Cheryl Burke Be open to constructive criticism—but when it comes in the form of blatant body shaming.
former dancing with the stars The 41-year-old pro posted a video on Instagram on Thursday, October 30, addressing fans’ criticism of her score as she returns to the reality show as a guest judge.
Burke explains that her commentary is designed to help contestants and pros improve their dance and improve their skills, and is based on her own extensive experience in the same field.
“My comments don’t come from a vacuum. It comes from personal experience. It comes from being on this show for 26 seasons and from my own training and coaching over the years, and I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews, which is totally fine, but the bad thing is I’ve also seen a lot of offensive comments and a lot of body-shaming comments,” she said.
Body shaming remarks appear to refer to Alex Earl’s stepmother, Ashley Dupree, Who reacted to Burke Distributed WTS She scored on Tuesday, October 28, with a TikTok video telling her to “go drink more Ozempic.”
In her Instagram video, Burke added that she appreciates the feedback, whether it’s “amazing and beautiful messages” or “constructive criticism,” but that she draws the line at hateful speech based on her appearance.
“I know that I’ve done the best I can with the information I have and what I’m seeing in real time, and for anyone who thinks body shaming is acceptable, especially in front of your children, it sends a powerful message about what you value,” she said.
The dancer continued, “Obviously this was not done in good faith, I was just fulfilling my duties as a judge again, giving feedback based on my nearly 20 years of life, and if my score is different than the other judges, that’s one point. I have dedicated my life to being a competitor in ballroom dancing.”
Burke went on to urge people making body-shaming comments, especially in front of children, to consider the impact they have.
“You know, you don’t have to agree with my criticism, but you have to recognize the impact your words have on the next generation looking at you. If this is the example you choose to set, then please, I beg you, take my name out of it.”
Dupré stepdaughter Earle, 24 years old, professional player Val Chmerkovsky dance tango Billie Eilish’s “Burying a Friend” on the show’s Halloween night earlier this week.
While many Real Housewives stars have faced backlash for using Ozempic to lose weight, Heather Dubrow isn’t here to take the criticism. “I’ve gotten over this whole Ozempic shame thing and I’m no longer okay with people asking, ‘Do you take Ozempic?’” the 54-year-old “Real Housewives of Orange County” star exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, August 9. […]
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough Everyone gives this influencer a 10. However, Burke gave Earle a slightly lower grade of 9, prompting Dupree, 40, to make the controversial Ozempic comments.
In the video, Dupree’s children can also be heard asking: “Go take more Ozempic?”
Dupree then responded: “What? She looks weird. It doesn’t look like her at all.”
Burke has previously opened up about her weight US Weekly August, denied she had ever taken diet pills.
“I can’t help it, I fainted when I saw the needle,” she said exclusively us. “I heard about side effects, people not feeling well, certain things that happened that were too disgusting to share. I didn’t want to feel that way. I changed my eating habits. I stopped eating after 7 p.m. and it changed my whole body. It wasn’t about the number on the scale, it was about how I felt.”
