Cheryl Burke shades Matt Lawrence's romance with TLC's Chilli

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Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at the celebrities who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in early January 2023, starting with this duo…

In the summer of 2022, there were questions about the nature of Matthew Lawrence’s relationship with Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas after the longtime pals were seen hanging out together on the beach in Hawaii. On Jan. 3, the TLC singer’s rep confirmed to TMZ and People magazine that she and the former child star took their relationship to the next level sometime just before Thanksgiving. “I’ve never seen her this in love. She is glowing. They are really cute together,” Chilli’s rep told People, adding that the “Boy Meets World” alum recently met his new girlfriend’s family in Atlanta, where they celebrated the holidays together. A few days earlier, the duo teased their new romance with a joint post on Instagram: a video of themselves dancing to A-ha’s “Take On Me” while rocking matching holiday onesies. They captioned the clip with hashtags for “new year’s shenanigans,” “onesie gang” and “we cute.” In the wake of Matthew and Chilli’s big debut, his ex-wife, Cheryl Burke, took to her Instagram Story to share a shady comment: “That was fast,” she wrote on Jan. 3 — just three and a half months after they finalized their divorce following three years of marriage. The “Dancing With the Stars” alum has strongly implied multiple times since she and Matthew separated that he cheated on her.

Now keep reading for more of the week’s biggest celeb love life updates…

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Brad Pitt and his new girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, are getting serious! A few days after the age-mismatched duo were seen ringing in the new year together in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, People magazine reported that, according to a source, the A-list actor is “not seeing anyone else right now” as he focuses instead on “spending more time with Ines.” Said the source, “They are dating and having fun. They have a good thing going on. There is no stress. Brad is enjoying it. … He is very happy.”

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On the Jan. 2 episode of “Good Morning America,” Robin Roberts said that she’s planning to marry her partner of nearly two decades, Amber Laign, sometime in 2023: “I’m saying yes to marriage. We’re getting married this year. … It was something we had talked about but we had put it off [and then] she became ill [with breast cancer] but … [I am] saying yes to that and that next chapter,” the broadcaster revealed. She and the massage therapist have been an item since 2005.

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On Jan. 1, Sara Bareilles took to Instagram to announce that she’s engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Joe Tippett. “Yes to marrying this man. It’s an easy, earned, relaxed YES. @joetipps you are exactly who I want. The more I know you, the more I know I love you… and you have introduced me to parts of myself I was afraid to love. And now I love ME more because of you. So really this is all about me. Just kidding. What a gift you are. Let the games begin. Onward into absolutely everything with you,” she captioned a selfie with the “Mare of Easttown” and “The Morning Show” actor. The following day, he captioned a photo of the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, “I’m going to marry this woman. Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love. Thank you my heart.”

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During an interview with People magazine that debuted online on Jan. 3, Braunwyn Windham-Burke revealed that she and her girlfriend of just a few months, Jennifer Spinner, participated in “a little commitment ceremony” in North Carolina just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. “We did begin 2023 with a promise to one another to spend the rest of our lives together,” she said, adding that they “exchanged rings and told the other, ‘I love you, I want to be with you, this is my promise to you, this is where we’re headed, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.'” The “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum described the ceremony as “really intimate and beautiful and special and just a really cute moment we shared together as a couple.” She then clarified that they’re not engaged. “We’re madly in love and I have no doubt that’s where we’ll end up one day. But right now we’re just enjoying our time together and soaking up the love and the excitement of having found one another,” explained the mother of seven, who filed to divorce her husband of more than two decades, Sean Burke, in October 2022 — more than a year after they officially separated and nearly two years after she came out as a lesbian. Braunwyn first sparked rumors that she and Jennifer had gotten engaged or secretly tied the knot when she took to her Instagram Story to share a photo of the their ring-adorned hands following the commitment ceremony.

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On Jan. 2, Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso were snapped packing on the PDA in Miami Beach, Florida. (See photos here.) It was the first official confirmation that the duo — who are set to co-star in the upcoming musical drama “Música,” which he directed and co-wrote — are more than friends. They previously got tongues wagging when they celebrated Halloween together in 2022 (pictured). The following month, the “Riverdale” actress hinted she might have a new boyfriend when she shared a “life update” on Instagram: a slideshow of photos that included shots of Rudy playing with her dog and also pecking her on the cheek as they embraced, though his face wasn’t visible in either snap. It’s now clear, however, that he was the mystery man.

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On Jan. 2, Page Six reported that, according to a source, Drake Bell and his wife of four years, Janet Von Schmeling, recently separated after she “had enough” of his bad behavior and moved back to Florida with their young son. “They had some incredible beautiful times before. He needs to focus on being healthy, and they’ll be great co-parents in the future. It’s a bad moment in time for Drake. But he is a great dad when he is healthy and sober,” a source said. The former Nickelodeon child star’s run-ins with the law — including two DUIs — have been well documented over the years. According to Page Six, he’s now entered treatment to help him deal with his issues.

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Angela Simmons and Yo Gotti took to Instagram on New Year’s Eve to reveal they’re now an item. “You are all I need and more,” the “Growing Up Hip Hop” alum captioned a slideshow of photos with her beau, who also shared a slideshow of photos and a video from their chic NYE celebration. Yo Gotti memorably name-dropped Angela in his 2015 hit “Down in the DM,” rapping, “And I just followed Angela (Simmons) / Boy, I got a crush on Angela Simmons / They like, ‘Damn, Gotti, you bold / F*** it, I’m gon’ let the world know.” He dropped her name again in 2017’s “Save It For Me” after she got engaged to Sutton Tennyson, who died in late 2018. “Passed my number to Angela / I thought I had her / Her [man] cuffed her, married, it made me madder / I respect it, I’m moving on, but the truth is I want her badder / Maybe me sayin’ her name made him move faster,” he rapped.










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