Cheryl Burke apologizes to former DWTS partner Ian Ziering for “cutting my wrists” rather than dancing with him again
They collaborated to participate in Dancing With The Stars more than a decade ago.
And Cheryl Burke apologized to Ian Ziering for the negative comments she made in 2016 about their partnership in the hit competition.
During a conversation about narcissists on the Pretty Messed Up podcast with AJ McLean and Rene Elizondo Jr., the 36-year-old professional dancer tried to make up for mistakes from the past.
To put it right: Cheryl Burke apologized to Ian Ziering for negative comments she made in 2016 about their partnership in the hit competition; seen in 2020
“The one thing I really regret and want to compensate for is Ian Ziering,” she said. ‘I was completely out of line a few years ago and I did a podcast where they asked me who my favorite partner is and who I hated the most.
‘And I answered Ian Ziering, and I said something along the lines of’ I’d rather cut my wrists than dance with Ian Ziering again. ‘
Cheryl is teaming up with 90210 star Beverly Hills for the fourth season of the popular ABC dance show in 2007.
While they achieved a high score during the competition, they were eventually voted out and took fourth place.
Tough: Cheryl joins Beverly Hills, 90210 star for the fourth season of the popular ABC dance show 2007
Good effort: although they achieved high scores throughout the competition, they were eventually voted out and took fourth place.
Years after appearing together, Cheryl said: ‘These are the true colors they did not display on Dancing With The Stars … Think about spending time on them, like eight to ten hours a day, seven days a day. week, for three months.
‘It made me want to cut my wrists. I cry like for the drivers. I was like, “Is there a way to please just eliminate us?” They are like, “We can not. We can not do this.” And I swear, every time I ask, we just kept going. We will hold on to the end. ‘
Burke also told AJ and Rene: ‘I really regret that I was so reckless and just talked about trying to get a response and put him as my punching bag … I took it to the next level of stupidity .
“I’m really so sorry I was so reckless and just talked about trying to get a response and put him as my punching bag … I took it to the next level of stupidity,” she said
“I was so nasty. And I’m here to apologize to Ian and his family in public … I’ve lost a lot of respect for myself. It haunts me to this day. ‘
Cheryl was the first female professional to win the show, and also the first professional to win twice and in a row.
She appeared on 23 seasons of DWTS and won the second season with Drew Lachey, except that she won the mirrorball trophy on season three with Emmitt Smith.
Strength: Cheryl was the first female professional to win the show, and also the first professional to win twice and in a row