Earlier this year, Cheryl Burke revealed that she and husband Matthew Lawrence were splitting up after nearly three years of marriage.
10.05.2022 - 15:23 / usmagazine.com
Up for the challenge. Cheryl Burke is getting candid about her divorce from Matthew Lawrence, admitting it has “100 percent” tested her sobriety — but not for the reasons you might think.
“It’s not like I miss the act of drinking. I don’t. I never liked the taste of it. It was just for the effect,” she exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her “Burke in the Game” podcast. “Absolutely, I’ve thought about it, especially [when] I’m home alone.”
Burke, 38, revealed she had been sober for three years after calling herself a “functioning drunk” during an episode of the “Heart of the Matter” podcast in 2021. Now that she is living alone post-split from Boy Meets World alum Lawrence, 42, the dancer is doing her best to find peace in being on her own.
“I’ve lived in this home for 15 years and I’ve had lots of memories as you can imagine,” she told Us. “It’s a new, quiet in my life. And there are times I love it. [Then] there are times that I’m, like, really conscious about it and I’m observing my thoughts and I’m like, ‘Wow, the peace is quiet.’ I have definitely put in a lot of new energy in trying to make this kind of like my Zen.”
The DWTS alum announced her split from her estranged husband in March after three years of marriage. While Burke said that the “word dating still makes her nauseous,” her iHeart Radio podcast will follow her along in the next chapter of her life.
“I like to think that I can micromanage everything around me and somehow come out with the result that I want when it never works,” she explained to Us. “So I was like, ‘OK, as long as you guys respect the fact that I’m not ready to date at the moment.’ They are coming along this journey with me as I’m going through this divorce, which isn’t easy, and it
Earlier this year, Cheryl Burke revealed that she and husband Matthew Lawrence were splitting up after nearly three years of marriage.
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Reflecting on the past. Cheryl Burke got candid about her marriage to Matthew Lawrence and the importance of couple’s therapy regardless of the outcome.
Cheryl Burke is giving her first TV interview since her split from husband Matthew Lawrence. In February, the “Dancing With the Stars” pro and the 42-year-old actor announced that they were separating after three years of marriage, and Burke explains her decision to go public about their split.
Dancing with the Stars professional Cheryl Burke has revealed that she went through couples therapy with her estranged husband before she filed for divorce.Exclusive: Cheryl Burke admits Dancing with the Stars could 'take a few notes' from Strictly Come DancingCheryl and Matthew, 42, wed in May 2019 after meeting in 2006 when she was paired with his brother Joey Lawrence on the hit competition show. They dated for a year but then ended things before reuniting 10 years later in 2017.WATCH: Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence were in couple's therapyCheryl filed for divorce on 18 February, and the court documents seen by Us Weekly reveal the separation date for Cheryl and NMatthew Lawrence was listed at 7 January; Cheryl cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split."I'm a huge advocate for therapy," Cheryl shared on Wednesday's episode of Tamron Hall.MORE: Brian Austin Green and Dancing with the Stars' Sharna Burgess expecting their first child togetherMORE: DWTS alum Maks Chmerkovskiy posts devastating video from Kyiv as Russia invades Ukraine"I truly believe in it.
Cheryl Burke gives her first TV interview since her split from husband Matthew Lawrence. In February, the pro and 42-year-old actor announced that they were separating after three years of marriage, and Burke explains her decision to go public about their split. «If I'm going to be open, then I have to be open and it's better that I say it than some rumors starting about,» she says on Wednesday's episode of adding, «It's like, it's really nobody's business and you know, as far as what happened, I'm never going to say anything as far as that goes. ...It's not about the gossip behind my divorce.
Still healing. Cheryl Burke opened up about how she’s feeling after her split from Matthew Lawrence — and it sounds like she’s going through a lot.
Dancing with the Stars professional Cheryl Burke has revealed that she is dating again - and this time, hoping for input from fans.Exclusive: Cheryl Burke admits Dancing with the Stars could 'take a few notes' from Strictly Come DancingThe dancer is launching a new podcast on iHeartRadio, Burke In The Game, and she shared that "this is the first time I think anyone, including myself, is going to see or hear me be as vulnerable as I have to be".WATCH: DWTS: Cheryl Burke reveals she will be dancing remotely with Cody Rigsby"This is really opening up my life, which I feel like comes natural, but I also have to be okay to open up my heart," Cheryl told People.The podcast will be interactive, and fans can decide when Cheryl decides to date.MORE: Brian Austin Green and Dancing with the Stars' Sharna Burgess expecting their first child togetherMORE: DWTS alum Maks Chmerkovskiy posts devastating video from Kyiv as Russia invades Ukraine"They can choose whatever question we ask. It's all about building me up to get me ready to date, and doing the self-work and having them be involved.
Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope have said their «I dos!» On Sunday, the star got married in an intimate ceremony at Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California.According to, who broke the news, the 46-year-old groom's brothers, Matthew and Andrew Lawrence, and his two daughters, 15-year-old Charleston and 12-year-old Liberty, were among those in attendance.The groom first met his 34-year-old bride on the set of Lifetime Movie Network's and told ET that they had an instant connection. «Honestly, it was very unexpected,» Joey told ET in September. "...You don't plan on anything.