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Two young hotties who have caused quite a stir in various cultural sectors Benson Boone and Alix Earle.
Worlds collided this week with astonishing results.
We can see the two fall in love in an amazing whirlwind, kiss and get married and more, in a new music video.
Even steamier is the behind-the-scenes footage of their less serious choreography. The chemistry is reportedly off the charts.
‘Time of my life’
Thursday, June 25, was Benson Boone’s birthday.
(He turned 24. Yes, we regret to inform you that, like millions of other actual adults, he was born in 2002.)
To mark the occasion, he released the music video “The Time of My Life”, which features him and Alix Earle as the stars of a dramatic love story.
The fantasy romance takes the two sword fighting, dragon slaying and getting married before exchanging a kiss.
To be clear, this is a music video – this is an acting role for Alix. However, in cases like Sam Asghari or Chris Shell Stausesometimes getting dumped is just the first step towards a long-term relationship.
Whatever you think of Boone — or Earle, for that matter — it’s an adventurous video that you don’t see much anymore.
The fantasy atmospheres are amazing. Specifically, parts of it have a sword and sorcery energy, a fun subgenre that is increasingly scarce in a world where business-savvy prudes run most entertainment companies.
The two spent a week filming.
TMZ‘s sources reported that they had incredible chemistry during the music video.
We know people do soaking jokes, but Boone is actually no longer Mormon. That is not to say that anything is happening between them, although he has denied that they are dating.
Benson Boone dances to Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” pic.twitter.com/tsI4bvhs8X
— culture (@notgwendalupe) June 26, 2026
‘Slave 4 U’ choreography
In addition to the romantic music video, the two shared a little backstage dance to Britney Spears’ “Slave 4 U.”
In truth, this has led some to accuse Boone of queerbaiting. After all, choreographing Britney’s greatest hits was an unconscious right of passage for millions of gay Millennials — sometimes before they knew they were gay.
However, we must emphasize that queerbaiting is a specific term with a specific meaning. A singer who takes on a specific look or does certain dances may lead some to assume his sexuality, but that is not what it means.
Queerbaiting very specifically refers to a piece of media that winks and nudges at viewers that a couple will get together when they know full well that – due to censorship or showrunner’s preference – they won’t.
Others have accused Boone of being a closeted man who is straightbaiting with Earle.
Though Will & Grace was arguably a genuine case of straightbaiting (the show was pitched as a will-they-or-won’t-they, even though they obviously wouldn’t), it’s not really one thing either.
Boone has repeatedly avoided comparisons to music legends, insisting he’s just being himself.
We’ll probably let him. He is barely 24. Do you remember 2012? He was 10.
Sometimes we need to speak these dark truths to keep things in perspective.
