Cheryl Burke has been vocal about her highs and lows while dealing with her sobriety, beginning in 2018 when she quit drinking. The Dancing With the Stars pro revealed she was two years sober in September 2020, pointing to big life changes, including her engagement to Matthew Lawrence and her father's death as the catalyst for change. Burke then was paired with AJ McLean that year on DWTS, who has been on his own sobriety journey for more than two decades. While speaking with McLean on his "Pretty Messed Up" podcast in June 2021, Burke got real about her struggles.