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Cheryl Burke Reveals She's Stayed Celibate for 3 Years Following Matthew Lawrence Divorce
Cheryl Burke revealed 2 radical that perfectly swept her disconnected her feet.
Although the Dancing with the Stars alum had immoderate preconceived notions astir immoderate of her personage partners, the pro dancer admitted that it was the astir unexpected pairings that waltzed into her beingness and stole her heart.
"I've done 20-something seasons, and I've had rather a batch of partners," the 40-year-old explained connected the Dec. 1 occurrence of her Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans podcast. "Though I danced with Emmitt Smith twice, I person to say, actually, I had the astir fun... I was shockingly surprised, I guess. I didn't expect to person specified a large play similar I did with Jack Osbourne and Rob Kardashian."
And portion she said that her “expectations going successful aren’t precise high,” she soon realized that you can’t justice a publication by its cover.
“Their reputations, my judgement of these 2 people, Jack and Rob, they were, successful a way, spoiled brats erstwhile I witnessed them connected MTV, and witnessed Rob on The Kardashians when helium was younger,” she continued. “But these 2 men, they're wholly not what you would expect... I conscionable emotion the information that we got along, and they didn't instrumentality themselves excessively seriously."
During her 26 seasons arsenic a nonrecreational dancer connected the ABC contention show, Cheryl had a star-studded database of partners, from 98 Degrees vocalist Drew Lachey—who she won the play 5 Mirrorball trophy with—to NFL wide receiver Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.
“I thin to gravitate and bask my seasons erstwhile it’s with a world prima oregon an athlete,” she added, “but chiefly a world star.”
But aft astir 17 years, Cheryl decided it was clip to leave the satellite of DWTS behind, announcing connected Instagram that she would beryllium leaving the amusement aft finishing play 31.
"It's the extremity of an era, my clip arsenic a dancer on Dancing with the Stars," she told E! News successful November 2022. "It has changed my life. I person not stopped crying and I'm not 1 to truly cry."
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And adjacent amid negative chatter astir her sentiments toward the show, she made definite to wide the aerial and explicit however overmuch she cherished the clip she got to walk arsenic a pro dancer.
"I volition ever be Dancing with the Stars' no. 1 fan, that's ne'er gonna spell away," she said successful an April occurrence of her podcast. "The past happening that I privation to do, oregon privation to travel crossed as, is idiosyncratic who isn't grateful for her acquisition on Dancing with the Stars, and I am, arsenic you guys know, beyond grateful."
Keep speechmaking to spot which dazzling stars competed for the astir caller Mirrorball trophy…
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Anna Delvey
The inspriation behind Inventing Anna traded her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside spouse Ezra Sosa. However, the fake heiress was eliminated during the season's Sept. 24 episode, with her saying that she learned "nothing" in her now-infamous, one-word farewell speech.
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Ilona Maher
The Olympic rugby subordinate was acceptable to ruck up the creation level with pro Alan Bersten, finishing arsenic the runner-up.
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Chandler Kinney
The Disney Channel prima tried to creation her mode to the apical with spouse Brandon Armstrong and yet placed third.
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Brooks Nader
The exemplary and her spouse Gleb Savchenko were acceptable to strut on the ballroom, but took their last bow connected Oct. 15.
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Reginald VelJohnson
All that mattered for the Family Matters alum and spouse Emma Slater was taking location the Mirrorball Trophy. However, their travel was chopped abbreviated during the 2nd week of contention connected Oct. 8.
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Eric Roberts
The Dark Knight star was partnered with Britt Stewart. They were eliminated successful the 2nd week alongside Reginald and Emma.
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Joey Graziadei
The Bachelor alum has recovered his roseate betwixt thorns successful spouse Jenna Johnson, winning play 33.
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Tori Spelling
The alum of Beverly Hills, 90210 was ohio truthful acceptable to creation alongside Pasha Pashkov. Unfortunately, the 2 past lone 1 week and was chopped from contention successful a treble elimination alongside Anna and Ezra.
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Danny Amendola
The NFL pro and spouse Witney Carson definite scored a touchdown connected the creation floor, placing 5th successful the finale.
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Dwight Howard
The NBA prima hoped to basal caput and shoulders supra the contention with spouse Daniella Karagach, but was eliminated from the contention connected Nov. 12.
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Stephen Nedoroscik
The Olympian had his sights acceptable connected different medal—or should we say, Mirrorball Trophy—with spouse Rylee Arnold, placing 4th successful the Nov. 26 finale.
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Phaedra Parks
The Traitors alum was definite to weed retired the contention with spouse Val Chmerkovskiy, but ended up getting chopped from the lineup Oct. 22.
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Jenn Tran
Though Bachelorette star and spouse Sasha Farber were afloat bloom successful the ballroom, they were eliminated from the contention connected Oct. 29.
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