Sophia Bush broke her silence about her much talked about love life as she wrote an essay in her own words for Glamor magazine.
The 41-year-old star, who was shirtless for the cover, She broke her silence about what’s going on with her close relationship with athlete Ashlyn Harris, 38, following her 2023 divorce from Grant Hughes, whom she married in 2022.
Bush revealed in his own words that he now identifies as queer: “I feel like I can finally breathe,” he said.
And the Chicago PD actress admitted she is in fact ‘in love’ with Harris, who she befriended in 2019 and then began a romantic relationship in October 2023 after her marriage to Grant fell apart and Ashlyn left him. his wife.
“I didn’t expect to find love in this support system,” began the star, who noted that her bond with Harris was rare and beautiful. “I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until I saw it.”
Also in her interview, the One Tree Hill star noted that she had told previous partners that she was attracted to women. In addition to Hughes, she was also married to Chad Michael Murray from 2005 to 2006.
Sophia Bush broke her silence about her much-discussed love life while writing an essay in her own words for Glamor. The star broke her silence about what is happening with her close relationship with athlete Ashlyn Harris following her 2023 divorce from Grant Hughes, whom she married in 2022.
Bush revealed in his own words that he now identifies as queer: “I feel like I can finally breathe,” he said. And the beauty admitted that she is in fact “in love” with Harris. “I didn’t expect to find love in this support system,” the star began.
Bush with Harris in July. She said they started being friends in 2019 and then became closer when they both became single.
And Bush also detailed her fertility struggle with Hughes, which she said was “heartbreaking.”
As for falling in love with Ashlyn, a former soccer player, he said it was a new frontier.
“And I think it’s very easy to not see something that’s been in front of you for a long time when you’ve never seen it as an option and they’ve never seen you as an option,” she shared.
‘What I saw was a friend with her great and happy life. And now I know she thought the same about me,’ the star said.
Bush added that the path to his romantic relationship with Harris was long after they met in 2019 and spent years becoming friends: ‘People looking in from the outside weren’t aware of how long it took, how many painful conversations were had,’ he said. Sofia.
“A lot of effort was made to be graceful with the processing of other people, their time, their obligations and their feelings.”
Harris has two children with his ex-wife Ali Krieger, whom he separated from last year.
Bush later added that the rumors that she had seen a woman surprised her.
She then said there were a lot of “blatant lies and violent threats” toward her because she was with Harris.
“There were accusations of being a homewrecker,” he said.
‘Those who said I had left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women: my partners have known what I like for a long time (so it’s not that, sorry!),’ he said, making it very clear that she was open with her ex-partners and that she liked women.
She now feels very comfortable in the queer community because she has experienced so much “safety, respect and love in the queer community, as an ally throughout my life, that, when I came into myself, I already felt like it was my home.” .’
With her ex Grant Hughes in 2022 in Washington, DC
In this image, Harris is seen putting her arm around Bush; In her Glamor essay, Sophia said that she admired what a great mother her new partner is.
“I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until I saw it.” She also noted in her interview that she had told previous partners of hers that she was attracted to women. In addition to Hughes, she was also married to Chad Michael Murray from 2005 to 2006.
“There were accusations of being a homewrecker,” he said. ‘Those who said I had left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women: my partners have known what I like for a long time (so it’s not that, sorry!),’ he said, making it very clear that she was open with her ex-partners and that she liked women.”
Sophia stated that her sexuality “exists on a spectrum.”
And he concluded: ‘Right now I think the word that best defines him is queer. Actually, I can’t say it without smiling. And that feels very good.”
in an accompaniment Glamor On the podcast, Sophia spoke: ‘I feel like I’ve been wearing an 80-pound weight vest for probably a decade, and I finally stopped…
‘For the first time in my life I know what peace of mind is, I am more excited than ever about the future and I don’t feel like I owe anything to anyone.
‘I’ve never been more upright in my life… Everything I’m doing is for joy and I would have loved for a lot of things to have happened a little differently, but at the end of the day, I have nothing to apologize for.’
And he concluded: “The advantage of this whole trip is that I spend every day near a person who being close to is like the sun shining on me.”
Elsewhere in the essay, Sophia, who was photographed by Lauren Dukoff, confessed that two months before marrying Hughes she was “close” to calling the wedding, but admitted: “Instead of running away, I doubled down on being a model wife .’
And when her first wedding anniversary came, she felt sick because she knew she was not happy and that the union was not good for her.
Revealing what brought about the end of the separation, she continued: “But after the wedding I found myself in the deepest and most distressing part of the fertility process, which was the most enlightening experience of my life.”
The star detailed enduring endless ultrasounds, hormone injections, blood draws that left scar tissue in her veins, and recoveries, “all the while realizing that the person I had chosen as my partner didn’t necessarily speak the same emotional language.” that I”.
Before marrying Hughes, she was married to her One Tree Hill co-star Murray.
The couple said ‘I do’ in Santa Monica before celebrating at the Casa del Mar Hotel with their friends and family.
But the co-stars shocked fans when they split just five months later.
In addition to Hughes, she was also married to Chad Michael Murray from 2005 to 2006.
It was rumored at the time that Murray had walked out on his marriage to none other than his House of Wax co-star, Paris Hilton.
Bush attempted to have the marriage annulled for fraud, but his efforts were unsuccessful and the divorce was finally finalized in 2006.
‘This is a difficult and unfortunate situation. “I’m glad this will be resolved sooner rather than later,” she said in a statement shared with People at the time of the ending.
Recounting their relationship in 2014, she said on Watch What Happens Live: “We were two stupid kids who had no business being in a relationship in the first place.”
“To all the other co-stars who have figured it out, more power to you.”
Late last year, Sophia appeared to lash out at her ex-husband hours after he dodged allegations that he allegedly cheated on Erin Foster with her in 2002.
The actress took to Instagram in November to share a meme featuring an ice cream cake with the message, “Congratulations on leaving that toxic relationship!”
The early years scandal resurfaced in October when Foster confirmed The world’s first podcast: ‘I mean, yes. [Chad] he definitely cheated on me [Bush] in a rather atrocious way while we lived together.
The daughter of legendary musician David Foster added: ‘While we were living together. Very cool.’
Harris was in a relationship with former USWNT teammate Ali Krieger from 2010 to 2023.
In March 2019, they announced their engagement and later got married in December 2019.
In February 2021, the couple announced the adoption of their daughter, born two days earlier, and in August 2022, they announced the adoption of their son.
In September 2023, Harris filed for divorce in Florida.