PureDWTS: Cheryl Burke on The Boris & Nicole Show, Reveals Her Original Season 18 Partner
Hope everyone has been enjoying their summer 🙂 Thought I’d share this little ditty that fell into my lap entirely by accident yesterday, as I was making my morning cup o’ coffee in my office break room while half-listening to the janky tv in there that constantly cuts out and only seems to get random channels…
…Cheryl appeared on The Boris & Nicole Show yesterday, which premiered on Monday and is having a 4-week trial run on FOX. She chatted about her activewear line, her stint on I Can Do That, her backing out of judging Miss USA, and memories from DWTS. Full episode is below, and Cheryl’s segment starts around the 22:00 mark. What I found most interesting, though, was the revelation she dropped about her season 18 partner – turns out Drew Carey was a replacement for someone else:
“Let me tell you guys about Boris over here. He was supposed to be my partner, then he backed out – or chickened out – then, guess who my partner was. And I love him – DREW CAREY! Drew Carey is great, but I think [Boris] and I might have lasted a little longer!”
So yeah, Cheryl’s original season 18 partner was supposed to be Soul Food actor Boris Kodjoe, and Drew only entered the equation after Boris backed out. I loved Drew & Cheryl together, but I can’t help but be curious about how a Boris & Cheryl partnership might have turned out. Or who knows – maybe Boris might still be available for a future season! The little bit of hip action he showed in the segment that followed was decent enough. What do you guys think?
Thanks so much, Court. It’s fascinating and I agree with Cheryl. BORIS would have been much better than Drew!! I like him and I’d love to see him dance on the show. I hope he changes his mind and dances in the future.
It’s funny, Vogue – now that we know about a lot of the behind-the-scenes goings-on prior to season 18, it really seems like we could have ended up with a very different season. Bruce Jenner was originally supposed to be part of the cast (don’t know who his partner would have been), Karina was originally paired with James, Peta was originally supposed to be with Charlie, and apparently Cheryl was supposed to be with Boris Kodjoe. How different would season 18 have been if those things had actually happened???
Good question and you are so right for how it would have been different. Just fascinating.
I actually liked Drew Carey, even though I didn’t think he would last very long. I thought I heard Sharna was originally supposed to be with Bruce Jenner before they had to shuffle everything up.
I kinda am glad he dropped out…don’t get me wrong Boris seems like a nice guy and all but i think drew really was a blast that season.
I also read that Sharna was Bruce’s original partner. Along with Karina originally being with James and Peta originally being with Charlie.
Overall, I’m glad that didn’t happen. There was so much shuffling around that
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…that season, but I enjoyed that cast as a whole.
The thing I thought about first was actually what about Witney? Without Drew Carey she never would have had her moment and may not have gotten Alfonso.
I still think Meryl would have won, but it would have been interesting to see a Maks vs Peta / Meryl vs Charlie match-up
@Mardal – FWIW, in retrospect, I think Witney getting Alfonso may have had more to do with pure luck than with her impressive performance with Drew during season 18 Switch Week. As I explained to those whining at the beginning of season 19 that Witney hadn’t “earned” a good partner like Alfonso yet (and that Emma or Sharna should have gotten him instead), there were 2 factors that likely influenced Witney getting Alfonso: height (Alfonso’s only 5’6″; that automatically ruled out Peta, Emma, Sharna, Cheryl, and possibly Karina too), and tap skills (Witney was the only female pro on season 19 with any extensive background in tap, which was Alfonso’s strength). Witney did great with Drew (and also Cody!) on season 18, but even if the Drew switch hadn’t happened…I think she likely still would have ended up with Alfonso, all things considered.