Yahoo Lifestyle Cheryl Burke Signs First-Look Deal With ABC
EXCLUSIVE: Cheryl Burke is coming back to ABC.
The longtime Dancing with the Stars pro has signed a first-look deal with the network. Under the agreement, Burke will develop entertainment programming such as scripted and unscripted live-action and animated series, as well as specials and podcasts.
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Burke left DWTS in 2022 after 26 seasons. During her memorable tenure in the ballroom, she was the first female pro to win the Mirror Ball Trophy and the first pro in the history of the franchise to become a back-to-back champion.
After leaving DWTS, Burke went on to launch “Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans,” an iHeartRadio podcast that took a deep — and sometimes controversial — dive into the ballroom competition show. It consistently ranked in Apple Podcasts’ Top 50 across TV and film before Burke, in December, announced she was pausing the show after nearly 200 episodes.
Burke currently serves as one of the hosts on the podcast “I Do Part 2.” Her previous podcasts for iHeartRadio include “Pretty Messed Up” with AJ McLean and her solo effort “Burke in the Game.”
Burke was recently onscreen as a contestant on Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition and as a special host on The Jennifer Hudson Show. Previously, she starred alongside Joe Jonas, Ciara, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Ritchson, Jeff Dye and Marlon Wayans in 2015’s I Can Do That for NBC.
Outside of her television work, Burke created, directed, wrote, executive produced and starred in “Love on the Floor,” a live stage show featuring professional dancers of all genres as well as Olympic gold medalists and world champion ice skaters. She has opened several dance studios in her name while launching her own QVC clothing line.
In 2023, she kicked off “Body Language,” a virtual program focused on the therapeutic benefits of healing through movement.
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