FORGET your traditional love triangle – this is the celebrity ‘love square’ nobody saw coming.
Months after Formula One star Lando Norris split from his on-off girlfriend Magui Corceiro, she has now sparked romance rumours with NFL star Braxton Berrios – the ex of Lando’s rumoured new love interest, TikTok influencer Alix Earle.
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And while fans have been left baffled by the apparent partner swap, Alix, 25, is said to feel the situation is a step too far – particularly after she recently asked Braxton if there was still any chance of them getting back together.
Insiders claim Alix feels Portuguese model Magui, 23, is deliberately “targeting” her, with Braxton’s involvement making the situation even harder to ignore.
Our source says: “Braxton has been spotted with other girls since their break-up, which hurt, but Alix understood that he was single and was trying to move on too.
“But seeing him with Lando’s ex feels targeted to her, and she simply didn’t want to see it. This just feels like a shove in her face.”
Lando, 26, and Magui initially split in February this year, when the race star declared himself a “single man”.
But just two months later, the pair were back together at a football match in Portugal, sparking reports they were giving their relationship another chance.
By June, however, they had finally called time on their romance.
That same month, Alix and Lando were first publicly linked after crossing paths during Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
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They later fuelled dating rumours after being spotted leaving a private members’ club in London’s Mayfair, with sources claiming the pair were “taking things slowly”.
At the time, Alix had been single for just six months following her split from sports star Braxton, 30, after almost three years together.
The influencer had been filming her new reality series, Earle Meets World, which gives fans an unfiltered look behind the scenes of her life, family and relationships.
And the show revealed just how complicated things still were between Alix and Braxton.
In one episode, Alix opened up about the possibility of reconciling with her former boyfriend during a four-hour, deeply honest conversation.
She stopped short of confirming they were back together, instead saying they were on good terms and adding: “We’ll see.”
But just days after Earle Meets World premiered last week, Braxton was spotted at the White Horse Tavern in Soho, New York, with Magui.
The pair have since been seen together multiple times, including at upmarket restaurants Crane Club and Eighty Six.
One stunned fan wrote: “Braxton Berrios broke the internet overnight.” But a source says it wasn’t a chance meeting.
They told us: “They’ve actually been chatting for the last few weeks. It wasn’t a case of them suddenly meeting – they had been in contact before they were first spotted in New York.”
The drama only escalated when Alix unfollowed Braxton on Instagram after news of his apparent romance with Magui broke.
Eagle-eyed fans also noticed Magui had posted a TikTok using the exact same “I’m young, I’m free” audio Alix had used weeks earlier when she hit back at speculation surrounding her and Lando with the caption: “Don’t kill my vibe.”
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The apparent coincidence prompted some followers to accuse Magui of being “salty” and deliberately throwing shade at Alix.
And according to our insider, Magui’s dates with Braxton have caused more hurt than her social media digs.
Our source says: “Alix is hurt by the fact that this seems like a direct dig. She brushed off the past reposts and digs Magui made at her on TikTok because she understood the circumstances, but Braxton getting involved feels like too much for her.
“She chose to unfollow him to protect herself because she was hurt by their break-up in the past and was finally in a good place. She’s been working on moving on, focusing on herself and work.”
Despite Alix’s feelings about her ex and his apparent new romance, she is not letting the drama get in the way of her budding relationship with Lando.
Our insider says: “This new saga hasn’t affected the relationship between Alix and Lando.
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“They’re on good terms and have a genuine friendship, and neither of them has let what is happening with their exes come between them.”
They added: “There is no awkwardness between Alix and Lando over Magui and Braxton, and if anything, they have been able to remain supportive of each other. The drama involving their respective exes has not changed their relationship.”
Whether Magui and Braxton’s romance is genuine – or, as plenty of fans suspect, a response to the events of the past few months – remains to be seen.
But while their exes appear to have found themselves at the centre of a very unexpected romance, Alix and Lando are wanting to move past it.
Our source says: “Alix is focused on moving forward and living her life, while Lando is completely focused on finishing the season and keeping his head in the right place.
“They’re both just getting on with their own lives and neither wants to get caught up in the drama surrounding their exes.”
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