Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke has admitted on her podcast that she “never” had an orgasm during sex.
On Tuesday’s episode of her Burke In The Game podcast, the 38-year-old TV host shared her “biggest confession yet” after initial hesitation.
The star started reflecting on how she felt the need to bite her tongue during a recent interview with sex therapist Miss Jaiya.
Candid: Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke held nothing back as she admitted on her podcast that she “never” orgasms during sex
“I don’t think I’ve ever really had an orgasm when it comes to intercourse,” she told listeners.
The model, who filed for divorce from Matthew Lawrence in January after nearly three years of marriage, clarified, “This doesn’t affect any partner I’ve dated. It only reflects on me.’
“I think that’s why I didn’t want to say it [at the time] because I didn’t want to hurt anyone. But that has nothing to do with the person, it has everything to do with me and my vulnerability,” she continued.
Don’t hold back: On Tuesday’s episode of her podcast, the 38-year-old TV presenter, after initial hesitation, made her “biggest confession yet.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever really had an orgasm when it comes to intercourse,” she told listeners
The two-time mirrorball champion noted that “it didn’t feel good” to “hide that from you guys”.
Her previous high-profile romances include Nick Lachey, Josh Hopkins, JT Torregiani and Joffrey Lupul.
During her conversation with Miss Jaiya on June 7, Burke revealed that she has not been intimate with anyone since 2021.
“I’ve always been ashamed [around sex]. I see what you’re saying when there’s a lot of shame [behind those conversations]. There’s a lot of guilt like, “Why do I think this way? Why does watching other people have sex turn me on?” she told the sexologist.
The dancer continued, “It’s difficult to have conversations, especially now. I never really talked about it that much with my ex-husband. I never really thought about having a conversation.’
In February, Burke filed for divorce from her Lawrence due to “irreconcilable differences.”
Example: Cheryl filed for divorce from Matthew Lawrence in January after nearly three years of marriage
Cheryl and Matthew first met in 2006 when his older brother Joey was competing at DWTS and introduced the couple. She went on to take home the Mirrorball trophy with former NFL running back Emmitt Smith.
The pair began dating shortly thereafter in 2007, only to split in 2008 and reunite nearly a decade later in 2017, with their first official red carpet appearance as a couple at the 25th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2018.
“We feel so lucky, at least I do,” she told “Entertainment Tonight” as they reconnected via text message for Christmas. “You know, you get a second chance at something.”
She told US Weekly in 2017, “We really want to do it right. We want to get engaged, move in together, get married and have children. I’m not getting any younger. We want kids and all that, so we’ll see what happens.’
He proposed to her on her birthday in May 2018, and they became husband and wife in a star-studded 2019 wedding at the Fairmont Grand del Mar in San Diego, California, where Lea Remini served as her maid of honor.
In 2020, she told Good Morning America that Lawrence was her “rock” and credited him with providing support as she embraced a sober lifestyle after battling alcohol addiction.
“I don’t know where I would be without him,” she said.
Burke credited Lawrence with being the “complete opposite” of every man she had previously dated, as he broke the patterns she was used to when it came to dating.
“Looking back, I honestly think the first relationship I’ve ever had that didn’t fit this abusive pattern was when my now-husband Matt and I first met in 2007,” Burke said in a 2020 YouTube clip uploaded .
“I honestly think that at the time we first started dating, I didn’t clearly love each other enough to think I deserved to be with someone who was really nice to me .”