Ballroom buddies! While many of the Dancing With the Stars professionals are used to sharing their dancing talents on television, some of their closest companions are waiting for them in the wings — their pets.Two-time DWTS champ Cheryl Burke is a proud dog mom to her French Bulldog, Ysabella, who is often featured on her owner’s Instagram page.
While the Dance Moms alum frequently gushes over the canine, she struggled to adjust to her now-estranged husband Matthew Lawrence’s collection of pets.“I love animals, but he has reptiles,” Burke said during a January 2022 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “He has 45-50 reptiles that live beneath us.
No snakes: That was the deal, no snakes. But when we dated a little over a decade ago, I knew I would be marrying a guy who loves reptiles.”The I Can Do That alum — who filed for divorce from Lawrence one month later after three years of marriage — told host Kelly Clarkson that she was cool with the Brotherly Love alum’s pets so long as they were kept separate from Ysabella.“I’m like, ‘Stay far away!’” Burke joked at the time. “She’s an indoorsy-type dog, likes to go on walks, but stays away from the cages.”The “Pretty Messed Up” podcast cohost is not the only DWTS alum that gushes over her pets. Val Chmerkovskiy and wife Jenna Johnson, whom he married in April 2019, share two toy poodles.“My three forever Valentines
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