Cheryl Burke details why romance is so prevalent. Dancing with the Stars – Especially between professional dancers and their celebrity partners.
“It's an arranged marriage, and it's black or white. You either love each other or you really, really hate each other,” the professional dancer, 40, said on the May 31 podcast. Sex, lies and spray tansWhen asked by guest Dave Quinn, editor-in-chief of People magazine, why she thinks so many of the people on the show have sex and date, she replied:
Burke further noted that relationships between celebrity contestants and dance partners tend to be one of either extreme love or extreme dislike, depending on the amount of time they spend together when they are committed to the sport.
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She also said celebrities need to show “vulnerability,” which can be quite new for stars who are always loyal to a particular brand or used to performing.
“It's a very close relationship and you can't be with that person… You better at least try to make it work,” she said, referring to a former celebrity contestant who admitted to having a crush on her dance partner, but both were married at the time and the relationship didn't progress.
“It's intimate in so many ways. These celebrities are so vulnerable because they have to strip it all off in order to be successful. And that's it? Most of these married celebrities probably haven't even done that with their partners.” [partners]” said Burke.
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“If so, stay single. Dancing with the Stars“That's all I have to say,” Burke said toward the end of the conversation.
Burke was a dancer on the competitive reality TV show for 26 seasons before officially retiring in 2022.
And she's not the first to speak about the passionate allure the show inspires.
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On Sex, lies and spray tans In 2023, Brooke Burke said that while she was a contestant on the show in 2008, she was tempted to have an affair with her pro partner, Derek Hough.
The two won the competition, but their relationship did not develop romantically.
