Alix Earle's new ad has hidden clues about Braxton Berrios and Tom Brady that fans can't stop decoding

Alix Earle just dropped a skincare ad for her Reale Actives brand, and it has nothing to do with skincare anymore. Fans are picking apart nearly every frame of it, convinced the TikTok star packed in deliberate nods to her NFL ex Braxton Berrios and rumored fling Tom Brady. A deflated football. A live goat walking on set. A jersey number. The internet did not miss any of it. Whether it was intentional or not, Earle has everyone talking again.What hidden references did fans spot in Alix Earle's new ad?The ad opens with Earle walking into a backyard barbecue. A background actor in a sleeveless shirt catches a football. She grabs it from him, flashes a grin, and says, "Thanks, babe!" That shirt had "95" printed on it. Berrios was born in 1995. Fans caught it immediately.Then Earle holds the football, asks, "Do things blow up from time to time?" and proceeds to crush it until it deflates. She answers her own question with a dry "Sure" before tossing it aside. The Deflategate reference was hard to ignore. Brady, of course, was at the center of that 2014 scandal, accused of ordering underinflated footballs before the Patriots beat the Colts 45-7 in the AFC Championship Game.And just when fans thought that was all, a goat walks across the shot. Brady has long been called the G.O.A.T. The placement felt far too deliberate to be a coincidence, and fans treated it exactly that way.What is Alix Earle and Tom Brady's relationship history?Earle and Brady first sparked dating speculation on New Year's Eve 2025 when they were spotted at a party in St. Barths. According to People, they were laughing and dancing closely together throughout the night. That alone was enough to set social media off.The rumors picked up again when both attended a private Fanatics Super Bowl party in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl 2026. A video circulated by gossip page Deauxmoi showed them chatting closely and dancing, and it went viral fast. Brady has not said a word about any of it publicly. Earle, however, has been less coy. On her show, when a guest asked about Brady directly, she smiled and said, "I'm having fun."That was all anyone needed to hear.Why did Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios break up?Earle and Berrios dated for just over two years before calling it quits in December 2025. She opened up about it on TikTok, pointing to scheduling conflicts and the grind of a long-distance relationship as the main reasons. She also said she wanted to put more energy into building her career.Berrios, now with the New York Giants, has stayed quiet on the matter. Earle has not. She used her Netflix docuseries, *Earle Meets World*, to process the split in real time. In the first episode, she and a friend drive to Berrios' home to pick up her things. She told People the experience was "therapeutic" because it gave her room to say what she actually felt. She described going through "so many emotions" during filming, given the breakup had just happened.All episodes of Earle Meets World are currently streaming on Netflix.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.