Hope you're not still watching on the west coast 'cause if you are, this is a spoiler! Brooke Burke wins it all in the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars!
She and Derek Hough reprized their Viennese Waltz and got a perfect score.
Warren Sapp came in second and our little Lance took third ...
Congrats to Brooke -- not bad for a mother of four!
Did you watch? Did Brooke deserve it? I say hell yes!
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Brooke Wins It!!!
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 11:35pm CST by X17Online
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Hope you're not still watching on the west coast 'cause if you are, this is a spoiler! Brooke Burke wins it all in the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars!
She and Derek Hough reprized their Viennese Waltz and got a perfect score.
Warren Sapp came in second and our little Lance took third ...
Congrats to Brooke -- not bad for a mother of four!
Did you watch? Did Brooke deserve it? I say hell yes!
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Orange You Excited About DWTS Tonight?!!
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 7:00pm CST by X17Online
Tags: brooke burke
Lance looked lovely yesterday before the big Part-1 Finale of Dancing With the Stars, right?! Uh ... a little too much self-tanner, Lancey-poo?
So check out who came to visit him in his trailer before the big show -- his BFF Jamie-Lynn Sigler!
As you know, Miley was there ...
And Brooke and her fam ...
So who'll win the big one tonight??? Give us your vote after the jump ...
So who will it be? -- Brooke, Lance, or Warren?
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The Daily Bikini
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:15am CST by Nick
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Brooke Burke bikini pics!Brooke Burke in Malibu (Feb. 2007)
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Brookey Mouse!
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:50pm CST by X17Online
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The Jonas Brothers weren't the only celebs at the Roxy last night - Brooke Burke stopped by as well, and it looks like she went all out on the color coordination. Hey, you're never too old to sport a classic Mickey Mouse tee!
Cute. And hot!
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Are Cheryl Burke & Lacey Schwimmer too fat for DWTS?
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 3:53pm CDT by JayBird
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A few weeks ago Dancing with the Stars professional Cheryl Burke randomly told People magazine about how anorexia wasn’t beautiful, and then went on to talk about how she’s totally okay with her body. It seemed a little unnecessary but was a good point nonetheless. Now it looks like Cheryl must have been taking some serious heat for her weight on the set, because not one but two of her male costars have criticized the female dancers’ bodies.
The professional dancers on DWTS are not pleased that Cheryl Burke and Lacey Schwimmer packed on a few pounds this season.
“If you want to gain weight, it’s your prerogative,” dancer Louis van Amstel says in the newest issue of TV Guide. “We all put on weight because there was no summer tour,” he adds. “But you have to deal with the consequences.”
Pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy is also complaining.
“When I first saw these women this season, I said, ‘Guys, you know the camera adds 10 pounds,’” he says. “‘You have to do something about this.” Burke and Schwimmer have gotten slimmer since the season’s premiere, but van Amstel says the damage is done.
“[People] look at this show to be inspired and think, ‘If I just work hard enough, I can look like that,’” he says. “If they watch someone who’s dancing her butt off and she’s still heavy, they can be discouraged.
“You have to take responsibility,” he adds.
[From Us Weekly]
This is so unnecessary and mean spirited. There really is no winning. If a person slims down or focuses too much on what they eat they’re obsessed. If they put on any weight they’re unhealthy. Either way, average bodies are going to be called fat if they dare to be average. Yes Cheryl and Lacey are dancers, which means that they’re already highly aware of how their bodies look. They probably spend more than half their days in front of full-length mirrors. Whatever the reason for their weight gain, I’m sure they’re painfully aware of it.
They don’t need some insensitive jerks making comments about it. Especially after they’ve both worked hard to lose weight. This show is supposed to be about fun, which is why people like it. Criticizing women’s bodies for being less-than-perfect (dancers or otherwise) isn’t necessary.
Here’s Lacey Schwimmer with Lance Bass at the EA Sports Freestyle presents Facebreaker launch party on September 3rd. Photographer: Rachel Worth. Cheryl Burke is shown with Maksim Chmerkovskiy on September 4th. Header of Lacey at Planet Funk’s Fashion Week Kick-off on October 10th and Cheryl at the “Love Sees No Color” even on September 19th. Images thanks to WENN.
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Dancing With Brooke
Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 6:25pm CDT by X17Online
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She's such a trooper!
Dancing with the Stars stunner Brooke Burke, showing off her foot injury while out with hot hubby David Charvet in Hollywood. Keep dancing, Brooke, we're rooting for you!
I mean, she's gorge!
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Brooke Burke Uses Child as Pap Human Shield
Posted: October 13th, 2008, 4:38pm CDT by TMZ Staff
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Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Kids, Hot Mamas
While out with one of her four adorable kids, Brooke Burke got camera shy and hid her face from the photogs this weekend. "Tell mommy when the cameras are gone, pookie." See Also Charvet Goes Off ...
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Dancing With Lance, Brooke & Cheryl!
Posted: October 1st, 2008, 5:54pm CDT by X17Online
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Wow, Brooke, we love your, uh... outfit. So sexy!
Check out the Dancing with the Stars contestants in Hollywood yesterday, including the voluptuous Brooke Burke, Lance Bass and, of course, Cheryl Burke. (Boo!)
But there'll be no more dancing for Kim Kardashian!
Think Kim deserved to get kicked off last night? Poor Mark Ballas - we love him!
Uh, YEAH she did. Sorry, but Kim kinda sucked!
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Hot & Hotter
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 6:57pm CDT by X17online
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But which is which?
Hot couple David Charvet - of Baywatch fame - and Brooke Burke look good at an event in Hollywood the other night. Damn, you know their kids are gonna grow up to be SO attractive!
Nothing wrong with having hot parents!
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Lunch with Brooke Burke
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 1:15pm CDT by Nick
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Brooke BurkeBrooke Burke leaving Ralphs supermarket in Malibu
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Burke in Bloom
Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 1:01pm CDT by LPark
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Cheryl Burke partied at Foxtail Lounge nightclub in West Hollywood, California the night before last. The 24-year-old Emmy nominated professional dancer looked radiant in a bubblegum pink party dress with nails to match. Her skin was perfect and our photog caught the attitude of the club scene while showing off the stand-out Cheryl!
Photo by Picasso Foto/John Doe/BuzzFoto.com
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Cheryl Burke in Hit and Rumba
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 11:30am CDT by TMZ Staff
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Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
So imagine you're at a hot Hollywood club (One Sunset) when a car allegedly mows you down. Your pain's then alleviated when a papper tells you the car that hit you was carrying a celeb.Here's the insult that comes with the injury -- the "victim"...
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Partying With A "Star"
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 6:47pm CDT by X17online
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I don't get Cheryl Burke - how she even dances as well as she does is beyond me!
Here's the Dancing with the Stars pro shuffling out of One Sunset at 2 a.m. (her third club of the night) looking a bit worse for wear...
Maybe lay off your feet a little, honey - besides, all that partying can only ruin your hot dancer's body!
Sorry if you're a fan - but we here prefer Julianne Hough!
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Cheryl In Usual Form
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 2:06am CDT by darren
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We caught Cheryl Burke coming out of Villa Lounge last night after a long night of (what else?) partying hard with one of her friends. Maybe it’s just us, but Cheryl’s 15 minutes feels like it’s stretched to a half hour that’s about to expire pretty quickly. And that hideous sack of a dress doesn’t help. She parties all the time, and she’s a little too eager to be in front of the camera. We hope we don’t have another rehab case in front of us.
Photo by Picasso Foto and John Doe/BuzzFoto.com
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Recently Spotted Sober: Cheryl Burke
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 5:05pm CDT by TMZ Staff
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Filed under: Dancing with the Stars, Drunks
Even after three club appearances -- Villa, One and Hyde -- Cheryl Burke was able to walk in a straight line last night. Incredible!While we miss the boozy Burke, we're thankful Kelly Monaco was there to take her place as that girl. See Also ...
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Brooke And Baby
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 10:25pm CDT by darren
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Brooke Burke went shopping over the weekend with both of her babies in tow, her fiance David Charvet, and their young baby girl Heaven Rain. The little family decided to cool off during the weekend by grabbing a few frozen drinks at the Coffee Bean in Malibu. Their other child, only about 3 months old, was not out with the family. A great choice - it was a terribly hot weekend.
Photo by Manuel Velasco/BuzzFoto.com
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Enjoying The Good Life
Posted: July 5th, 2008, 11:17am CDT by admin
Tags: cheryl burke
There was no publicist or stylist hanging around Malibu yesterday when we captured this lovely foto of Cheryl Burke. Thank goodness. By the looks of this foto, Cheryl appears to be enjoying a bit too much of the good life these days!
Photo by Mia, Jr/BuzzFoto.com
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Cheryl Burke: Dancing with the Slurs
Posted: June 27th, 2008, 10:26am CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: wackyandweird dancingwiththestars Drunks cheryl burke
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Dancing with the Stars, Drunks
TMZ.com: Just because there's no red light, doesn't mean the camera isn't recording -- something an overly-partied Cheryl probably wished she knew before calling Verne Troyer the very un-PC term, "midget," about a hundred times. See Also Bulletin!!!... Read more
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Cheryl Burke’s a Hawaiian Beach Babe
Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 1:50pm CDT
Tags: cheryl burke hawaii bikini
Enjoying the family vacation that she hoped to fit into her busy schedule, “Dancing With the Stars” star Cheryl Burke has been showing off her curvy body on the beaches of Maui, Hawaii, over the past few days.
The 24-year-old Emmy nominated professional dancer splashed around in the warm waters with a gal pal, sporting a super sexy red bikini.
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Lunch with Brooke Burke
Posted: June 17th, 2008, 1:45pm CDT by Nick
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Brooke Burke
Brooke Burke at the premiere of Get Smart at Mann’s Village Theatre in Westwood, CA (6/16)
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Brooke Loves The Attention
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 11:56am CDT by darren
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Brooke Burke is quite the camera-loving lady now. She was photographed by more than a few photographers after leaving Villa Lounge in West Hollywood with her boyfriend David Charvet his weekend. While her boyfriend seems a little shy and apprehensive about being in the spotlight, Brooke smiles and loves the attention. Let’s hope that next time we see her, it’s in a better dress.
Photo by Picasso Foto and John Doe/Buzzfoto.com
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A Little Slice of Heaven
Posted: May 19th, 2008, 6:37pm CDT by X17Online
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Brooke Burke, David Charvet and their daughter Heaven Rain cooled off at the beach over the weekend.
The Baywatch hottie created a cute father-daughter moment when he carried his youngest daughter from the sand to the car!
Too cute!
What's up with their weird baby names? Heaven Rain and Shaya?
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She Ain't So Wild On Anymore!
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 2:45pm CDT by X17online
Tags: brooke burke
X17 photogs spotted the former bikini beauty dressed down like any other soccer mom heading into the local grocery store on Thursday. As usual, Brooke had no comment ... Is it possible one of the hottest women on earth is actually boring now?
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Cheryl Burke's Older
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 10:59am CDT
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I don't know about this one. It looks a little beat. Dancing with the Stars' Cheryl Burke celebrated her birthday with some sort of soiree. That dress is something out of Hairspray. And it's not even something Penny Pingleton would wear. It's more like one of the back-up dancers at the Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant had it on. That guy behind her looks like he runs drugs from LA to Tijuana.
There's her partner Cristian de le Fuente with his arm in a sling. Cheryl tried to rip it out in her eagerness last week. And once it was ripped out, she tried to swing on it like a trapeze. Because she's the devil, and she wants to win at all costs.
Jesse Metcalfe and his eyebrows seem to always be drunk and not working. I want that life.
Photos: PacificCoastNews.comMore photos of Cheryl and friends after the jump.
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Brooke Burke, Star Shopper
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 5:30pm CDT by X17online
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Camera shy Brooke Burke got some extra special treat at the local grocery store in Malibu, she and her daughter were escorted to their car. Should celeb moms get star treatment at the supermarket???? Hell ya!
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Midnight T&A: Brooke Burke
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 1:00am CDT by Nick
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Brooke BurkeAmerican model Brooke Burke
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Injured Dancer Pulling Our Leg?
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:15pm CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: dancingwiththestars cheryl burke
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
TMZ.com: He showed up in a sling to rehearsals, but Cristian de la Fuente seemed to suggest his injury could be fake. Of course, he also said his face might be a mask and called Cheryl Burke hot ... so he was likely lying. See Also "DWTS" -- Deaf and... Read more
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Muscly "Dancing" Star Screws Up Muscle
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 5:21pm CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: nurse dancingwiththestars cheryl burke
Filed under: Nurse!, Dancing with the Stars
TMZ.com: Christian de la Fuente was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after he sufferd a pretty severe injury on "Dancing with the Stars." Christian and partner Cheryl Burke were doing their second dance of the evening when, suddenly, in the middle of... Read more
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Bulletin!!! Cheryl Burke Is no Thespo
Posted: April 25th, 2008, 11:00pm CDT by TMZ Staff
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Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Dancing with the Stars
TMZ.com: Cheryl Burke needs to keep her day job, because as a reporter, she sucks. TMZ TV is here to tell you, "E.T." is bottom-feeding. Check local listings. See Also Do I Look Like I Need Botox? ... Read more
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Baby On Board!
Posted: April 25th, 2008, 9:29am CDT by X17online
Tags: brooke burke
Ice-blended coffee? Check!
Planet Blue shopping bags? Check!
Baby son Shaya in a sling? CHECK!
Looks like Brooke Burke's got everything she needs!
But where's hubbie David?
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Brooke Burke Shames Us All
Posted: April 7th, 2008, 6:34pm CDT by X17online
Tags: brooke burke
Can you believe it's only been a little over a month since Brooke Burke gave birth?
We caught the E!-girl out with her family over the weekend and couldn't keep from marveling at her stunning figure. Looks like Brooke's been working out with a vengeance - if she keeps it up, she might end up even hotter than she was before getting preggers!
The stride of pride
One hot mama!
Lookin' good, Brooke!
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Corky from "Life Goes On": 'Memba Him?!
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 8:40am CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: tv beauty membathem Chris burke
Filed under: TV, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
TMZ.com: Chris Burke (seen here with his TV mom Patti LuPone) became famous in 1989 for playing Charles "Corky" Thatcher on the series, "Life Goes On." Guess what he looks like now!... Read more
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Brooke Burke’s Baby Still Without a Name
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:21am CDT by Spicy Pants
Tags: brooke burke
It’s been three weeks since Brooke Burke and fiancé David Charvet’s son was born and the child is still unnamed.
It seems the couple can’t agree on a name and negotiations have been slow going.
Burke told People magazine, “We’ve waiting our whole life for a son, and we haven’t named him. He did leave the hospital without the birth certificate. I know that’s terrible! We’re really, really close [to naming him]. We’ve agreed on the first and the last, and we’re still fighting on the middle.”
The couple have a 1 year-old daughter, Rain, and Brooke has two girls from a previous marriage, Neriah, 7, and Sierra, 5.
Burke admits being a mom isn’t easy. “Going from two to three was easy. Going from three to four, a whole other world We’re so sleep-deprived right now, we can both barely see straight.”
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Do I Look Like I Need Botox?!
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 8:35am CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: dancingwiththestars cheryl burke
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
TMZ.com: Cheryl Burke rightly took offense when TMZ asked if she'd ever get Botox.It wasn't meant as an insult though -- the photog was just following up on "Dancing" star Priscilla Presley's cosmetic nightmare story! Guess she didn't see the connection. See... Read more
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Burke Won't Open Her Trap On Drew
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 9:44am CDT by TMZ Staff
Tags: gossiprumors dancingwiththestars cheryl burke
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Dancing with the Stars
TMZ.com: Cheryl Burke was tight-lipped about her alleged loose ones last night.TMZ tried to get her to open up for Drew Lachey questions outside WeHo hotspot Foxtail, but his "Dancing"/rumored hook-up partner kept her mouth shut. For the record, her rep says... Read more
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Brooke Burke popped
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 5:00pm CST by Nick
Tags: brooke burke
It’s a boyBrooke Burke gave birth to her fourth kid yesterday. In Touch Weekly writes:
[Brooke] gave birth to her first son - and second child with fiancé David Charvet - at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long. “Mommy and baby are both doing great and healthy,” Brooke’s rep Nancy Iannios tells In Touch exclusively. David adds, “and he’s really, really cute.”
Two? That’s it? This guy’s been dating Brooke Burke since 2005 and he’s only impregnated her twice? What a pussy. If I was dating Brook, I really can’t imagine a time when she wouldn’t be pregnant. By the time she hit 40 and I dumped her, her womb would look like it’d just done seven tours in Iraq.
NOTE: This is what Brooke looked like in a bikini five months after her last baby. That has to be illegal.
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Brooke Burke and David Charvet have a son!
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 4:22pm CST by Hot Momma
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Actress, model, and TV spokesperson Brooke Burke, 36, and her fiancé, actor David Charvet, 35, are the proud parents of a baby boy. The actress gave birth to a son weighing in at 6.5 pounds and measured 20 1/4 inches,on Wednesday, March 5 in Los Angeles.
This is first boy and fourth child overall for Brooke, who has two daughters, Neriah, 7, and Sierra, 5, with ex-husband Dr. Garth Fisher, and 13-month-old Heaven Rain with David.Throughout her pregnancy, Brooke blogged on her website and Baboosh Baby, where the 36-year-old revealed she was placed on bedrest last month in preparation for the birth.
“Being on best rest has actually forced me to slow down, be still and look inside me a bit more than usual,” she wrote. “I have actually enjoyed the quite moments I have been forced to take to connect with my son.”
Brooke and David, best known for his stint on Baywatch, have been engaged since August 2006. David recently filmed a starring role in the film Green Flash, set against the backdrop of professional beach volleyball (a great sport!).
Brooke Burke
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Brooke Gives Birth To A Boy!
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 2:24pm CST by X17online
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It's official - Brooke Burke's given birth to her fourth child!
In Touch Weekly is reporting that at 11:31 yesterday morning, Brooke gave birth to her first son (and second child by fiancé David Charvet - fourth child total). Unfortunately the parents wouldn't let his name slip, although they'd confirm that he weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.
"Mommy and baby are both doing great and healthy," Brooke's rep Nancy Iannios told the mag.
David adds, "and he's really, really cute!"
We sure can't wait to see him - after all, we've been waiting longer than anyone!
Congrats to the Burkes!
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Brooke Hides Her Baby Burke
Posted: February 26th, 2008, 11:43am CST by X17online
Tags: brooke burke
It's hard to imagine Brooke Burke staying out of the spotlight - but compared to other celebrity moms, we hardly ever see her around during her pregnancy!
Nevertheless, last night we caught her and fiancee David Charvet taking their leave after dinner.
Brooke tried to hide her figure behind a long, flowy coat - but as you can see from the profile pic, that bump's crying out for recognition!
The happy family - and a preview of things to come!
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Delta Burke talks about her time in the psych ward
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:07am CST by JayBird
Tags: delta burke
Actress Delta Burke, who has long been an advocate for talking about mental health issues, spoke with Entertainment Tonight about her recent hospitalization in a psych ward. It was widely reported that Delta was hospitalized for her hoarding, and while that played a large part in her struggle, it appears that her biggest worry was that her depression had gotten out of control. Delta says that before she was hospitalized, she couldn’t get out of bed for over two weeks.
Burke, 51, says she had been on five medications to treat her lifelong battle with depression when all of them stopped working. So she went to a clinic “to get my meds straightened out and to get properly diagnosed,” she says, adding that her meds have since been cut back to two and she has been put on a diabetic diet.
Burke says she has come a long way since her Designing Women days when her depression severely escalated. One night, she recalls, she was parked in a car on top of a hill with a gun beside her and a bottle of Xanax. She was upset over what a tabloid had written about her. “I just kept taking Xanax and hoping the pain would stop,” she tells ET. “I got really sleepy and decided to go for a ride. I needed a Diet Coke really bad. I called up [husband Gerald McRaney]. I didn’t know where I was but he found me.”
Burke says she continues to speak out about her depression — “something that I deal with and millions of Americans deal with” — “to remove the stigma. “I will always fight and everyone out there who battles this should always fight,” she adds.
[From Us Weekly]
Delta also reported that her hoarding had gotten out out of hand. She was addicted to QVC and eBay. I think eBay is becoming a much more common addiction than people realize. Delta’s addiction had led to her having to rent out 27 storage units in New Orleans, which she filled with her belongings. As part of her recovery, Delta’s sister is helping her sort through the items. She’s doing her best to sell and donate as much as she can. Hoarding is an interesting, and not often talked about disease. We discussed it in detail in relation to Delta’s hospitalization here. I can imagine that when you’re depressed, thinking of the extreme clutter and mess really could push you over the edge and make it impossible to even get out of bed and deal with it all. Congratulations to Delta not just for dealing with her issues, but for being unashamed and unafraid to talk about them.
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Delta Burke in psychiatric hospital for depression & compulsive hoarding
Posted: February 6th, 2008, 1:51pm CST by JayBird
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TMZ is reporting that “Designing Women” actress Delta Burke, 51, has checked herself into a psychiatric hospital for treatment of severe depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and hoarding. TMZ has a clip on their website of Burke’s description of why she decided to check herself into a facility and what mental issues she’s dealing with. Delta talks about trying to get her various medications worked out - which can be an arduous process for people who are only on two prescriptions - and she’s on five. She also mentions that she was as bad as those people you see on television who have stacks of newspapers piled to the ceiling.
The former Designing Women star, 51, is apparently seeking treatment for symptoms of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and “hoarding” which on an audio clip provided by TMZ she is heard likening to what is seen in the homes of people who have stockpiled row upon row of newspapers.
“I was on so many medications and they just weren’t working,” Burke is also heard saying on the clip. “I was on five.” Among them, she says are “anti-depressants and stuff.”
[From People]
I really commend Delta for recognizing she has a problem, needs help, and taking action to get it. I can’t imagine anything that would be more frightening than checking into a psychiatric facility. And I would expect that things must have gotten pretty bad for her to do that. Most people know the basics of depression, but few know about hoarding. Wikipedia defines hoarding as:
Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding) is extreme hoarding behaviour in humans. It involves the collection and/or failure to discard large numbers of objects even when their storage causes significant clutter and impairment to basic living activities such as moving around the house, cooking, cleaning, showering or sleeping. Hoarding rubbish may be referred to as syllogomania. A slang term for a compulsive hoarder is pack rat or packrat.
[From Wikipedia]
I dated someone who was a terrible hoarder, and it was truly the most frustrating experience of my life. It was so aggravating to have talks about keeping things clean and normal looking, and then find a box filled with nothing but Styrofoam - just because why throw it out? I would find broken toys, pieces of garbage, Denny’s place mats, empty bottles of Orbitz soda from 1996 (“Because someday it might be worth something!) all carefully hidden to avoid detection. It was really frustrating because he didn’t recognize that it was a problem and was abnormal, unhealthy behavior.
Click here for a great example of a clutter scale. This was put together by psychologists as an example of different levels of hoarding. When you go through picture by picture, you’ll notice a few are out of order, but you can get the idea by looking at the image that shows all the pictures as a whole.
Hoaders often have to make pathways through the crap in their own homes. I was in a home several times that was occupied by an entire family of hoarders. They literally had piles of papers stacked to the ceilings, bags of garbage, dirty blankets, etc. All that bric-a-brac you see people getting rid of at garage sales was stuffed into this house. It basically looked like a Value Village run amok. Everything was old, dingy, and useless.
In an extreme, hoarders can literally save so many things that they are forced to move out of their own homes. They actually choose to do that instead of getting rid of things. Apparently throwing anything away induces a sense of panic. Several studies have shown that hoarding is closely related to obsessive compulsive disorder. A 2004 University of Iowa study found that damage to the brain’s right mesial prefrontal cortex tends to cause compulsive hoarding. The thought is that the part of the brain that helps discern what stuff is and is not important does not function properly in hoarders. Thus they’re not able to logically and rationally determine that saving a napkin from Burger King is less important than saving a monogrammed napkin from your wedding. It really is a miserable and overwhelming way to live. Let’s hope Delta gets good treatment and her issues under control.
Picture Note by JayBird: Here’s a few pictures of rooms in hoarder’s homes.
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Brooke Burke’s Maternal Marathon
Posted: January 29th, 2008, 12:19pm CST
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This girl is a baby making machine! Brooke Burke is pregnant with her fourth child (she had two kids with Dr. Garth Fisher, and one other child with her fiancé David Charvet) and she’s looking like a seasoned pro.
The “Wild On” babe was spotted doing a little baby shopping on Robertson Boulevard yesterday. The paparazzi caught up with her heading into Bel Bambini in search of some good stuff.
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Brooke Burke’s post-baby slimming secrets
Posted: January 3rd, 2008, 8:21am CST by Hot Momma
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Brooke Burke out in Malibu a couple of days ago looking radiant as per usual
Model and television fitness personality Brooke Burke is sharing her post-Baby Body Secrets! Famous for her all-American-girl looks and bikini photosis now pregnant with baby number four. After each of her deliveries she has quickly regained her flat abs and hourglass shape. Brooke’s secret? Stretching and core-strengthening Pilates workouts along with post-baby tummy wraps! Brooke says:
“I’ve been doing Pilates for eight years,” “It supports your back and I think it helps for an easier delivery.”
Like most women, Brooke says she gained 30 pounds with her last baby. But she soon had her bikini-ready belly back in shape. She credits her recovery to “Tauts Belly Wraps,” an adjustable velcro waist hugger that she wore religiously for 40 days after giving birth.
“I didn’t invent this. It’s been aroun