Matthew Lawrence Reveals He Is ‘Trying’ to Have Kids With TLC’s Chilli, Breaks Silence on Cheryl Burke Divorce
Matthew Lawrence gushed about his romance with TLC’s Chilli and broke his silence on his split from Cheryl Burke.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, which was posted on Friday, March 3, Lawrence, 43, addressed a question about his plans to have kids with Chilli, 52.
“That’s the game plan. That’s what we’re trying to do,” the actor revealed. “My life is in complete bloom right now. I get to spend time with an amazing woman like Chilli. I’ve never gotten to be able to experience that kind of relationship before. She’s really, really special.”
The actor from Brotherly Love revealed his relationship with the singer in January and gave an insight into how they first met.
“Really it was [this] flight [we were on together] talking and then afterwards saying, ‘Hey, you know what? Let’s keep in contact.’ And it almost did not happen,” he recalled about crossing paths with his now-girlfriend on a flight amid a snowstorm. “Literally an hour before the flight took off, they said, ‘OK, we got you on this flight. You gotta go.’”
Lawrence’s unusual look into his love life comes after he made the performer public following the conclusion of his divorce from Burke, 38.
The Boy Meets World alum posted a video to Instagram of him dancing with Chilli on New Year’s Eve while they were both wearing similar onesies. The two were previously seen hanging together at a beach in Hawaii following the breakup of Lawrence and the professional dancer.
At the time, a source exclusively revealed that Lawrence and Chilli were excited about their future together.
“Chilli has this permanent smile on her face, she’s so happy and telling everyone she really likes Matthew,” the insider shared in January. “He’s equally smitten and it’s very clear to everyone around them that what they have together has a huge amount of potential.”
The source revealed that Lawrence and Chilli were moving forward significantly in their relationship. “They didn’t intend for things to move as quickly, it was a go-with-the-flow situation but right away, they just clicked and wanted to be together as often as possible,” the insider added. “They’re both very optimistic and excited though, it’s an incredibly happy time for them right now.”
Lawrence talked on how the life change affected him after previously keeping quiet about his split from Burke. “It tested me and I learned so much about myself, and I’m so thankful and blessed for the opportunity to grow and that’s what came out of it,” he shared on Friday.
After nearly three years of marriage, the Pennsylvania native and Burke—who dated intermittently for several years before getting hitched—decided to call it quits in January 2022. The Dynasty alum did not publicly comment about his dating life at the time.
Upon news of her ex-new husband’s relationship making headlines, eagle-eyed followers were quick to question a cryptic quote from the Dancing With the Stars alum. “That was fast,” the choreographer, whose divorce was finalized in September 2022, wrote via her Instagram Story in January.
TLC’s Chilli and Matthew Lawrence
TLC’s Chilli (real name Rozonda Thomas) and Matthew Lawrence were in a relationship in the late 1990s. They started dating in 1994 and were together for two years before they broke up in 1996. Lawrence is an actor known for his roles in movies such as “Mrs. Doubtfire” and TV shows like “Boy Meets World,” while Chilli is a singer and member of the popular R&B group TLC.
The couple met on the set of the TV show “Blossom” when TLC made a guest appearance, and they hit it off immediately. Despite their high-profile romance, they kept their relationship mostly private and rarely appeared in public together. After their breakup, Chilli and Lawrence remained on good terms, and there were no publicized hard feelings between them.
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