Cheryl Burke opens up on body dysmorphia, feeling 'too fat' to be on 'Dancing with the Stars'

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Professional dancer Cheryl Burke opened up on her struggle with body dysmorphia during her time on 'Dancing with the Stars,' saying she grappled with 'self hate' and is now on a path self acceptance and love. The 39-year-old star spoke on her 26-season run on the show on Tuesday's episode of 'The Amy and T.J. Podcast,' hosted by former ABC anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes.

“It would really alter my mood to where if I felt heavy or if I felt bloated, and I was putting on a costume, then all my insecurities would come out on other people, onto my partner, just in general, just because of that self hate that I had for myself. Am I still there? I’m not gonna say I’m fully recovered, I’m still healing,” she said. Burke said that's she's been consistently in therapy for the last decade and has been on a journey of self-love and self-respect.

 

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