CHERYL Burke has claimed her abusive ex-boyfriend would whip her with a belt while his parents watched.
The DWTS pro dancer revealed the horrific details of her relationship with a high school ex, during an emotional appearance on Red Table Talk.
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In a teaser from Wednesday’s episode, Cheryl said: “Not to get too graphic, but in high school…
“I’ll never forget, the person I was with on and off for about four years whipped me with a belt and I had bruises all over my legs.
“I remember his parents were watching it, didn’t do anything.
The 38-year-old added: “And it wasn’t like he was hitting me, he was whipping me.”
Cheryl’s claims stunned Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith, who listened in shock and shook her head.
The dancer previously revealed she endured sexual abuse when she was five at the hands of a neighbor.
In TLC’s 2015 documentary Breaking The Silence, she said she was molested by a man in his 60s who Cheryl’s mom had asked to watch her.
“I couldn’t speak up for myself,” she recalled. “It was hard for me to say no. In a weird way, it was like I didn’t want to hurt him.”
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Cheryl later testified against the neighbor after he was caught attempting to molest one of her friends.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Cheryl – who was on DWTS with GMA star Sam Champion – has experienced a turbulent year in 2022.
TOUGH SPLIT
In February, she filed for divorce from Matthew Lawrence after nearly three years of marriage.
They met in 2006 but broke up a year later and were separated for a decade before reigniting their romance in February 2017.
In May 2018, Matthew asked Cheryl to marry him with the same diamond her late father, Steve Burke, gave to her mother. They tied the knot a year later.
Since filing for divorce, Matthew has not spoken out about their separation but Cheryl admitted on her Burke in the Game podcast that it is lonely sometimes.
“At the end of the day, you know, when I close my eyes and go to bed, it is kind of lonely,” she said.
To curb the loneliness, Cheryl said she would consider a strict flirting relationship.
“I wouldn’t mind having a text relationship with someone or even just someone to flirt with,” she said, adding that she is “open to definitely starting to date, slowly but surely.”
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