Who is Cheryl Burke’s ex-husband Matthew Lawrence? All we know amid DWTS return 

Cherly Burke is a professional dancer, model and actress (Image Via Instagram/@cherylburke)
Cherly Burke is a professional dancer, model and actress (Image Via Instagram/@cherylburke)

As per news reports, Cheryl Burke is returning to the popular celebrity dance show Dancing With the Stars, but not as a contestant this time.

Burke is rejoining the show as a guest judge for the show's new season. The news had made her fans curious as to why she exited the show and the reason behind her return.

On a recent Instagram post, Burke revealed that she is learning to love herself and is focusing on her growth. Burke was married to Matthew Lawrence but got divorced in February 2022. Matthew Lawrence is a podcaster, singer, and actor who made his acting debut with Dynasty, a Disney series.


About Cheryl Burke's husband, Matthew Burke

Matthew Lawrence met Burke in 2006, and the two started dating in February 2007. Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence were married for less than three years. While none of them revealed details behind the reason for their separation, Cheryl Burke mentioned that some of her boundaries were crossed, according to an article by The Parade.

Matthew Lawrence was born and brought up in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was born on February 11, 1980. An actor, podcaster, and singer by profession, Lawrence made his acting debut in Dynasty, a television series. He was later seen in other projects like Angels in the Endzone, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. Mrs.Doubtfire, Brotherly Love, Boy Meets World, and more.

During the 80s, Lawrence made his singing debut by singing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade alongside his brother Joey. The two later decided to start a band named Still Three with Andy (another brother of the two) as a band member. The brothers started a podcast named Brotherly Love in February 2023.

As per Parade, Cheryl Burke hinted on TikTok of cheating and infidelity without mentioning Lawrence in her posts. This left fans perplexed as to whether Lawrence had cheated on Cheryl Burke.

She wrote in August 2022, shortly after Lawrence was first seen in Hawaii with TLC's Chilli, with whom he is still in a relationship: "When he said he would never talk to her again, yet I found text messages, Viagra, and a necklace hidden in a pair of shoes."

The two mentioned that they didn't begin dating until around Thanksgiving 2022, when they made their Instagram debut in January 2023.


Why did Cheryl rejoin Dancing With the Stars?

After three years, Cheryl Burke announced her return to season 34 of Dancing With the Stars on Halloween night.

"It's been 3 years since my final dance and official retirement, and I still remember that night like it was yesterday. To return now, from the other side of the floor, is something I'll never take for granted." Burke wrote on her Instagram

Cheryl Burke was a part of 26 seasons of Dancing With the Stars. She will be judging contestants alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough, a former pro.

In November 2022, Burke told E! News, "There is wear and tear," regarding the physical toll. However, my heart is also urging me to discover more. Since we are human, we change. Yes, I do. If nothing else, I would like to state that I will always be a work in progress."

Cheryl Burke further said that her retirement was not an easy decision to make, but it was the best thing to do for her at the time.

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Edited by Priscillah Mueni