Alix Earle Says She's Never Read a Book: "Maybe Dr. Seuss?"

Alix Earle dropped a confession this week that stopped the internet mid-scroll. During a rapid-fire Q&A with Interview magazine editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg, the 25-year-old influencer was asked about the last book she read. Her answer:“I’ve never read a book.”When pressed, she added,“Like, maybe Dr. Seuss.”The clip, posted to Instagram on Monday, had comments split almost instantly, with critics calling it a symptom of a bigger literacy problem and fans praising her for not pretending.

The book moment wasn’t the only headline from the interview. Earle also weighed in on the ongoing debate about whether bringing an iced coffee to a job interview is unprofessional, saying it isn’t. She joked about getting back with an ex before flatly calling it a lie, a moment that lands differently when you remember the ex is NFL athlete Braxton Berrios. The two split in December 2025 after two years of dating, and their breakup played out on camera in her Netflix series“Earle Meets World,”where she asked him about rekindling the romance.

So why is this blowing up? Because it touches three things people cannot stop arguing about: what influencers owe their audience, whether young celebrities get held to any intellectual standard, and how much of our personal lives should be content in the first place. Earle answered all three in under a minute, and she did it without flinching.

What’s the last book you finished? Drop it in the comments, no judgment.