Cheryl Burke is happy in the skin she’s in, though it hasn’t always been that way.
Amid scrutiny over the Dancing with the Stars alum’s physical appearance, Cheryl pointed out that the way she looked has always been subject to public dialogue throughout her career—and it’s taken a toll.
“I do suffer from body dysmorphia,” she told Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview. “Especially as a dancer in front of mirrors constantly since I was a little girl, and this was even before my Dancing with the Stars career.”
She continued, “In the height of my insecurity and my body dysmorphia was weekly fittings on the show. And I don’t blame the show by any means—it’s just the name of the game. We’re squeezing into these costumes, but it would affect me to the point where I would weigh myself constantly. I would travel with a scale—like that’s crazy.”
The 41-year-old spoke to how, having spent 20 years on Dancing with the Stars, the public had a front row seat to her changing body. But, as she noted, throughout such a long period of time, “People change, people evolve.”
