Cheryl Burke and Ian Ziering aren’t the best of friends, but they appear to be cordial after their public feud years ago.
Burke, 39, and the “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum, 59, were paired during Season 4 of “Dancing With the Stars,” which aired in 2007. The two advanced to the final four in the competition before being eliminated.
Years later, Burke slammed the actor, stating that he was her “least favorite” partner and working with him “made me want to slit my wrists.”
“I actually apologized to him. I sent an email like a couple of years ago when I did a YouTube. I think was during it was like right after the pandemic or toward the end of it. And I did,” Burke tells the Post while promoting her new podcast, “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans.”
“I just wanted to publicly apologize. But before I publicly apologized, I wanted to just to do it personally. And he responded. It was short and sweet, but I think there was a lot to discuss.”
Now, the dancer says there’s “no hard feelings” between the two.
“I’m a different moment than I was back in Season 4. I’ve grown a lot and I totally, you know, I’m taking accountability for my actions. And I knew I know it was wrong what I said, and I didn’t need any hard feelings then or now.”
In April 2021, Burke told her “Pretty Messed Up” podcast co-host AJ McLean that did “truly regret” her actions at the time.
“I was completely out of line a few years ago, and I did a podcast where they were asking me who my favorite partner was and who did I hate the most. And I answered Ian Ziering, and I said something along the lines of ‘I’d rather slit my wrists than dance with Ian Ziering again,’” she noted.
“I truly am so sorry for being so inconsiderate and just talking trying to get a reaction and putting him as my punching bag really,” she continued. “I took it to that next level of nastiness. I was so nasty. And I’m here to publicly apologize to Ian and his family. I lost a lot of respect for myself. It haunts me till this day.”
“Sex, Lies and Spray Tans” can be found on the iHeartRadio app or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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