Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence's Marriage and Divorce: A Timeline
08/11/2022 05:15 pm EDT
How they met
The pair met in 2006 when Matthew's brother, Joey Lawrence, was competing on Dancing With the Stars. They began dating shortly after.
Breakups
Just a year after they began dating in 2007, they called it quits. Their careers would take them in different directions.
The original 'Bennifer'
Before Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got back together 18 years after their breakup, Burke and Lawrence gave their love another shot. After 10 years apart, they reconnected. "I've never seen Cheryl so happy and so at peace," a source told Us Weekly of their new relationship. "Matt is a wonderful presence in her life, and I can see this being it for her."
The engagement
Within a year of rekindling their romance, the pair got engaged in May 2018. He popped the question while on vacation in Laguna Beach, California.
The wedding
After such a long courtship, their fairytale came to a head in may 2019. They tied the knot in May 2019 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego.
Why they split
The split was confirmed when Burke's divorce papers surfaced in Feb. 2022. She listed her date of separation as Jan. 7. According to a source, the divorce was due to disagreements over starting a family. A source told Us Weekly in Mar. 2022: "Cheryl's taking this time to focus on next steps and focus on her mental health."
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