Sophia Bush, 41, announces she is queer and in love with Ashlyn Harris as she shares her former partners have always known she was into women: ‘I can finally breathe now!’
Sophia Bush has broken her silence about her much-discussed love life by writing an essay in her own words.
The star, who went shirtless for her latest magazine cover Glamour, broke her silence on what’s going on with her close relationship with athlete Ashlyn Harris following her 2023 divorce from Grant Hughes whom she married in 2022.
Bush revealed in her own words that she now identifies as queer: “I feel like I can finally breathe,” she said.
And the beauty admitted she is indeed ‘in love’ with Harris. “I didn’t expect to find love in this support system,” the star began. “I don’t know how to say it other than, I didn’t see it until I saw it.”
Also in her interview, she noted that she had told her 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 has broken her silence about her much-discussed love life by writing an essay in her own words. The star, who went shirtless for her latest magazine cover for Glamour, broke her silence on what’s going on with her close relationship with athlete Ashlyn Harris following her 2023 divorce from Grant Hughes who she married in 2022.
Bush revealed in her own words that she now identifies as queer: “I feel like I can finally breathe,” she said. And the beauty admitted she is indeed ‘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 becoming friends in 2019 and then grew closer when they both became single
And Bush also described her fertility struggles with Hughes, which she said were “heartbreaking.”
As for falling for Ashlyn, she said this 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 it’s never been looked at,” she shared.
‘What I saw was a friend with her big, happy life. And now I know she felt the same way about me,” the star said.
Bush added that the road to her romantic relationship with Harris was a long one after they met in 2019 and became friends for years: “People on the outside looking in were unaware of how much time it took, how much painful conversations were had,’ Sofie said.
‘A lot of effort has been made to deal gracefully with the processing of others, their time and obligations, and their feelings. ‘
She then added that the rumors that she had been seeing a woman shocked her.
She then said there were many “blatant lies and violent threats” against her for being with Harris
“There were allegations that she was a homewrecker,” she said.
“Those who said I left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women – my partners have known what I’m into for so long (so that’s not it, sorry!),” she said, making her very made it clear that she was open with her former partners that she loved women.
Now she 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
“I don’t know how to say it other than, I didn’t see it until I saw it.” Also in her interview, she noted that she had told her previous partners that she was attracted to women. In addition to Hughes, she was also married to Chad Michael Murray from 2005 to 2006
“There were allegations that she was a homewrecker,” she said. “Those who said I left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women – my partners have known what I’m into for so long (so it’s not that, sorry!),” she said, making her very made it clear that she was open with her former partners that she loved women’
Sophia claimed that her sexuality “exists on a spectrum.”
And she concluded, “Right now, I think the word that best defines it is strange. I can’t actually say it without smiling. And that feels quite nice.’
She also says she almost called off her wedding because it just didn’t feel right.
And Sophia discussed her heartbreaking fertility struggle amid multiple ultrasounds, hormone injections, blood draws and egg retrievals. her failed marriage.
She was photographed by Lauren Dukoff.