Matthew Lawrence is sharing what it was like to deal with a marriage breakdown in the public eye following his well-publicized split from ex-wife Cheryl Burke. The actor, 45, addressed the breakup in an interview with Daily Mail published on Thursday, January 1, when he was asked what it was like to form a bond with his new partner Chilli (real name Rozonda Thomas), following his public divorce. (The former couple married in 2019 before Burke filed for divorce in 2022.