Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American

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, fitness personality, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is known for hosting the

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travel show ''

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'' (1999–2002), CBS' ''Rock Star'' (2005–2006), and TV Lands' ''

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'' (2010). After winning the seventh season of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

'', Burke served as co-hostess of the show from season ten to season seventeen (2010–2013). In 2017, Burke launched "Brooke Burke Body", a fitness app with workout videos featuring her.

Early life

Brooke Lisa Burke was born in

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...

and raised in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

, the younger of two siblings born to Donna and George Burke.Richter, Allan
Energy Times: "Beautiful Brooke - Stunning as ever, the once-globetrotting model Brooke Burke now navigates motherhood with a world view of natural health"
October 2009 Her mother is of half

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background; she was

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edSager, Mike
"The Secret Life of a Beautiful Woman"
"''My mother was adopted so I didn't get a lot of exposure culturally to my Portuguese heritage"'', ''Esquire: '', April 1, 1999 and then raised

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.Bloom, Nate
"Interfaith Celebrities: Kicking Off Football Season and the Emmy Awards"
''Interfaith Family'', September 16, 2008. Her father is of

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and French descent and left the family when she was two years old. She was thereafter raised by her

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stepfather in her mother's

faith. She is raising her children Jewish,"CBB Exclusive: Brooke Burke answers reader's questions"
''People'', February 19, 2008 although she also celebrates

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. She attended both

Sahuaro High School Sahuaro High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, United States, part of the Tucson Unified School District. It is located on the far east side of the city at 545 North Camino Seco, just north of Vicksburg Street between Br ...

and

Palo Verde High School Palo Verde High School is a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The school was built in 1996 with an adjacent 10 portable classrooms located in Summerlin, a rapidly growing suburban community in the western portion of the City of Las ...

in Tucson where she was homecoming queen in 1989. She later studied broadcast journalism.

Career

Television

After rising to national fame as a lingerie model for the

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catalog in the early 1990's, Brooke was tapped to serve as the host of the popular E! travel series ''

'' from 1999–2002. In 2005, Brooke landed her first primetime network hosting gig on CBS's ''Rock Star: INXS'' (2005) and the subsequent ''Rock Star: Super Nova'', both produced by

Mark Burnett Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a television producer who is the former Chairman of MGM Television, MGM Worldwide Television Group. He is best known for creating and producing the reality shows The Apprentice (American TV series), ''The Ap ...

. In 2010, Burke became the host of ''

'' on

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, a modeling competition series for women over 35. That same year, she was named co-hostess of ABC's ''

,'' where she remained for seven seasons (2010–2013). Burke served as the co-host of the

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...

pageant in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. From 2016–2018, Burke hosted and co-produced the Saturday morning show ''

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'', a hidden camera television show developed for teenagers in which each episode reveals the widespread goodwill in our world by secretly capturing heroes in action. Her other television credits include hosting the digital series and network show ''I Dare You'' on TV Land (2018) as well as a recurring role on ''

Melissa & Joey ''Melissa & Joey'' is an American television sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2015 on ABC Family (now Freeform). The series follows local politician Mel Burke (Hart) and Joe Long ...

'' (2014–2015).

''Dancing with the Stars'' performances

On November 25, 2008, Burke, with

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as her partner, won the seventh season of ''

'' beating

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champion

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and his partner

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. Burke shares the honor of being one of only three contestants to spend eight out of ten weeks at the top of the leaderboard. The other two contestants to achieve this feat are

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and

Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling g ...

Magazine appearances

Burke has featured on the cover of many fitness, fashion, and lifestyle magazines, including '' Fitness'', ''

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'', ''

Redbook ''Redbook'' is an American women's magazine that is published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the " Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines. It ceased print publication as of January 2019 and now operates an article-comprise ...

'', and ''

Ladies Home Journal ''Ladies' Home Journal'' was an American magazine last published by the Meredith Corporation. It was first published on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States. In 18 ...

''. She also has appeared in numerous men's interest magazines such as ''Maxim'', ''Stuff'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Entrepreneurial ventures

In 2007, Burke founded and launched BabooshBaby.com, the online store for her popular post-pregnancy belly wraps Tauts. Brooke later developed Baboosh Body, a fitness product (belly wrap) made to trim the tummy. In 2011, she launched the online community for mothers, ModernMom.com, of which she remains the co-CEO. In 2012, Burke brought her own personal brand of fitness workouts to consumers via a DVD series with

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. The four DVD series consisted of
Transform Your Body with Brooke Burke: Strength & Condition
',
Transform Your Body with Brooke Burke: Tone & Tighten
',
Brooke Burke Body: Sexy Abs
', and
Brooke Burke Body: 30-Day Slimdown
'. Inspired by her dedication to promote women's awareness of the importance of physical and mental health, Brooke's next fitness project was to create her signature "Booty Burn" workout which she personally teaches in her hometown of Malibu, California. In 2017, Burke launche
Brooke Burke Body
a fitness lifestyle app. On May 17, 2022, it was announced that Brooke Burke Body had teamed up wit
LaPlage Wellness Retreat
with Burke being named Creative Director of Operations. In her new role, Burke will create and facilitate holistic wellness retreats that combine the experience of Brooke Burke Body with the one-of-a-kind unique and life-changing experiences for which La Plage Wellness is famous.

Books

Burke wrote her first book "The Naked Mom: A Modern Mom's Fearless Revelations, Savvy Advice, and Soulful Reflections" in 2011. In it, she reflects on motherhood, Hollywood, romance, and the challenges of creating a blended family. In 2016, she co-authored her second book, "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less", a guide to simplifying your life with Amy Newmark.

Video games

Burke served as the face and voice of "Rachel Teller" in

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' video game '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'', for which she won a

Spike Video Game Award The Spike Video Game Awards (in short VGAs, known as the VGX for the final show) was an annual award show hosted by American television network Spike from 2003 to 2013 that recognized the best computer and video games of the year. Produced by ' ...

. She is also the voice of "People and Places" in '' Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged''. She also voiced the character"the subservient chicken" in an early 2000s game called "BK Big Bumpin"

Podcast

Since January 2020, Burke has co-hosted an

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podcast titled ''Intimate Knowledge'' with former ''

The Real Housewives of Orange County ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' (abbreviated ''RHOC'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired sixteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several wome ...

'' star Meghan King Edmonds and Lila Darville.

Personal life

Burke was married twice and engaged once more. She was first engaged to Joseph Benjamin, a gas station owner in Los Angeles. Her first marriage was in 2001 to

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, a plastic surgeon. They divorced in 2005. She raises their two daughters, Neriah and Sierra, in her

faith."CBB Exclusive: Brooke Burke answers reader's questions"
''People'', February 19, 2008 In 2006, Burke began dating actor and singer

David Charvet David Franck Charvet (; born 15 May 1972) is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality. Early life Charvet was born and raised in Lyon, France, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, founder of the Sasson ...

whom she married on August 12, 2011; Brooke announced that she would take her husband's last name and be known as Brooke Burke-Charvet. Together they have a daughter (Heaven Rain, born 2007) and a son (Shaya Braven, born 2008). After seven years of marriage, the couple announced that they were divorcing in April 2018. Their divorce was finalized in March 2020. Burke had been in a relationship with Scott Rigsby since August 2019. On November 8, 2012, Burke announced she had thyroid cancer and underwent surgery to remove her thyroid. She became the face of the American Cancer Society's "Bucket List" campaign in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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