Former DWTS host Brooke Burke won’t attend show’s 20th anniversary special
former dancing with the stars host Brooke Burke Since leaving the show in 2014, he has not returned to the ballroom for the show’s 20th birthday special.
Burke, 54, explained on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 episode why he will not be attending the highly anticipated event. jenny garth’s “i choose me” Podcast.
“Starting over is difficult for me,” Burke told fellow former contestant Garth, 53. “I think some things in life are worth repeating, and I think I squeezed it out and did everything I had to do on that show.”
Ms Burke added that despite the “great relationships” she had built during her tenure. DWTS Ultimately, she feels her time on the series is over, both as a contestant and co-host. “It was one of the most-watched shows on TV. It’s going to be hard to go back to those days.” with the same level of excitement And I want to express my gratitude,” she said.
Garth also joked that he “received an email” about the special, which aired on November 11, but “deliberately didn’t read it.”
Burke and Garth were both a pair of former pros. Derek Hough — currently serves as a judge on the show — during their respective seasons. Garth placed fourth in Season 5 of 2007, Huff’s first season, and Burke and Huff won the mirror ball two seasons later. Burke later co-hosted the show with Tom Bergeron from seasons 10 to 17.
“I never said no and I never closed the door professionally. But it was eight seasons and I did everything I was supposed to do in the ballroom,” Burke continued, adding that the games were “a lot of fun.” DWTS Even if it was “one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life.”
This is not the first time Burke has mentioned leaving. DWTS. She opened up about being dropped from the show during the 2024 episode. Grill with Curtis Stonerevealed at the time that she was “ready to do other things” but was “disappointed” to find out she wasn’t asked for a response.
“But I think it’s shocking to see changes happen to our business. I think it’s shocking to be vulnerable, to be honest, just to humanize it,” she added. “I think it was really disappointing. I wasn’t expecting it.”
As for why she was “released,” Burke said there were “many reasons on both sides.”
Burke detailed how he found out he wouldn’t be returning for Season 18 modern mom I posted this on my blog in 2014 right after the news broke.
“The only thing that was shocking to me was how it all went,” she wrote, claiming she found out “just a few weeks” before the premiere. “Forethought and polite communication are appreciated, but you don’t always get that in the workplace.”
She also talked about how difficult it was to convey that to her children, who didn’t understand the difference between being fired and fired. (Burke has children Nelia, 24, Sierra, 22, Heaven, 18, and Shaya, 16, with his ex-girlfriend.) garth fisher and david charrette. )
“My son yelled, ‘Mommy, are you fired?!'” her son Shaya remembers asking. “I tried to explain the difference between being fired and fired, and he yelled, ‘Quit!’ I laughed at that whole fine line. I then tried my best to explain to my children the reality of change and the need to move through it gracefully. ”
Burke isn’t the only one DWTS Co-hosts are asked to leave the ballroom for years. Viewers were shocked when former host Bergeron announced in July 2020 that he and his then-co-host: Erin Andrews f will not returnOr season 29.
“I have been informed that @DancingABC will continue without me,” Bergeron wrote at the time, via X. “This has been an incredible 15 years of work and the most unexpected gift of my career. I’m grateful for that and the lifelong friendships that have been made. But what do we do with these glittery masks now?”
He then appeared in an episode in October 2023. cheryl burke’s He discussed his departure on the podcast “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans,” arguing that it was partially due to his desire to keep politics out of the social arena. (Bergeron I used to make a sound About Sean Spicer’s Cast in season 28. )
“I’m sure they’ll give you another reason.” [as for why I was fired]” he added, saying he would “never” return as a host. It’s not the same world. It makes no sense. What do I have to prove? …Let the show either live on with fresh blood as it does now or die a natural death. ”
“Dancing with the Stars” The 20th Birthday Special will air on Tuesday, November 11th at 8pm ET on ABC and Disney+. It will be available on Hulu starting the next day.
