Cheryl Burke has broken her silence amid rumors of divorce and confirmed that she and actor husband Matthew Lawrence are going their separate ways.
Taking to Instagram, the "Dancing With the Stars" pro asked for "understanding and privacy" as she deals with this personal issue.
"I know I have always said that I'm an open book with you guys; I do strive to be, and in writing this I've realized there isn't really an easy way to announce that my marriage is ending," she wrote. "I hope you can understand that I will not be commenting any further at this time and am asking for understanding and privacy."
Entertainment Tonight, citing legal documents, was among the first to break the news of the divorce on Wednesday. According to the outlet, Burke filed for divorce from Lawrence on Feb. 18 at a Los Angeles courthouse. The date of separation was listed as Jan. 7 and the reason was irreconcilable differences.
Burke and Lawrence have been married since May 2019. They met in 2006, when Lawrence's brother, Joey, appeared on "DWTS." They dated for several months in 2007, but things came to an end the following year. They crossed paths again years later and in 2017 began dating again. They were engaged in 2018 and married the following year.
"I'm just so grateful and happy that the universe really brought him back into my life when I was ready and had grown into the person I am now because he is the complete opposite of everything bad about my past relationships," Burke previously said about their relationship in a YouTube video in which she opened up about her previous abusive relationships.
Lawrence, she said, was the only partner who was not "abusive" towards her.
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