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Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Cheryl Burke on Dancing with the Stars, Finally Choosing Herself, and Finding Peace

Sep 30, 2026 · 47 min · 18 segments

Cheryl Burke spent 26 seasons and 17 years as one of the most iconic pros on Dancing with the Stars. Then in one year, she walked away from the show, went through a divorce, and moved to a city where…

Cheryl Burke spent 26 seasons and 17 years as one of the most iconic pros on Dancing with the Stars. Then in one year, she walked away from the show, went through a divorce, and moved to a city where she didn't know a soul. Starting over at 38 with no idea what her favorite color even was. Kelly and Cheryl connected through mutual friends and bonded over tough times, and this conversation goes wide open. They talk about the addiction to chaos and what it takes to finally choose peace, learning you can be okay alone after never once being single since age 13, body image trauma from years in a world that shamed curvy dancers, going sober, choosing celibacy (and why it's way more nuanced than the sound bite), perimenopause hitting at 42, and the quiet guilt that comes with feeling genuinely happy after grief. This episode is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. Find more info at https://lifewaykefir.com/ Please follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo and follow Cheryl at @cherylburke. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheryl Burke spent 26 seasons and 17 years as one of the most iconic pros on Dancing with the Stars. Then in one year, she walked away from the show, went through a divorce, and moved to a city where…

Speakers: Kelly RizzoHostCheryl BurkeGuest

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Dance, Body Image, and Perimenopause9:00 – 11:20

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:00

My mom didn't get it.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:01

She said until she was 16, nine years old.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:03

So like – Yeah, nine is crazy young.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:05

I had bigger boobs when I was nine than I do now for sure.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:08

I was looking – I was actually just visiting my parents and my mom was showing me some albums and I was like, yeah, my seventh grade picture.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:14

I was like, that's crazy.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:17

Anyway, but I – See, I would

Kelly RizzoHost

9:18

have been – so jealous of that when I was a kid.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:21

At that age? I'm so embarrassed.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:23

I'm so

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:24

embarrassed.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:24

I just...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:25

It was like me and the other...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:26

Did you ever do that in middle school? You're like, who got their period? Anyone get their period yet? Anyone get their period? I was the first one.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:30

I was

Kelly RizzoHost

9:32

a soft...

Kelly RizzoHost

9:33

Freshman or sophomore in high school.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:35

Yeah, I was like 14.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:36

That's

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:36

normal though.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:37

But

Kelly RizzoHost

9:37

what's it like...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:38

We're talking about periods.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:39

Yeah.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:41

You know what? I spent an hour the other day on the podcast talking about perimenopause.

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Dance, Body Image, and Perimenopause9:00 – 11:20

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:00

My mom didn't get it.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:01

She said until she was 16, nine years old.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:03

So like – Yeah, nine is crazy young.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:05

I had bigger boobs when I was nine than I do now for sure.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:08

I was looking – I was actually just visiting my parents and my mom was showing me some albums and I was like, yeah, my seventh grade picture.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:14

I was like, that's crazy.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:17

Anyway, but I – See, I would

Kelly RizzoHost

9:18

have been – so jealous of that when I was a kid.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:21

At that age? I'm so embarrassed.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:23

I'm so

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:24

embarrassed.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:24

I just...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:25

It was like me and the other...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:26

Did you ever do that in middle school? You're like, who got their period? Anyone get their period yet? Anyone get their period? I was the first one.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:30

I was

Kelly RizzoHost

9:32

a soft...

Kelly RizzoHost

9:33

Freshman or sophomore in high school.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:35

Yeah, I was like 14.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:36

That's

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:36

normal though.

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:37

But

Kelly RizzoHost

9:37

what's it like...

Cheryl BurkeGuest

9:38

We're talking about periods.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:39

Yeah.

Kelly RizzoHost

9:41

You know what? I spent an hour the other day on the podcast talking about perimenopause.

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