Pixabay A DWTS pro is focusing on her mental health after her divorce.
“Dancing With the Stars” pro Cheryl Burke is focusing on herself following her 2022 split from now-ex-husband Matthew Lawrence. The two wed in 2019 and went their separate ways less than three years later.
In an interview with Us Weekly in early February 2023, Burke said that she’s doing “good” a year after filing for divorce. She also talked about putting herself back on the market and dating again.
“I mean when it comes, it comes. I’m not forcing anything. I think at the end of the day, I’m just focusing on me and dating myself. … Now try and practice it: It might be a little harder,” she said.
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Cheryl Burke Has Provided Life Updates in Lengthy Instagram Captions
Since her split from Lawrence, Burke has been sharing updates with her fans on Instagram, letting them know how she’s doing and what she’s been up to.
On January 22, 2023, for example, she posted about being “alone” but not feeling “lonely.”
“If I could describe how I feel in one word I honestly couldn’t. Each day presents its own bliss but also its own challenges. There are some days where I wake up dominated by my overwhelming feelings of anxiety, allowing the outside world to define my identity,” she wrote.
“Then there are moments when I feel peace and ease within my soul, which has led me to learn how to connect with my true essence and purpose in life — which will forever be something I continue to discover for as long as I live,” she added.
Cheryl Burke Is Going Through a Season of Change
Burke has been fairly open about her split and the feelings she has experienced going through a divorce.
“I know I have always said that I’m an open book with you guys, I do strive to be, and in writing this I’ve realized there isn’t really an easy way to announce that my marriage is ending. I hope you can understand that I will not be commenting any further at this time and am asking for understanding and privacy. Thank you for all the kind words & support you’ve given me,” she wrote in an Instagram post on February 24, 2022.
In the time since, she has talked about some of the emotions she’s experienced and the processes she has taken since her marriage ended, especially on her new podcast, “Burke in the Game.”
Aside from ending her marriage, Burke also announced that she is leaving “Dancing With the Stars.” The announcement came during season 31 of the show.
“I will always be focusing on my own mental health, like I said before, I’m a work in progress, but that is not the reason for me leaving the show,” she said on the November 28, 2022, episode of her podcast.
“I left the show because I want to grow as a person, in my career and personally, to be quite honest. I’ve compared this breakup, in a way, to a divorce, so this will be my second divorce of the year. But this one is more amicable,” she explained.
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