Cheryl Burke | How Sobriety Changed Everything — DWTS, Divorce & Starting Over!
Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe
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🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
#935. What happens when you walk away from the thing that defined your entire life?
Cheryl Burke gets real about leaving Dancing with the Stars after 26 seasons — and why part of her still wonders if it was the worst decision she’s ever made.
We talk about the identity shift no one prepares you for, going through a very public divorce, and the moment she realized she had to completely start over. She also opens up about sobriety, how it changed every relationship in her life, and why she says she’s lived “nine different lives.”
Plus… how she’s stepping into a whole new chapter with beauty, confidence, and the Sephora Squad.
If you’ve ever had to start over, question everything, or figure out who you are in a new chapter — this episode is for you.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- (10:13) Her wild “party girl” era — being out 7 nights a week and constantly chased by TMZ
- (13:03) How getting sober changed every relationship in her life — including the one with herself
- (17:39) The emotional moment she walked away from DWTS — and why she still questions if it was a mistake
- (42:30) Starting over from scratch and stepping into a whole new chapter in the beauty world
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| 0:58.8 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host, Caitlin Bristow. And we have Cheryl Burke on the podcast today, obviously one of the most recognizable professional dancers of our generation |
| 1:03.4 | from The Dancing with the Star. She spent 26 seasons on Dancing with the Stars, became the first |
| 1:09.3 | female pro to win the show and helped to define |
| 1:11.9 | an entire era of reality television. That's the truth. But what's the most interesting thing |
| 1:16.5 | about Cheryl isn't just who she was on that stage. It's who she's become after stepping away from |
| 1:21.2 | it. So in the past few years, Cheryl has walked through divorce publicly. She's publicly closed the |
| 1:25.9 | chapter on the career that defined her identity, |
| 1:29.1 | she would say, and has been very open about sobriety, healing, and rebuilding her life from the |
| 1:33.8 | ground up. So today she just speaks more openly about that. And I had a nice little conversation |
| 1:38.0 | with my friend, Cheryl Burke. First of all, it's so good to see you. I wish it was in person, |
| 1:42.1 | but this little app will have to do virtual. |
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