DWTS Rumor: Cheryl Burke Taking A Season Off To Pursue Other Opportunities?
How are you all today? Check out this news (rumor?) from E News. It mentions how Cheryl Burke will be taking a season off from Dancing With The Stars after this one to take a break and pursue other opportunities and could one of them be The Bachelorette as rumored in the past and now again? Or will it be another reality show she ventures on to? One ‘Bachelorette’ insider says they are not interested in her. Read more below…
“ABC has asked her for years to do the show, she is holding out for a big payday because she knows she would bring a lot to the show,” a source tells E! News. “She is taking a season off after this All Stars season to take a break and see about other opportunities.”
Another source tells us that the dancer isn’t in talks, but has met with ABC on several occasions to talk about her doing some sort of reality show. The Bachelorette has been mentioned in those conversations, but there are no talks going on right now.
So will we see Burke hanging up her dancing shoes in exchange for roses? According to a Bachelorette insider: not a chance.
“Never gonna happen! Never!” our rock-solid source laments, revealing that Burke has been the one “begging to do the show” and not the other way around.
Even though I’ve enjoyed Cheryl’s dancing and attitude much more this season, I don’t think a break would hurt. As for her doing The Bachelorette, I can’t see it, but, oh, how my Dad would probably love it. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comment section. Thanks Sandy for the heads up on this news today!
ETA1: Here is more from E News. They talked directly with Cheryl about the rumors of her doing The Bachelorette. It’s true as well as the fact she’s been seeking other TV show opportunities. However, as reported above, the producers of The Bachelorette are most likely going to pursue a “real” person for the role and not a celebrity. Thanks to Lori for the heads up.
To be honest I think the show as a whole could do with a seasons break come back fresh in a years time 🙂 just my opinion of course but even with all stars the show is looking stale and needs a breath of fresh air 🙂
Aww… Thank you!
Yikes! The Bachelorette.. I would stay as far away from that trainwreck as I could. One DWTS dancing pro on a dating show was enough. 🙂
I am enjoying Cheryl much more this season, but I just don’t see her having that outgoing personality that you would need to be the star of the show. To me, her personality is borderline snoozefest.
I wouldn’t mind a season sans Cheryl. She’s been better with Emmitt but the shine has really gone off of her for me in the past couple of seasons.
I think a break would do Cheryl loads of good. She’s been burned out re: DWTS now for several seasons.
While I wish her the best of luck, I’m with Sandy – that Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise is toxic. She would be doing herself no favors going in that direction, IMO. In fact, she might not be all that welcomed back on DWTS (by the fans I’m thinking, not necessarily TPTB) depending on how the Bach thing went down!
Well, if Cheryl takes a break and Derek really is gone after this season, it will look fairly fresh. Get rid of Maks, Mark and Kym and you have a very fresh looking show, IMO. Nothing against Mark, Kym or even Maks and their fans, but if the show needs “refreshing” that’s a really easy way to do it. The only question is what that does to their audience. Before Monday night I would have said it doesn’t matter. But they sure kept Derek front and center a lot during the show – far more than I remember ever seeing before from a pro that had to sit out…although other instances were more instances where the pro just couldn’t be there. Derek when he had the flu, Julianne when she had surgery…are there others??
I just found it interesting how involved Derek was in the show.
I think I heard Maks is also leaving either after this season or the next? It really would be fresh then.
I would love to see Cheryl do something outside of DWTS but not on The Bachelorette.I cant wait until Maks leaves and moves on to other great things.
Maks has two more seasons after this one.
Cheryl:
I watched a video of her and the words from HER mouth about Bachelorette Show was she much wants to do the show, She is asking to do the show, she has not DATED in 2 years and thinks the show would help her in that area! Phuuuh! She does have a very dull personality and I wouldn’t be interested to watch her.
BUT then I am not interested in watching her on DWTS either. I am not a Cheryl person. DWTS would bode well to have Cheryl at least rest a season or two.
Maks:
Maks has made it clear he is NOT leaving before his contract is finish if then! His contract he has stated over and over again is through to December 2013 that would be at least 2 more seasons for Maks on DWTS.
Who knows maybe IF his 3 wifes(sp) were gone from DWTS Maks could be a bit of fresh air as I believe that is causing Maks’ stale showing on DWTS. I mean really S T A L E watching the mating game on a D A N C E show.
Now his baby brother is doing much of the same kissy kissy pooo to you Kelly (sex tape) princess. Phuuh!
Derek:
It could be TPTB are trying to give Derek a motive to stay by giving him more camera time and attention? I am not sure if that would work for Derek has something in mind or he would never have said he is looking at other options. That is exactly what Julianne said when she left and never has returned as a pro.
BUT:
As long as Maks continues on present run of “3 wifes and a Bar scene” and his brother is a carbon copy of Maks, it will continue to be dullsville city.
OH HAPPY DAYS if Cheryl and Peta were to both leave DWTS.
I’ve been ready for a very long time to send Kym, Peta to Auzzie la la land, Cheryl to cyberspace somewhere and well there is one more I would like to send to____________
im happy if derek leave dwts for good..
I def think this is Derek’s swan song…he might come back and do a choreographed number here and there- he always says that DWTS is his home but his days as an official pro are def over in my opinion. He even said at the award show with Kenny Ortega- I am going to finish this season and then he is thinking broadway, some live shows, etc- without coming out and saying full on that he is done. 10 seasons is a long time and honestly after winning 3 (maybe 4 as an All-star) what is there left to do there? I think he was going to be finished after last season if Dirty Dancing worked out…but since it didn’t he came back bc how can you have an all star season without D. Hough?!
I’m surprised that the Bachelorette isn’t interested in Cheryl – she seems right up their alley – and I don’t mean that in a good way. But yeah she is better this season, however I find her personality pretty dull and her choreography completely uninspired at this point. If this season’s Peta is any indication of what the future will hold, I could do without that as well. For all of her faults, I do miss Lacey being on because I think at the very least she was going to be interesting (both good and bad) – and sometimes amazing – on the show.
Personally, that Choreo thing with Kenny Ortega was pretty damn revealing. Kenny straight up said he was first in line to work with Derek the actor in a “major motion picture”. He said that he was aware of Derek’s acting talents (90% sure Derek had Dirty Dancing) and then told Derek that they were bringing Top Hat from the West End to Broadway – to which Derek tipped an imaginary hat. There just seemed to be a lot of subtext in his whole exchange with Kenny. It was very interesting. Then Napoleon piped up and said that Derek was amazing in Cobu. It was a ten minute Derek love-fest. 🙂
I also think that, based on what I’ve heard about the timing for Cobu, that Derek will be promoting it when the Spring DWTS is happening. I wonder if Cheryl has something concrete lined up or if she just needs a break. She said something about signing a deal yesterday, but she’s always doing non-talent related stuff so who knows?
I would love it if Cheryl took a break. I don’t watch The Bachelorette, never have, never will, but I can’t see her doing that.
i agree Heidi…we all know Derek talks in tongues but i thoroughly enjoyed the 10 min love fest. I agree that Top Hat is coming to Broadway- i mean the show is about Fred Astaire…who else in modern day dancing has been compared to him over and over again??? Basically that 10 min talk made me realize that he is done this season, that he had the DD part, that he was amazing in Cobu and it is coming out soon, that he is headed to broadway, and that he and Allison Holker are doing a contemporary piece next tuesday night:) LOL…or shortly there after!!! Can Cobu just come out already????
Derek in “Top Hat” on Broadway? Oh yeah! If that comes through, it’s time for another trip to “The Big Apple”! 😛
Me too, Cidra. I’d love to see Derek on Broadway!
I will greatly miss Ms. Burke the show will be losing a great teacher . Sure there are others who have amazing choreography but only Cheryl have the talent in bringing out the best in her partners
She will be missed a great deal
Wonder how DWTS will do losing three good pros at the same time.
Hope they bring Lacey Schwimmer back love her personality
A) The show is not losing 3 good pros at the same time, Donna – only 2.
B) Derek is a better teacher than Cheryl is, by a mile. Cheryl’s been defaulting to the sexy for a couple seasons now. I think Derek isn’t the only one who’s a better teacher than Cheryl too.
C) I don’t think I will miss Cheryl – I think she needs a serious break from the show. Maybe when she comes back she’ll have her old spark. Unless she continues to hang with the Kardashians.
I will miss Cheryl a great deal. She has taken people like Rob Kardashian, and made them credible dancers. And Cheryl teaches basics, something the wonderkids forgot when they do the “flash” and throw in gymnastics instead of working on chemistry, dance steps and emotional connection.
Derek Hough has NEVER been tested with anyone who doesn’t have inate ability, let alone experience. And let’s not quibble about Brooke Burke, the woman has inate ability if not training in dance.
:::rolls eyes::: Yeah, here’s a new argument about Derek that has been debunked numerous times. Thanks for playing.
Cheryl relies only on sex appeal. You probably shouldn’t point fingers at Derek just because he took quite a few non-dancers to the semi- and quarter-finals. Just makes you look jealous.
Hehehe…”Cheryl teaches basics.” That’s hilarious, emmy. You’re right – she teaches them how to BASICALLY stand there while she dances around them. Not the same thing as teaching good, solid ballroom basics – if there is any pro that I would credit with really focusing on that, it’s Tony. He may not always have the most exciting choreography, but he makes his partners dance, and they dance good, meat-and-potatoes steps. And he doesn’t dance around them, like Cheryl seems to default to whenever she gets stumped.
And I’m sorry, but if you really believe that Brooke has an innate ability in ANYTHING, I want some of what you’re smoking. I have a hard time believing that a woman who can’t even read a sentence off a teleprompter without sounding completely awkward and uncomfortable is some sort of dance savant…or possesses an inate ability in any skill other than standing around looking pretty.
Funny how so many people who’ve never posted here before have come out of the woodwork in the past few days to bring Derek up in threads where no one is really even talking about him. Trolls need love too, I guess.
Well, Brooke Burke was at least a quasi-athlete as a fitness guru, not your typical model like Petra or Joanna Krupa. I think that helped contribute to a great deal of her success, as well as Derek’s ability to work with what he had and make the best of it. I’m sure she wouldn’t have done nearly so well with Tony and probably Maks.
Do I feel bad for Brooke for being sick? Yes. Does that change the fact that I don’t think she’s a very good host? No.
If you don’t like it here, go away, Emmy. You’re obviously out of your element.
Here we go with the “Derek always gets a good partner” stuff. It must be getting close to the finals. Obviously, the comments are from newbies who haven’t read the facts posted here over and over again every season.
Heh…even with facts, Meggie, or a good dose of common sense, people would still find a way to be stupid.
Used to think Cheryl was the best female pro but then Kym came along. Then I used to think she was the second best…then came Karina the past couple of seasons. I don’t want to offend any Cheryl fans but I think she needs the break. just to get creatively rejuvinated. Saying that, I’d bet money that Lacey takes her spot as a competing pro next season if that is indeed the season she is taking the break.
What I find really interesting is that I watched Brooke’s video about having cancer, and she came across as sweet, intelligent and someone who was connecting with the people she was talking to – why isn’t that the Brooke we see when she hosts? She just comes across differently. I think that in her season, she was more like the Brooke in the cancer video vs Brooke the host (which is probably why she won).
I would like to see Cheryl do the Bachelorette, just to see how she approaches looking for dare I say “Mr. Right”. Just my opinion, but I think there are many more sides of Cheryl that DWTS has never shown.
The first post has been updated. Cheryl talked with E News about the rumors of her doing The Bachelorette, etc. Thanks to Lori for the heads up. xx
I wish Lacey would take Petas place. She doesn’t have much of a following so I am not the only one that feels thay way. She finally broke 30,000 on twitter just pathetic. To me she comes across as being phony and not comfortable in her own skin.Derek IMO can’t be replaced I feel sorry for (Henry) who ever has to take his place!