'I CAN BREATHE'
Sophia Bush comes out as queer and reveals she’s dating Ashlyn Harris after pair bonded during split from Grant Hughes
Plus, details on how Sophia met Ashlyn
ACTRESS Sophia Bush has revealed she is queer and dating former soccer player Ashlyn Harris.
Sophia opened up about getting into a new relationship after splitting with her ex-husband, Grant Hughes.
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The One Tree Hill alum dished on her new romance in her revealing feature with Glamour.
"During the summer of 2023, I moved back into my empty home in LA," she shared.
"I was separated and preparing to file for divorce, and groups of women in my life started opening up about issues they were going through in their own homes.
"It seemed like every week there were more of us, including [former US soccer player] Ashlyn [Harris], whom I’d first met in 2019 and who was in the process of figuring out her own split from her wife," Sophia went on.
"She’d been such a kind ear for those of us who opened up about our problems during a shared weekend of speaking engagements at a fancy conference in Cannes, and soon it became clear that she needed our ears too."
'THIS SUPPORT SYSTEM'
After reeling from her heartbreak, Sophia, 41, moved on with the 38-year-old soccer star.
"I didn’t expect to find love in this support system," the actress continued.
"I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until I saw it," the TV star wrote.
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"And I think it’s very easy not to see something that’s been in front of your face for a long time when you’d never looked at it as an option and you had never been looked at as an option."
"What I saw was a friend with her big, happy life."
"And now I know she thought the same thing about me," Sophia said:
"I finally feel like I can breathe. I don't think I can explain how profound that is.
I think it’s very easy not to see something that’s been in front of your face for a long time when you’d never looked at it as an option and you had never been looked at as an option.
Sophia Bush
"I feel like I was wearing a weighted vest for who knows how long. I hadn’t realized how heavy it was until I finally just put it down," Sophia concluded.
In September 2023, Ashlynn - a retired member of United States Women’s National Soccer Team - filed for divorce from her ex-wife, Ali Krieger, according to Today.
The former pair split after nearly four years of marriage.
Ashlynn and Ali share their two children: daughter, Sloane, 3, and son Ocean, 1.
LEAVING GRANT BEHIND
Sophia and Grant began dating in May 2020.
The former couple announced their engagement a year later in August 2021.
They then tied the knot in June 2022 at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
About seven weeks after celebrating their first anniversary, The Hitcher actress filed for divorce from the philanthropist.
In August 2023, Sophia removed the name Hughes from her Instagram bio.
A source close to the situation spoke to People about the split.
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"Sophia and Grant were friends for 10 years and bonded during COVID through their love of community service," the source said.
"They continue to run their nonprofit together and remain good friends."
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