Cheryl Burke shares with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes that during her time on 'Dancing with the Stars' she struggled with her body dysmorphia.
"But that's my body dysmorphia that I'll forever have,” the professional dancer admitted of her perceptions of her bodyCharna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap.After Holmes, 46, asked Burke how long it would take her to hypothetically get back into the swing of the show, she shared that she’d be able to “train” him.
She continued to speak about her experience as one of the series’ professional dancers, explaining how the experience contributed to a negative perception of her body. Around season 7, she had an unforgettable experience, Burke said. “When you first see yourself like being talked about like on KTLA, you're like, ‘Wait, what is this?’ ”“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,” Burke said, adding, “But like, I am curvy in comparison to a lot of the other professional women.
Burke was not pressured by the show to fit into a certain size or lose weight, but rather that it was her own personal “self-hate” that she had for herself “at that time," she said.
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