Cheryl Burke Responds to Critics About Her Appearance: &x27;I Have SunkenIn Temples&x27; Alex GurleySat, February 21, 2026 at 3:13 AM UTC 0 (Photo by Olivia Wong on Getty Images) Cheryl Burke has been subject to criticism surrounding her appearance over the course of the past few years—and now she's clapping back at further commentary about how she looks. The former Dancing With The Stars pro, 41, took to Instagram on Thursday (Feb. 19) to respond to comments about the shape of her eyebrows and how she chooses to do her makeup.
Cheryl Burke Responds to Critics About Her Appearance: 'I Have Sunken-In Temples'
Alex GurleySat, February 21, 2026 at 3:13 AM UTC
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Cheryl Burke has been subject to criticism surrounding her appearance over the course of the past few years—and now she's clapping back at further commentary about how she looks.
The former Dancing With The Stars pro, 41, took to Instagram on Thursday (Feb. 19) to respond to comments about the shape of her eyebrows and how she chooses to do her makeup.
"For those that keep saying, 'Why do I have my eyebrows all the way down to my cheeks?' This is just my bone structure," Burke explained in the bare-faced video, adding that she wanted to clarify that she doesn't draw her brows all the way down to her cheeks as some people have commented.
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Burke went on to say that she has "sunken-in temples" and it's actually a shadow and not her eyebrows that people have been noticing. Burke has noticed it too and says she's deciding whether she should get it cosmetically fixed.
"Debating whether or not to get filler. I'm leaning toward yes. So back off, okay? Thanks," Burke said.
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She continued, "I realize that my temples are sunken in. It is what it is for now until I decide to pull the trigger and get filler. Until then, focus on your own face...Should we pick on your face now, huh?"
Followers have previously expressed concern about Burke's appearance after she lost a significant amount of weight. While Burke did confirm that she dropped over 30 pounds, she says it's not because she's ill or using weight loss drugs.
"The assumptions are exhausting as hell. The accusations are completely cruel," Burke said in a video on Instagram in 2025, adding in the caption, "Stop dissecting women's bodies like they belong to you."
Instead of cosmetic surgery or drugs, Burke credits her transformation to lifestyle shifts, clean eating and regular activity.
You can hear all that Cheryl Burke had to say below.
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Published: February 21, 2026 at 02:45AM on Source: PRIME TIME
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