Dancing With The Stars pro Cheryl Burke became a household name after starring on the ABC dance show for several seasons.
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Burke always sparkled and glittered across the stage showing off her toned abs and enviable body, but believe it or not the pro was actually fat-shamed. Here’s what the 46 year old pro dancer had to say about the traumatizing ordeal.
Dancing With The Stars – Pro Struggled With Body Image
Imagine shaking and jiving on a live primetime stage in front of millions of critics at home on their couches. Cheryl Burke suffers from body-dysmorphia after years of her appearance being analyzed by judgmental strangers and having her weight gains or losses smeared across grocery store tabloids.
The Dancing The Stars alum recently opened up about the ordeal on an episode of Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ podcast.
Amy Robach was shocked when Cheryl explained that she was actually fat-shamed over the years, and there were times on the Dancing With The Stars stage that she thought she was too overweight.
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Of course, if you watched DWTS then you know this sounds absurd. Cheryl Burke always looked amazing and most of the Dancing With The Stars viewers would kill to have a body like her’s.
Dancing With The Stars – Cheryl Burke’s Weight Struggles
Burke explained to a baffled Amy Robach that people actually were saying she was “too fat for TV.” Cheryl added, “I think it was just people like people that watch the show.
I mean, you know, I did gain a few pounds during the hiatus. Yes, I mean, naturally right like we do. But like, I am curvy in comparison to a lot of the other professional women.”
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Cheryl did go on to stress that no one at Dancing With The Stars was pressuring her to lose weight, or fit a certain costume size.
It was her own personal insecurities that made her feel like she wasn’t small enough to be on the stage with the other dancers and celebs.
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