“Dancing With The Stars” pro Cheryl Burke has always been an open book.
However, she recently shocked fans when she shared an intimate detail about her personal life in a recent episode of her podcast Burke In The Game. She admitted to never having attained climax with any of her sexual partners.
Chalking her confession to more vulnerability, she spoke honestly and brutally about a problem many of her fans could relate to.
Burke’s confession came after their latest episode, where she interviewed sex advocate and therapist Miss Jaiya.
Read on for more on all she had to say on the podcast.
Cheryl Burke Has ‘Never Had An Orgasm During Intercourse’
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Cheryl Burke confessed on her podcast that she had never orgasmed during sexual intercourse. Following the admission, she described it as her “biggest confession to date.”
“I’ve never really, I guess, had an orgasm before when it comes to intercourse,” she began, per Page Six.” This doesn’t reflect on any partner I’ve been with. It only reflects on me.”
She continued, “I think the reason I didn’t want to say it [at the time] was because I didn’t want to hurt anyone. But that has nothing to do with the person, it has everything to do with me and my shame and my child abuse and my vulnerability.”
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She also shared that she had difficulty with having oral sex, adding that she’s always felt shame about her personal preferences.
The professional dancer explained her reason for sharing, adding that she always wanted to be an open book to her fans.
“This is really opening up my life, which I feel like comes natural, but I also have to be okay to open up my heart,” she shared, per People. “This is a really trying time for me right now in my life, and I think naturally what I tend to do is I tend to build a wall. And I am not attainable in that sense, but I think this is part of my work, is to let that guard down regardless of feelings and be able to be okay with that.”
Cheryl Burke Was Molested At A Young Age
In 2015, the dance professional opened up about the molestation she suffered at a young age. She shared that her father had just moved to Thailand, and her mother had remarried and asked a neighbor to tend to her whenever she wasn’t around.
It was then the series of molestation began to occur.
“He would cuddle me, he would make me watch pornographic videos. He was kind of like that fatherly figure – I think he knew my weakness, that I was very insecure. He knew that no one was ever around.”
She added, “I couldn’t speak up for myself. It was hard for me to say no. In a weird way it was like I didn’t want to hurt him.”
He was later accused of doing the same to other children, and Burke had no choice but to acknowledge her abuse. Although, at the time, she was wracked with guilt.
“I felt guilty for wanting his love and affection,” she admitted. Burke also called testifying against him “the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
“I saw his face and lawyers were asking me these questions and I was like, ‘What am I doing? Did he even do anything wrong?'”
She Split From Her Husband After Three Years Of Marriage
The Blast exclusively reported that the DWTS dance professional filed for a divorce from her husband, Matthew Lawrence, after three years of marriage.
She cited irreconcilable differences and asked for the court’s ability to terminate the award of spousal support, adding that they both signed a prenuptial agreement days before they officially tied the knot in 2019.
The pair met in 2006 through Lawrence’s brother, Joey, who was a contestant on “DWTS.” They began to date shortly after but split a year later. They, however, reconciled nine years after their first meeting.
They got engaged in 2018 after Lawrence proposed to Burke at the Montage Laguna Beach. They also tied the knot the following year at Fairmont Grand del Mar, San Diego, California.
The wedding was a surreal high,” Lawrence admitted to People of his wedding ceremony. “I feel like the most blessed man on the planet.”
About Her Next Move Post-Split
Burke shared with Miss Jaiya on her podcast about her plans post-split, sharing that she wasn’t ready for any romantic involvement.
“I am actually not ready for dating tomorrow,” she revealed, “or maybe not next week, maybe not for another few months, maybe not for a year, I don’t know.”
She continued, “The wound is still open. And for me to pretend that I am ready to even sit with another gender and someone I don’t know who is not my friend is just not something I’m ready for.”
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