Cheryl Burke set the record straight about her ‘new face’ by pointing out she is neither sick nor taking any weight loss drug.
The Dancing with the Stars alum took to her TikTok account to address the rumors of a change in appearance, admitting that these “assumptions are just exhausting as hell.”
She posted a video of herself while removing her makeup and captioned the video, “I’m not on Ozempic. I’m not sick. I didn’t get a ‘new face.’ Stop dissecting women’s bodies like they belong to you. This is YOUR reminder: I don’t owe you an explanation for my healing or for anything quite frankly. Let this be the last time I have to say it.”
Addressing “the elephant in the comment section” of her past post, Burke shut down people saying, “The level of projection that is happening and that I’m witnessing is wild,”
The reality TV star went on to say, “The accusations are completely cruel, and the fact that so many of them are actually coming from women, that’s what is so shocking and hurtful to be quite honest.”
“I have been in the public eye since I was 21 years old, my body has changed over the past 20 years, my face has changed because I’ve changed,” Burke explained. “I’ve experienced so much trauma, divorce, and this is by no means a pity party. Soberity, burnout, reinvention, I’ve healed, I’ve lost, I’ve grieved like anybody else.”
For those unversed, Burker parted her ways from ex Matthew Lawrence in 2022 after three years of tying the knot.
“And yeah, maybe it shows, but I’m not sorry for it, not one bit,” she added.
Burke emphasized that she is “still the same person.” She’s felt pressure to prove herself lately and says her healing doesn’t come with the clear “before and after” people expect.
