Cheryl Burke has admitted that she had never heard of her Dancing With The Stars partner Chad Ochocinco. Burke told TV Guide that she searched for the American footballer's name on the internet to find out more information about him.

"Honestly, I am not a sports girl," she said. "I know a couple of football players, but Chad I've never really heard of, so I had to do some research."When I Googled him and saw some stuff, I was like, 'OK, this guy has a lot of personality'. He's a really great guy. I didn't tell him [I didn't know who he was], but he kind of knew with all the interviews we've done."

Burke added that she is excited about being paired with an athlete again."They just know what it takes," she explained. "There's no drama. They know how to be coached. They can take direction, and can go home, study and come back and do it."The tenth season of Dancing With The Stars premieres Monday on ABC in the US and from March 26 exclusively on Watch in the UK.