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TikTok sensation Alix Earle has dished on how her life crumbled after her father had an affair with the then-New York Governor's call girl - revealing that she was forced to hide from paparazzi. 

Gen Z's queen bee, 22, has opened up for the first time about the devastating impact her dad Thomas's affair with Ashley Dupre - which came just a few years after she was involved in a sensational sex scandal with Elliot Spitzer. 

In a new episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the New Jersey native recalled the moment her 'life flipped upside down' when news broke about her dad's affair - sharing that her mom, Alisa Earle, had to smuggle Alix and her younger sister Ashtin out of the house to avoid paparazzi.

At the time, Alix - who was in second grade - confessed that she had little knowledge of what had transpired, revealing that it wasn't until two years later that she learned of her father's affair after she heard some 'commentary' about him in school and turned to the internet for more details.  

 Alix has dished on how her life crumbled after her father had an affair with the then-New York Governor's call girl - revealing that she was forced to hide from paparazzi

Gen Z's queen bee, 22, detailed the effects of her dad Thomas Earle's affair with Ashley Dupre, who had also been involved in a sex scandal with Elliot Spitzer on the Call Her Daddy podcast

The New Jersey native recalled the moment her 'life flipped upside down' when news broke about her dad's affair (TJ and Ashley pictured in 2012)

Alix (shown with TJ and Ashley) also noted that it was 'super weird' when her father began bringing Ashley around

On the podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper, the TikTok star was asked: 'Can you take me back to the moment when you were in second grade and your life essentially flipped upside down?' 

Alix, who said she had never publicly spoken about her dad's affair before, shared that she remembered the day paparazzi stormed their family's home after her father cheated with 'someone who was very well-known for having sexual relations,' very 'clearly.' 

'I've never talked about this online before, I was waiting for the right platform or moment. 

'I remember the day very clearly,' she said before adding that she initially had 'no idea' what was occurring. 

She explained: 'Paparazzi had shown up at my house and my mom quickly kind of got me and my sister out of the house over to our cousins. 

'We stayed there for a few days and I had no idea what was going on. I didn't know they were paparazzi. I thought news broadcasters were interviewing the neighbors.'

And although the social media star didn't quite understand what the fuss was about at the time due to how young she was, she learned the truth through Google two years later. 

Reports that her father was cheating on his then-wife and Alix's mom Alisa began to flood the internet. 

On the podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper, the TikTok star was asked: 'Can you take me back to the moment when you were in second grade and your life essentially flipped upside down?'

Although Alix's life was uprooted when she was in 'second grade,' she only learned about the affair two years later after she heard 'commentary' about her dad while in school (Alix pictured with Ashley and her siblings)

Alix, who said she had never publicly spoken about her dad's affair before, shared that she remembered the day paparazzi stormed their family's home after her father cheated

Soon enough, news broke that TJ had been secretly seeing Ashley, who went on to rock the world of politics as it was revealed she was a sex worker at the Emperors Club VIP escort agency, which counted former New York governor Eliot as a client, and eventually prompted him to resign from office. 

'It was in like fourth grade. I started to kind of hear commentary from people and I had an iPad at the time. 

'I'm Googling my family and all of a sudden, I see that the past two years of my life had been a lie.'

The 22-year-old added: 'My dad had an affair with someone who was well-known for her job having sexual relations with high-class people and one of them was even the governor of New York.

'She was very well-known from that and in turn, my dad's affair became a very public situation.'

Alix noted that after learning her life had been a 'lie,' she felt like her world 'crashed down in that moment.' 

The TikTok sensation also credited her mom for shielding her from her dad's affair, adding that Alisa helped keep everything civil, despite the ongoing drama. 

'I didn't know the severity of what had happened between my parents because my mom was super, super mature about it and didn't speak to us about it and didn't put that stress that she was going through onto us. 

And although the social media star didn't quite understand what the fuss was about at the time due to how young she was, she learned the truth through Google two years later

Alix noted that after learning her life had been a 'lie,' she felt like her world 'crashed down in that moment'

The TikTok sensation (pictured as a child with her mom and sister) also credited her mom from shielding her from her dad's affair, adding that Alisa helped keep everything civil, despite the ongoing drama

'I kind of figured it out myself and then I proceeded to deal with it myself,' she explained.

A year after paparazzi stormed their home, Alisa and TJ divorced and Alix's father continued his relationship with Ashley. 

Ashley and TJ ended up tying the knot in 2013. 

And while the family has now all moved on from any past tensions, Alix noted that it was 'super weird' getting accustomed to seeing Ashley around.  

She added: 'When my stepmom started to hang around with my dad after he had moved out, she came into his life and we were introduced to her, which was super weird. 

'And I was told that I had to be respectful to this woman and we had to be nice to her. I wanted to rip her head off.     

'It was very weird because I felt like I was a 10-year-old having to be more mature than someone 20, 30 years older than me.' 

And while the family has now all moved on from any past tensions, Alix noted that it was 'super weird' getting accustomed to seeing Ashley around

In addition to dealing with issues at home, Alix struggled when it came to the fallout of her father's affair at school, adding that some children weren't allowed to come to her house 

In addition to dealing with issues at home, Alix struggled when it came to the fallout of her father's affair at school, adding that some children weren't allowed to come to her house because of it. 

'The parents would kind of tell my mom and she would tell me kind of the harsh truth of why this can't happen. She would have to sit me down and be like, "They don't really respect us."'

The social media star also detailed how humiliated she was after the then-New York Governor resigned due to his affair with Ashley in 2008. 

'My teacher in high school was talking about this governor's affair and said exactly what had happened—who it had happened with—and like looked me in the eyes while this was going on in class. 

'I remember my classmates looking at me and like, laughing because this was about my family. And this was something he was literally teaching in history class.

'I left school bawling my eyes out. I was so embarrassed,' she explained. 

However, now, Alix noted that there are no issues within the family and they are 'well blended.' 

The social media star also detailed how humiliated she was after the then-New York Governor resigned due to his affair with Ashley in 2008

She has recently been the subject of controversy after many slammed her for being the responsible for Braxton Berrios and Sophia Culpo's split

In August, Alix told Elle that she and Ashley are 'super close, and we've gotten to such a good point.' 

'Whatever's happened in the past, we've all gotten past it as a family,' she added.

And, she said her stepmom even helped with her sudden rise to stardom. 

In addition to Ashtin, 20, Alix's siblings also include Izabel, 10, Penelope, 8, and six-year-old Thomas James. 

Alix began her social media climb last year, and has since become TikTok's 'best friend' who frequently shares footage from her wild nights out. 

She has recently been the subject of controversy after many slammed her for being the responsible for Braxton Berrios and Sophia Culpo's split - with Alix insisting she and Braxton began their relationship after they broke up.

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