DWTS: Cheryl Burke ‘Forced’ Matthew Lawrence To Go To Therapy
Dancing With the Stars professional Cheryl Burke is opening up about her divorce and the power of therapy. Cheryl filed for divorce against actor and Boy Meets World star Matthew Lawrence in February, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple dated briefly in 2007, after Matthew's brother, Joey, competed on the third season of DWTS. Cheryl and Matthew reunited in 2017 and became engaged in 2018. The couple finally tied the knot in 2019. Cheryl has previously said that she is currently spending time alone amid her break-up from Matthew.
Cheryl is one of the longest-running professional dancers on DWTS, having competed in 24 out of the show's 30 seasons. She joined DWTS during its second season, which she won with 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey. She also won the show's coveted mirrorball trophy in the third season with former NFL legend Emmitt Smith, whom she competed with again during DWTS' all-star season in 2012. Cheryl's other celebrity partners include Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean, actor Gilles Marini, reality star Rob Kardashian, and, most recently, Peleton instructor Cody Rigsby.
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On the latest episode of her podcast, Burke in the Game, Cheryl talked about her appreciation of therapy and revealed details about it played a part in her relationship with Matthew. «My soon to be ex-husband, we went to therapy before we even got engaged. I'm a huge advocate for therapy so I kind of forced him to go. And I think it really helped when it came to communication. And it was consistent throughout from beginning to end,» she said, according to E! Online. The DWTS pro has always been a strong supporter of therapy, saying that «it's healthy» to go
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