Jennifer Love Weighs In on Cheryl Burke's Bod

Mon., Oct. 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT by Marc Malkin

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Jennifer Love Hewitt says people need to lay off Cheryl Burke.

“I think her dancing is what everyone needs to be concentrating on,” Hewitt said Saturday at St. Jude’s Runway for Life Gala in Beverly Hills.

If you haven't heard by now, Burke has been facing some rather nasty press for putting on some weight since last season's Dancing With the Stars. Hewitt battled similar criticism about a year ago after paparazzi snapped some unflattering shots of her in a bathing suit while vacationing in Hawaii.

“Cheryl is an incredible dancer," Hewitt said. "She works her butt off—literally—to impress people every single week on Dancing With the Stars, and I just think she's fantastic.”

Even Hewitt's fiancé, Ross McCall, chimed in, "Everyone needs to leave her alone."

Amen!

As for Hewitt's own fitness regimen these days, she's been training for a marathon. "I have really messed-up knees and ankles from dancing, so I don't even know if I'll be able to get through it, but I'm excited," she said. "It's something I wanted to try and train for, for a long time.”

She joked, "I may be walking it or roller-skating it, but I will be doing it."

And the joking didn't stop there. Asked about the latest on their wedding plans, McCall cracked, "We're doing it tomorrow. We're getting married tomorrow."

—Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira