Alix Earle just got a major boost from one of her biggest inspirations, Lady Gaga herself.
The 24-year-old influencer recently shared TikTok clips of her Halloween look, inspired by Gaga’s iconic 2009 Paparazzi music video.
The outfit did not go unnoticed. Gaga jumped into the comments to encourage her, writing, “Girl I love you. And I’m rooting for you DWTS! Thank you for this, it’s so sweet.”
Earle carried that energy to the dance floor on October 28 Halloween night episode of Dancing with the stars.
She and partner Val Chmerkovskiy performed a tango to Billie Eilish Bury a friendopening their routine by rising from a garbage pit, a moment that nodded to Gaga’s “skeleton pit” that occurred during her The chaos ball touring during performances Perfect celebrity.
Earle has often called Gaga her favorite artist, so the support was full circle. And it seems viewers are just as engaged.
This week’s theme episode attracted a total of 6.74 million viewers, marking a new season high and seeing ratings increase for the sixth week in a row. It actually rose 2% from the October 21 episode, despite the opposition World Series Game 4 on Fox.
While Gaga cheers from afar and the crowd listens more each week, Earle continues DWTS seems to be gaining serious momentum.
