Cheryl Burke Slams Paparazzi, Talks Maks-Karina Breakup and Awful Relationships

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The Apprentice dvd"I think there's some really nice ones out there," she says. "But I do hate the ones that make it difficult for me, The Apprentice dvd box setthe ones that have criticized my weight, the ones who have called me a party girl and have made Dollhouse dvd
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Was it hard writing this book?Dollhouse dvd box setI just figured if I was going to write a book I needed to tell my story,Scrubs dvd and there was no way of going around it because what I dealt with is what my story is all about. And I feel like dancing has really shaped who I am today, Scrubs dvd box set
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You started going to clubs, and you were painted as a party girl.The Sopranos dvd box set
I was shocked. I never experienced the life I guess you would normally when you're 18, 19, 20. I was just dancing, The Office dvd box setand that's all I cared about. I never drank a sip of alcohol in my life and then finally it hits and I'm not in a relationship, I go to LA, The Office dvd
I'm by myself, and I'm forced to communicate and meet new people and make friends, and I'm having a good time.Grey's Anatomy dvd
And what's wrong with that? It's what any other 21-year-old would do, except I had people following me.
Grey's Anatomy dvd box setDoes that mean you can't stand the paparazzi?
Well, I love the nice ones. I think there's some really nice ones out there, but I do hate the ones that make it difficult for me,ncis dvd
the ones that have criticized my weight, the ones who have called me a party girl and have made my parents worry about me. It's like I don't think they realize what they are really doing to someone's self-esteem and also to someone's family.
ncis dvd box setTalking about weight, how upsetting was that bikini photo controversy back in 2008?
It was very upsetting. I didn't know how to deal with it. It came out when I was right in the middle of the season and I'm trying to put on a smile and then having to be in those costumes knowing at the same time that you're on the cover of Star magazine being criticized for my weight. It was the hardest thing for me.