TLC’s Chilli Not the Cause for Matthew Lawrence, Cheryl Burke’s Divorce

Followers accusing TLC’s Chilli of coming between Matthew Lawrence and his ex — ‘DWTS’ star Cheryl Burke — are barking up the improper tree … although Cheryl appears to be throwing shade in regards to the new relationship.
A supply conversant in the scenario tells TMZ … Matthew’s divorce was filed earlier than he began speaking to Chilli in any romantic approach — they knew one another, however merely weren’t pursuing each other.
Chilli and Matthew did reconnect in March, a month after Cheryl filed for divorce, at a ’90s conference … however sources say they waited some time earlier than leaping into something critical on account of Matthew being recent out of his marriage.
Chilli was even courting different folks up till they made issues official over the vacations — and we’re instructed Matthew and Cheryl weren’t residing collectively when the romance started.
In actual fact, Cheryl herself says she and Matthew had been formally single as of September.
As we reported, Chilli and the “Boy Meets World” star spent the vacations — Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New 12 months — collectively in Atlanta along with her household.
Cheryl took to Instagram quickly after our story, posting a brief and seemingly bitter message — “That was quick …”
Based mostly on these 3 phrases, folks on-line suspected some relationship overlap, however our sources say there was no humorous biz … as Chilli needed to ensure there was no grey space earlier than going unique with Matthew.