Cheryl Burke Seems To Shades Matthew Lawrence Amidst Chilli Romance: ‘That Was Fast’

Cheryl Burke, 38, seemed to person a connection for her ex, Matthew Lawrence, 42, aft helium went nationalist with Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, 51, connected Jan. 3. “That was fast,” Cheryl wrote connected her Instagram Story, conscionable hours aft Matthew and Chilli confirmed that they were “exclusively” dating. Cheryl and Matthew split astatine the opening of 2022 aft 3 years of marriage, and their divorcement was finalized successful September.

Meanwhile, Matthew and Chilli, who person been friends for years, archetypal sparked romance rumors backmost successful August erstwhile they were photographed successful Hawaii together. A rep for Chilli confirmed the relationship successful aboriginal January, and revealed that they became exclusive up of Thanksgiving. “I’ve ne'er seen her this successful love,” Chilli’s rep confirmed to Billboard. “She is glowing. They are truly cute together.” The 2 went nationalist connected societal media with a New Year’s Eve post, arsenic well.

Matthew has been tight-lipped connected his divided from Cheryl since they parted ways astir 1 twelvemonth ago. The 2 were archetypal started dating successful 2007 aft Matthew’s brother, Joey Lawrence, was partnered with Cheryl on Dancing With the Stars. Although the 2 divided successful 2008, they yet reconciled and started dating again successful 2017. They got engaged successful May 2018, followed by a wedding 1 twelvemonth later.

Cheryl and Matthew earlier their split. (Stewart Cook/Shutterstock)

Cheryl has not discussed what happened with Matthew directly, but she has been precise unfastened astir the process of healing that she’s gone done since their breakup. “My emotions are perpetually up and down,” Cheryl admitted to Extra successful May. “I’m bittersweet each greeting I aftermath up, I’m bittersweet each clip I spell to furniture astatine night. It’s truly thing to fell perceive arsenic acold as, like, divorcement sucks. I don’t urge it, but astatine the extremity of the ay, it’s not similar we didn’t try. I cognize we gave it a bully shot.”

Heading into the New Year, Cheryl seems to beryllium acceptable for her ain caller chapter, arsenic well. “I made it done the twelvemonth that did everything it could to effort and interruption maine and determination were a batch of moments wherever I thought I would break, but HERE I AM,” she wrote connected Instagram. “202 was a twelvemonth filled with the astir ups, downs and heartbreak that I person ever experienced, but I wouldn’t beryllium who oregon wherever I americium contiguous without those beingness experiences. I’m anxious to determination forward, to nary longer beryllium defined by my past, and SO acceptable to commencement the adjacent section of my life.”

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