Sophia Bush comes out: she is now dating former soccer player Ashlyn Harris

April 27 – 2.05pm – MILAN

Sofia Bush, unforgettable Brooke Davis from the teen drama One Tree Hill, has decided to share an intimate and unpublished chapter of his love life with the world. In an interview with Glamourthe actress indeed did coming outrevealing that she is happily in love with a woman, the former football player Ashlyn Harris. With her, he explained, it’s like “if I can finally breathe.”

the two previous marriages

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Sofia Bush’s love life has been anything but simple. Two failed marriages, both of which ended in disappointment and bitterness, had made her question the possibility of finding true happiness. The first, with my colleague Chad Michael Murray, it dates back to 2005 and lasted just five months. A quick marriage marked, apparently, by profound incompatibilities. The second, celebrated in 2022 with the entrepreneur Grant Hughes, seemed to promise a more peaceful future, but this too turned out to be an illusion. As Sofia herself confessed, in April 2022 she was on the brink of the abyss, but something changed inside her. Instead of giving in to unhappiness, she decided to face the situation with courage and embark on a long journey path of introspection which led her to come to terms with her true desires and her deepest identity. A journey that led her to embrace her sexuality and finally find serenity alongside her current partner.

the weight of appearances

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“Instead of running away,” she explained to the newspapers, “I redoubled my efforts to appear like a perfect wife.” Then the story of an episode that changed everything. “The one who is now my ex-husband posted a very sweet tribute on Instagram for our anniversary. As soon as I saw it, I turned pale,” she said, revealing that she felt the pressure of having to write something equally romantic. I sat down, calmed down and chose a photo. I hit ‘publish’. Then they are I went to the bathroom and vomited“.

true happiness

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Despite constantly telling herself that “relationships are difficult” and require “compromises,” marriage was a suffocating cage for Sohia Bush. The turning point came with the analyzes for i fertility treatments. “I went through months and months of ultrasounds, hormone injections; so many blood tests that I was covered in scar tissue. Meanwhile, I began to realize that the person I had chosen as my life partner did not speak English. my own emotional language“. So the divorce also came from Grant Hughes.

true love

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After going through the storm of separation, the actress found herself sharing her healing journey with a support group together with other women, including the former footballer Ashlyn Harris who was divorcing his wife at the time. “I didn’t think I’d find love in this support group. I don’t know how else to say it, other than I didn’t see it… until I saw it“, he explained, as if to say that true love can blossom in the most unexpected places.

Finally free to be herself, the actress found the happiness she so desired in her partner’s love. A true, sincere and deep bond that allowed her to heal the wounds of the past and to embrace life with renewed joy and positivity. “Seeing that Ashlyn chose not to survive but to live to the fullest It was a wonderful journey for her children to witness,” he said. “And now I can love her. How lucky am I? The queer community showed me so much respect, love and confidence, and after being an ally my whole life, it felt like I was coming home.”