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So 90s! Matthew Lawrence made a rare outing after his split from Cheryl Burke — and the actor appeared to be in good spirits alongside TLC’s chili.
Lawrence, 42, was spotted spending time with the 51-year-old singer (whose real name is Rozonda Thomas) on a beach in Hawaii on Monday, August 8, photos showed TMZ. The duo engaged in a lengthy chat before deciding to jump in the water together.
A rep for the model told the outlet that she is not dating the Boy Meets World alum. The friendly reunion comes after Lawrence and Burke, 38, pulled the plug on their marriage earlier this year.
The professional dancer originally sparked romance rumors with the Brotherly Love alum after his older brother, Joey LawrenceShe was a contestant on Season 3 of Dancing With the Stars. The couple dated from 2007 to 2008 before rekindling their romance in 2017.
After nearly three years of marriage, Us Weekly confirmed that Burke had filed for divorce in February 2022. According to legal documents obtained by us, the DWTS pro cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and gave January 7 as the date of the breakup.
The Burke In The Game podcast host later opened up about the big life change. “I know I have always said that I am an open book with you guys, I strive to be, and as I write this I have realized that there really is no easy way to announce the end of my marriage ‘ she wrote via Instagram in February. “I hope you can understand that I will not comment further at this time and ask for your understanding and privacy. Thank you all for all the kind words and support you have given me.”
Matthew Lawrence and Cheryl Burke arrive at the 25th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 20, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
For his part, Matthew has not publicly addressed the divorce. The actor has briefly taken to social media to promote various projects and continues to follow his estranged wife on Instagram. For her part, Burke stopped following him on the platform.
Shortly after their split, a source made headlines who exclusively told us that Matthew and Burke’s divorce “wasn’t about kids,” adding, “Cheryl is taking this time to focus on the next steps and her spiritual to focus on health.”
The former of Melissa & Joey previously opened up about the two’s plans to become parents. “We’re just waiting to see what happens because I think we’d be moving, we wanted to start that next journey,” he told us in April 2020. “But right now it’s all a bit on hold. When that resolves, I think we will have a better view or better understanding.”
At this time, Matthew contributed the success of his marriage to the “constant communication” between him and Burke. “If you stop that communication and don’t try every day, things slowly start to fall apart,” the Pennsylvania native added. “I think that’s really important.”
Though Matthew doesn’t seem to have hooked up with anyone new just yet, the California native has previously opened up about her thoughts on re-entering the dating scene.
“I’m done walking the streets. That sounds bad, but you know, back in my club days, it was like a morning embarrassment,” she shared with us in May 2022. “I can’t be in this environment. I don’t wanna be It’s no fun. It’s not fun if I can’t even hear the other person speak.”
She continued, “I have to believe in myself and love myself enough to really know I deserve a good guy.”
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