Sophia Bush settles divorce from Grant Hughes after coming out as bisexual and dating Ashlyn Harris
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Sophia Bush has settled her divorce from Grant Hughes following their separation in August 2023 and amid her new romance with Ashlyn Harris.
The One Tree Hill star, 42, married Hughes in 2022 and they were married for 13 months before splitting.
Later that year, she debuted her romance with former footballer Harris, 39, who shares two children with ex Ali Krieger.
Court documents obtained by TMZ show that the former couple reached a confidential settlement on December 30, 2024.
Bush was previously married to One Tree Hill co-star Chad Michael Murray from 2005 to 2006.
In June 2024, Bush recalled a conversation with “one of her best friends” that helped her realize she is bisexual after her divorce.
Sophia Bush has settled her divorce from Grant Hughes following their separation in August 2023 and amid her new romance with Ashlyn Harris – Photo 2022
Later that year, she debuted her romance with former footballer Harris, 39, who shares two children with ex Ali Krieger (seen with girlfriend Ashlyn Harris in April 2024)
As she appears on her Work in progress podcast, the One Tree Hill alum, 41, opened up about a conversation with one of her best friends who suggested she might not “like men.”
“One of my best friends looked at me and said, ‘I have to say, that was just painful to watch, and I’m so glad you’re coming out of it,’” she recalled of how she ended her yearlong relationship. wedding in 2023.
Bush then noted that her friend bluntly dropped that they “didn’t really think” she was into men.
Before the conversation, Bush said she felt like she couldn’t identify as queer because she mostly interacted with men.
After talking to her friend, she said she had a “revolutionary fucking idea” about her sexuality.
“The queer community has been my home and has been the home of my entire family since I was old enough to understand it,” she said. “Uncle Tony had a boyfriend and no girlfriend.
Bush continued, “I would never want to hurt the people I care about most, who have been in this fight for liberation for so long. [I told myself I was] get out of the way. “And then I thought, ‘Maybe I don’t have to go out of my way. Maybe I can just like who I like.'”
In April, Bush revealed in a personal essay for Glamor magazine that she now identifies as queer; seen in June 2024
In April, Bush, who is dating Ashlyn Harris, revealed in a personal essay for Glamor magazine that she now identifies as queer.
The Chicago PD actress admitted that she is indeed “in love” with Harris who she befriended in 2019 and then began a romantic relationship in October 2023.
“I didn’t expect to find love in this support system,” began the star, noting that her bond with Harris was rare and beautiful. “I don’t know how 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 her previous partners that she was attracted to women.
As for falling for Ashlyn, a former soccer player, she said it was a new frontier.