Cheryl Burke used to drink 7 days a week
Cheryl Burke used to drink seven days a week. The 'Dancing with the Stars' pro, 37, is now celebrating three years of being sober, but opened up about her dark struggles with addiction. Speaking to Elizabeth Vargas on the 'Heart of the Matter' podcast, she said: "I was a ballroom-by-day type girl and then party- or club-goer at night - for 10 years in a row. I am definitely an alcoholic and addict, yes. 100 per cent." The star explained she was a "functioning alcoholic" and drank so much that her body stopped responding to the usual effects of alcohol. She said: "I was a functioning drunk for ...