Alix Earle has revealed she has never read a book.
The 25-year-old TikTok star made the confession during an Instagram Q&A with Mel Ottenberg, the editor of Interview magazine, where she fielded rapid-fire questions on everything from dating to job-interview etiquette. Earle, who has amassed more than 13 million followers across Instagram and TikTok through her “Get Ready With Me” videos, did not hold back when the conversation turned to literature.
“I’ve never read a book,” she admitted, adding: “Like, maybe Dr. Seuss,” in reference to the children’s classics by Theodor Seuss Geisel.
The revelation came alongside lighter moments in the exchange. When Ottenberg asked whether bringing an iced coffee to a job interview is acceptable, Earle defended the practice. “I really don’t see the problem with that,” she said. “I guess that’s a Gen Z problem.” On her relationship status, she was equally blunt. Asked “How single are you right now,” Earle replied: “Um, it’s bad.”
The Florida-born influencer has parlayed her social media success into major brand partnerships and her own skincare line, Reale Actives, which targets acne-prone skin. Her reach expanded further earlier this month with the Netflix release of “Earle Meets World,” a reality series chronicling her life alongside sister Ashtin and father TJ.
The show has already generated headlines for its unvarnished look at Earle’s professional conflicts. In one episode, she addresses her fractured relationship with Alex Cooper, the “Call Her Daddy” podcast host whose Unwell Network previously distributed Earle’s “Hot Mess” podcast before dropping it. The move fueled speculation about a rift between the two creators, which Cooper escalated in April 2026 with a TikTok video accusing Earle of sharing “passive aggressive reposts.”
Earle responded by sharing her side on camera, including footage of herself composing a message to Cooper. “I don’t like you. I’m not gonna fall for your bait, getting into a back and forth online. And I don’t think you want that either,” she wrote.
“You are manipulative and toxic. Go ahead and say ‘it’s just business’ all you want, but the way you approach business is disgusting,” Earle continued. “You chose money over morals. You took advantage of me at a young age in a new industry I knew nothing about. You are full of false promises and Unwell was a continuation of that.”
She added: “We had a call where you threatened me to not go to war with you because you know how sick and twisted you are. You will no longer scare or trap me. I may be petty, but I’m not malicious. If there’s one thing I learned from doing business with you, it’s to never do business with anyone like you.”
Earle also competed on “Dancing with the Stars,” further broadening her platform beyond the short-form videos that launched her career. Her candid approach to personal and professional setbacks has become a hallmark of her content, even as critics online seized on her reading admission to question the depth of influencer culture.
The Q&A with Ottenberg offered a characteristic mix of self-deprecating humor and unfiltered disclosure that has defined Earle’s rise. While her lack of literary consumption surprised some followers, it aligned with the unvarnished persona she has cultivated since her college-era TikToks first went viral.