It has been two years since Julianne Hough married with husband Brooks Laich, and since then, she has been on a path of self-discovery and personal exploration.
Four months after the couple got married in July 2017, the 31-year-old started her “massive transformation.”
The America’s Got Talent judge has admitted that as she was undergoing her personal evolution and she was fearful that Laich would not understand.
Hough said, “I was connecting to the woman inside that doesn’t need anything, versus the little girl that looked to him to protect me. I was like, ‘Is he going to love this version of me?’ But the more I dropped into my most authentic self, the more attracted he was to me.” As a result, she said they now “have a more intimate relationship.”
Becoming more physically and emotionally intimate has helped Hough to open up about her sexuality and reveal that she is not straight.
The pro dancer said, “I [told him], ‘You know I’m not straight, right?’ And he was like, ‘I’m sorry what?’” She added, “I was like, ‘I’m not. But I choose to be with you.’”
“I think there’s a safety with my husband now that I’m unpacking all of this,” continued Hough. “And there’s no fear of voicing things that I’ve been afraid to admit or that I’ve had shame or guilt about because of what I’ve been told or how I was raised.”
Recently, Laich, an NHL player and entrepreneur, revealed that he and Hough went for the IVF process just before she turned 30 last July.
He said, “Knowing she has endometriosis, it could potentially make things challenging in the future to conceive naturally. That was just a looking at the big picture and what we want as a family.”
In addition to IVP, Hough froze some of her eggs last year. Laich added, “The commitment that she made to us having a family is something I’ll never forget.”
Laich has called Hough a “champion” and said, “She had three shots a day for two weeks, and dealt with mood swings from the hormones.”
Laich continued, “As a husband, I just go into full support mode. Whatever my wife needs, whatever I can do, I’m fighting the smallest portion of the fight with her. There are certain things in my wife’s life that I know she appreciates that help her feel calm and help her feel relaxed, so I double those efforts during that time just to show that I’m there with her and I support her.” Hough told to Women’s Health, “I’m going to shift for the rest of my life. I’m not like, ‘Oh, I got it.’ But I’m trusting myself now, and when I’m totally connected to me, I feel full. I want others to see that in themselves too.”
