Cheryl Burke quitting Dancing With The Stars after season 19. (ABC)
Sorry “Dancing With The Stars” fans, but you’re losing yet another fan favorite professional dancer. Cheryl Burke has announced that she’s likely quitting “DWTS” after the current season, in which she’s paired up with Antonio Saboto Jr.
Cheryl Burke quitting ‘Dancing With The Stars’ after season 19
After 10 years on “Dancing With The Stars” Cheryl Burke says it feels like it’s time to move on, and has joins the ranks of other favorite pros who have left, such as Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and Julianne Hough, although Julianne is now back as an official judge for season 19.
“As of now, this is probably going to be my last season,” she told Us Weekly. “I started when I was 20. I’m 30. I feel like I just want to try new things and just see what’s out there.”
Cheryl Burke wants Mirror Ball Trophy back before exiting
“Dancing With The Stars” fans will miss Cheryl Burke without a doubt, as she’s won the show two times in the past, but not since season 3, and she says she’s ready to go out with a bang and get the Mirror Ball Trophy back before exiting the hit ABC dancing series.
Meanwhile, she’s got some competition as after Monday’s premiere Lea Thompson, Sadie Robertson, Janel Parrish, and Alfonso Ribiero all banged out great dances, and amazing scores, while Cheryl Burke and Antonio Sabato Jr. landed in the middle of the pack.