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Alix Earle and Kylie Jenner’s Best Friend Were Served On a Yacht by Below Deck’s Fraser Olender

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Six weeks after her breakup, Alix Earle has surfaced on a yacht off the coast of Sardinia — and she isn’t sailing solo. The influencer was photographed alongside DJ Zack Bia, who rested one hand on her lower back in several of the shots as the group settled into a day of swimming, wine and ping-pong on the water.

Alix Earle and Christen Goff at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show at W South Beach in Miami Beach
At W South Beach in Miami Beach, Alix Earle and Christen Goff appear at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show during Swim Week on May 30, 2026. Photo by Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images.

Earle, 25, has been single since her nearly two-year relationship with NFL receiver Braxton Berrios ended in December. Bia, 30, co-founded Field Trip Recordings and has previously dated Madison Beer, Olivia Rodrigo and Madelyn Cline — a track record that’s earned him a reputation online as a celebrity “canon event.”

Zack Bia in a black t-shirt and dark jeans standing in front of a Fanatics Sportsbook and 40/40 Club step-and-repeat backdrop.
At the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, Zack Bia was on hand for the 40/40 Club Pop-Up, part of Fanatics Fest, on August 17, 2024. Photo by Arturo Holmes / Getty Images.

Earle and Bia weren’t the only names aboard. The trip also drew Stassie Karanikolaou, model Nadine Leopold and Hot Girl Finance host Poppy Jamie. Karanikolaou, Kylie Jenner‘s longtime best friend, notably skipped Jenner’s recent birthday celebrations, a no-show that set off speculation about a cooling between the pair.

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Woman in a dark bikini holding a water bottle gets sunscreen sprayed on her back by a man in a white polo shirt on a yacht platform.
A crew member sprays sunscreen on Alix Earle as she stands on the swim platform of a yacht off the coast of Sardinia on August 11, 2026. Photo by Backgrid.

But the most unexpected face on deck was Fraser Olender, the first male chief stew in Below Deck history. Olender confirmed his relationship with comedian Matt Rogers last November before the two split amicably in mid-July, after about eight months together. On the Sardinia trip, he was spotted spraying sunscreen on Earle as she tanned on a floating raft — a scene that blurred the line between reality-TV crew member and A-list party guest.

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