Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke Reveals She Was Molested as a Child

In her new book 'Dancing Lessons,' 'Dancing With the Stars' pro Cheryl Burke opens up about being molested as a child, PEOPLE reports.

"I'm telling my story," she said in the tome. "They're not secrets. There's no shame."

Burke was abused by someone she knew well -- a retired community mailman who used to pick her up from school -- beginning at the age of 5. ( Readmore... )

Cheryl Burke: I Was Molested as a Child

Dancing With the Stars pro Cheryl Burke recently cracked us up with a Tweet about being fingered by a TSA agent. But this story is no laughing matter.

Burke is breaking her silence on being molested by a family friend when she was five years old - a horror she says she relives daily, especially lately.

Her tormentor is now out of prison and roaming the streets, adding to her anxiety. "It was lots of touching," Burke recalls of her molester. ( Readmore... )

Cheryl Burke Opens Up About Childhood Sexual Abuse

Unfortunately for us, not all celebrity gossip can be as happy-making as Betty White nudes or fictional vampire brides. In her new memoir, Dancing With The Stars‘ Cheryl Burke reveals that she was molested as a child. In the upcoming book Dancing Lessons, Burke recounts how her family’s handyman and sometimes child care provider began molesting her at five, abuse that only stopped once he was arrested for assaulting Burke’s half-sister and her friend. Cheryl recounts the terrifying ordeal of testifying against the man at age six, calling it, “the hardest thing I’ve ever done … I saw his face and lawyers were asking me these questions and I was like, ‘What am I doing? Did he even do anything wrong?’” Is your face frozen on the “Complete Horror” setting? Yeah, us too. ( Readmore... )

Cheryl Burke Opens Up About Childhood Molestation

She's well-known as a "Dancing With the Stars" champ, but now Cheryl Burke is opening up about her struggles off the dance floor.

The championship hoofer is speaking about her past sexual abuse at the hands of a family friend in her book "Dancing Lessons." According to People magazine, Burke was molested by a retired mailman in her Bay Area neighborhood who would occasionally pick her up from school and handle odd jobs around the house and started to abuse her when she was 5. "I'm telling my story," Burke told People. "They're not secrets. There's no shame." ( Readmore... )

TSA Agent Gets to Third Base With Cheryl Burke

Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke is used to getting up close and personal with strangers (Chad Ochocinco, Rick Fox, Tom DeLay), but nothing like this.

Burke just Tweeted (and later deleted) a description of her run-in with a TSA agent at the airport. This is a viral shout-out worthy of Tweet of the Week status.

We've all been there, right ladies? Guys? Anyone? ( Readmore... )

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