Brooke Burke has admitted she longs to have an affair with her former Dancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough while she was engaged to Baywatch star David Charvet.
Reflecting on her time competing for the Mirrorball trophy in 2008, the fitness guru, 52, revealed that her chemistry with the choreographer, 38, tempted her to cheat on her long-term partner, who she eventually divorced in 2018 .after almost seven years. marriage.
While appearing on Cheryl Burke’s podcast Sex, lies and sunbathingthe mother of four recalled seeing Howe as ‘so young and green and safe’.
“I had no idea he was going to be such a powerful, badass choreographer,” Burke told listeners, before making the bombshell confession.
Off-the-charts chemistry: Brooke Burke admitted she longed to have an affair with her former Dancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough while she was engaged to Baywatch star David Charvette; seen in 2008
The TV personality went on to say that if she “wasn’t married,” she would “actually hope” to “have a relationship” with the three-time Emmy winner.
“You’re intertwined with someone’s body when you’re not a player. There’s no way I’ve ever been as connected – other than a lover or a husband – like I was with Derek,” Burke explained. “And that’s every day. So you’re in someone’s arms for three months.”
The actress continued: “Why do you think people fall in love? You smell them, feel them, breathe with them. It can be more intimate than making love in the bedroom — make love on the dance floor, you feel more connected.’
“If you have energy, you’re doing this dance and you’re in rhythm, and then there’s trust, then you’re sharing fear, you’re doing something you’ve never done before.” How many times do you go through an experience with someone where they are all you have?’ she asked.
Despite winning the seventh season of ABC’s long-running dance competition, Burke revealed that she and Hough have been doing couples therapy after struggling to find their stride on the dance floor.
“We were not connected. We didn’t gel. We were having problems,” she revealed. ‘(Derek) was exhausted, he was recording the album at night… I had a three-month-old baby. I was fried – up all night, training all day. As much as I love dancing, I had no professional training , so my body was exhausted. I was also hormonal.’
“I was a wife and mother.” I felt like a young man,” added Brooke. “We did not meet in a place that served us. So we went to this life coach therapy session. And I was surprised it never aired because I thought it was super real and super valuable.’
At the time, she had just welcomed her youngest child, daughter Shaya Braven, who is now 12 years old.
Looking back: Reflecting on her time competing for the prestigious Mirrorball Trophy in 2008, the fitness guru, 52, revealed her chemistry with the choreographer, 38, tempted her to cheat on her long-term partner, who finally divorced in 2018 after almost seven years of marriage (pictured in 2023)
Steamy: The TV personality went on to say she would “actually hope” she would “have a relationship” with the three-time Emmy winner if she “wasn’t married”
“If you have energy, you’re doing this dance and you’re in rhythm, and then there’s trust, then you’re sharing fear, you’re doing something you’ve never done before.” How many times do you go through an experience with someone where they are all you have?’ she asked
Meanwhile, Hough, who is now a judge on DVTS and has earned the most Mirrorball trophies of any contestant, has only had one previous season on the show and has never won.
Due to his lack of experience, Burke said Huff was convinced they had no chance of winning and was “really scared and insecure”.
She stated that they both had a mindset of just hanging on “as long as” they could.
“I knew his young mind. I knew he wasn’t competing to win. “I knew it was an opportunity for both of us — I was there to get to know America in a different way,” she said. “I think he was there because it was a great gig as a player, it was huge for him.” I don’t think people sign up to win the Mirrorball Trophy — it’s not even attainable. “You don’t think it’s possible,” she admitted.
After their win, Burke said she felt she was capable of “anything” and “it changed” her “whole life.”
A few years later, Brooke returned to DVTS as co-host from seasons 10 to 17.