Cheryl Burke Says She Was Whipped With A Belt By A Excessive College Boyfriend (Unique)

Cheryl Burke is as soon as once more opening up about home violence. On this unique clip from Wednesday’s all-new “Purple Desk Speak”, the “Dancing With the Stars” professional shares a narrative from her highschool days.

“To not get too graphic, however in highschool — I’ll always remember, the particular person I used to be with whipped me with a belt,” Burke says. “And I had bruises throughout my legs. I bear in mind his mother and father had been watching it, didn’t do something.”

Burke continues, “And it wasn’t like he was hitting me, he was whipping me.”

Whereas the alleged incident got here as a shock to the ladies of “RTT”, it’s not the primary time Burke has spoken about previous abusive relationships.

In a 2020 video shared to the 38-year-old dancer’s YouTube channel, Burke who was married to Matthew Lawrence on the time stated her relationship along with her now ex-husband, was the one one “that didn’t match this abusive sample.”

Within the prolonged video, Burke stated she was “addicted” to courting poisonous males. Beforehand revealing that she was sexually abused as a toddler, Burke shared that she misplaced her virginity to her first boyfriend at age 13, which set her into “a sample of shifting simply method too quick.”

“It was one thing that I did as a result of I felt like I needed to, in a method, simply to maintain a boyfriend,” Burke stated of her thought of intercourse all through her teenagers and early 20s.

Along with abusive relationships, Burke stated she was additionally abusing herself via alcohol. It wasn’t till she met Lawrence and began courting him round 2007 that these patterns modified, she shared.

“Trying again, I truthfully assume that the primary relationship I ever had that didn’t match this abusive sample was when my now-husband Matt and I dated the primary time round again in 2007,” she stated. “I truthfully assume on the time once we first dated, I didn’t clearly love myself sufficient to assume that I deserved to be with somebody who was truly good to me. And I used to be simply wrapped up on this new get-out-of-jail-free card, L.A.-party life-style, whereas he had already sort of been there and performed that, since he grew up on this trade.”

Burke and Lawrence had been on and off for a number of years earlier than tying the knot in 2019. The pair cut up in February, finalizing their divorce final month.

“He’s the exact opposite of all the pieces dangerous about my previous relationships,” she stated on the time. “I believe after I look again on this time in my life, I might sit right here and say that I want this stuff had by no means occurred to me, however I take a look at it now as each a part of my story has helped me to turn into the lady I’m immediately.”

As for her motivation for sharing her story of trauma and abuse, Burke stated she hoped that it might assist others

“I wish to share my expertise with all of you, as a result of I hope in flip it might assist anybody who could have skilled one thing just like know there’s hope on the opposite aspect,” she stated.

“I’m dwelling proof that the place you might be in life doesn’t must be the place you might be eternally,” Burke added.

For extra of Burke’s “RTT” interview, take a look at the complete episode on breaking poisonous bonds and relationships, streaming Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET on Fb Watch.

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