The former Dancing with the Stars host opened up about the challenges of live TV.
Getty Brooke Burke Brooke Burke opened up about her years working on “Dancing with the Stars.” The TV host and fitness guru was Tom Bergeron’s co-host on the ABC celebrity ballroom competition for seven seasons, from 2010 to 2014, per E! Online. Burke landed the coveted co-hosting gig following her mirrorball trophy win as a DWTS contestant in 2008. At the time, she had already logged a few co-hosting credits on ‘Wild On” and “Rock Star: Supernova,” per IMDb, but DWTS was a whole new ball game for her. Read More From Heavy How You Can Help Ukraine: Verified Charities, GoFundMe & Ways to Support Ukrainians In a recent interview, Burke said being a DWTS contestant helped enhance her skills as a host—but she still wasn’t immune to screwing up on live TV. Getty Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke. In an April 2022 interview on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast, Burke revealed that she wanted to compete on DWTS more than serve as a host. “I wanted to dance on the show more than I even considered hosting the show because I want it to sort of break that wall as a host and let America get to know me,” she said. “[Winning the mirrorball trophy], it gave me great experience to bring to hosting it. It was another layer. It just really enhanced my skill as a host.” Burke also addressed the challenges of hosting a live TV show, and how she once introduced an iconic song incorrectly.
