'Dancing' Pro Cheryl Burke: I'm Not Fat!
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(Oct. 9) - 'Dancing With the Stars' professional dancer Cheryl Burke is fighting back at bloggers and media for criticizing her after she gained a few pounds.
Skip over this content"I want kids or women out there to realize you don't have to be anorexic to be beautiful," Burke tells PEOPLE.
"People will always have an opinion about you, whether it's good or it's bad. But most important is to have a secure feeling about yourself and know that you're beautiful regardless of what people think of you," she adds.
"When I was younger, I wasn't stick thin. I wasn't tall. I don't have long legs. I wasn't naturally skinny. As I grew older, I just became more comfortable in my own skin," she says.
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