but he was happy to share advice on how to deal with the pitfalls of fame – with Earle saying that on how to deal with public criticism, the band “brings them closer than ever brought.

When Earle — who rose to fame last year after her Get Ready With Me TikToks went viral — struggled with the sudden bout of attention, she reached out to her father Thomas Earle, who suggested they talk to Dupré instead.

“One time I was overwhelmed by something of mine and I called my dad,” the New Jersey resident recalled Elle.

“He said, ‘You really should talk to Ashley about this,'” she recalled. “She’s dealt with this before, things in the media.”

Earle, who has spoken openly about her struggles with acne, friendship, relationships, depression, anxiety, and the general realities that come with being a social media star, was more than open to Dupré’s guidance.

“Life goes on,” she said when asked what advice Dupré gave her. Not everything is as crazy as it feels right now. People pass over things.’

Her words of wisdom not only helped Earle with her sudden rise to fame, but also sealed some family rifts.

“It’s brought us closer because she can see me through it,” explained the recent graduate of the University of Miami. “Whatever happened in the past, we all got through it as a family.”

Earle added that it’s not the negative comments that bother her, but rather the comments that “are not true.”

“You can’t control everything and what everyone thinks. It’s really just about being happy offline, and then you can be yourself online,” she said, admitting that being in the public eye can be a bit “stressful.”

“I like to share what’s happening in my life with my followers,” Earle continued. “But there are also moments that you should keep private.”

Dupré herself knows all about dealing with public criticism after finding herself at the center of a raging political scandal in 2008 when it was revealed that she had met with Spitzer, then-Governor of New York, who had married in 2008 . time.

When Spitzer was accused of paying Dupré — who went by the name Kristen — $2,000 for sex in a Washington hotel the night before Valentine’s Day, a can of worms was opened revealing that the governor had a long-standing penchant for high-priced call girls, which culminated in his dismissal.

At first, Dupré’s real identity was kept secret, but after she was exposed as the call girl who ultimately caused Spitzer’s downfall, she was subjected to brutal scrutiny.

In an interview with ABC news Months after the scandal first broke, Dupré, who was hired by Spitzer through the high-end escort service Emperor’s Club VIP, insisted she didn’t believe she alone was responsible for his political downfall.

“If it wasn’t me, it would have been someone else,” she said. ‘I did my job. I don’t feel like I brought him down.’

She then became embroiled in further controversy when it was revealed that she had been having an affair with Earle’s father, Thomas, while he was still married to his ex-wife, Alisa, Earle’s mother.

Thomas later divorced his former wife and proposed to Dupré in 2012.

Earle’s own fame started in a slightly healthier way last year, when the then-student started posting Get Ready With Me videos on TikTok.

Charmed by her friendly personality and good looks, she soon had fans hanging on her every word and buying every product she recommended – dubbed the “Alix Earle Effect.”

The social media star is not shy about her life, describing her experience of undergoing breast augmentation and explaining that she doesn’t want to set unrealistic standards for her followers.

Earle’s father Thomas Earle married Dupré in 2013, following a high-profile divorce in 2008 from Earle’s mother Alisa, following rumors that he had cheated on Alisa with Dupré.

Thomas and Dupré had three children together – Izabel, Penelope and Thomas James – with Alix and her sister, Ashtin, from his marriage to Alisa.

Earle often posts in her TikToks about her blended family life, including her siblings and parents.

In July, Earle faced backlash after she was seen kissing herThe then 17-year-old grandson of Donna Karan at a club in Hampton’s – just days after she publicized her rumored romance with NFL player Braxton Berrios.

However, one A source with knowledge of the situation told DailyMail.com at the time that Alix and Braxton “never became official nor boyfriend/girlfriend.”

“Alix has repeatedly stated publicly that she wanted to have a fun summer with her friends and not get into anything too serious,” the source continued.

The insider added that Alix “didn’t know Sebastian was 17.”