She can dance the pants off anyone.
But only a few have found their way into her heart.
So what's romance like for the woman who came out as "not straight"?
Well — no matter what — it's gonna hurt.
Utah-born Julianne Hough is a third-generation dancer who was raised in a Mormon family.
It was then that she would cross paths with Zach Wilson, a fellow dancer who also grew
up Mormon.
As she told Glamour, they met when she was in elementary school.
And years later, sparks flew.
By 2007, an 18-year-old Hough was engaged to Wilson.
They originally planned to get married that year, but after postponing, they finally called
the whole thing off.
As for what Wilson is up to now, Hough told the outlet,
"He ended up marrying my childhood best friend, and now they have a kid together.
It was a little weird when it happened, but they're a great couple!"
It didn't take long for Hough to move on with country singer Chuck Wicks.
The couple met while Wicks was on tour with Brad Paisley in 2008.
Wicks recalled to People,
"The minute we met it was perfect.
The first date we had we both had that feeling like we were going to fall in love with each
other."
Things got serious after they were paired up for Season 8 of "Dancing with the Stars"
in 2009, and three months after the show wrapped, the couple bought a house.
Everything seemed to be chummy between them, and it was a shock when they called it quits
in November that year.
"So are you single?"
"Um, technically."
At the time, a source told People that the split was "mutual."
But Wicks offered a different take.
As he noted on his podcast, "Talk To Chuck,"
"Out of nowhere, you find out that they're not the person that you thought they were,
and you break up.
S— hit the fan, I'm not going to throw anybody under the bus, but it wasn't my fault."
Just a few months later, Hough was spotted out and about with comedian Dane Cook in 2010.
People reported that the dancer had been spotted at one of Cook's shows at the Laugh Factory,
as well as dinner with him at Katsuya.
The couple never put a label on it, but given how quickly it ended just a few months later,
it seems safe to assume it wasn't that serious.
But it also wasn't the only time Hough was spotted getting cozy with someone.
She had previously been seen with Kings of Leon bassist, Jared Followill.
A rep for the rocker sort of confirmed something was going on, telling People,
"They are friends and have been hanging."
But any would-be relationship never got off the ground.
"You are gorgeous.
I love you so much."
Despite saying she wanted to be single and was just focused on having fun, five months
after her split with Chuck Wicks, Hough was in another serious relationship.
In 2010, she struck up a romance with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest.
And apparently, it was a long time coming.
Hough explained that a mutual friend had wanted to set the pair up when she first moved to
Los Angeles.
And there had been some chemistry between them over the years.
But while they first seemed like two hard-working peas in a pod, their packed calendars ultimately
drove them apart by 2013.
According to one source for People,
"They are still in regular contact and remain friends."
And it seems like this may actually be the truth.
In 2022, the exes came face-to-face for "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest."
Seacrest acknowledged that the situation had the potential to get weird, but added,
"There is nothing uncomfortable about it because we remained friends for years and still are."
"Yeah."
Hough quickly rebounded with Academy Award-winning director Ari Sandel.
In July 2013, they were first spotted by TMZ at Nobu, Malibu.
And a couple of weeks later, on Hough's birthday, the Daily Mail caught Sandel apparently leaving
her house.
Then, that August, HuffPost snapped the loved-up duo at Chateau Marmont.
Reps for the pair never actually confirmed that they dated, but it seemed they were certainly
feeling a connection.
Still, it burned out just as fast as it started.
Actor Teddy Sears introduced Hough to former hockey player Brooks Laich.
At the time, he was based in D.C. and she was in Los Angeles, with Laich telling E!
News,
"We talked on the phone and FaceTimed for two months before we physically met each other."
A year and a half later, they were engaged — getting married in July 2017.
For a while, it seemed like a fairytale come to life.
Having begun fertility treatments, Hough later shared her personal journey, telling Women's
Health,
"I said I'm not straight."
It was then that Laich even began "exploring [his own] sexuality," according to People.
But by January 2020, rumors began to swirl.
And when the couple quarantined separately during the height of the pandemic, the whispers
seemed to be confirmed.
In May 2020, Laich and Hough announced their separation, via People, with sources claiming
both parties had changed a lot over the years.
Many speculated that there was another reason for the split.
In April 2020, a full month before Hough and Laich announced their separation, the Daily
Mail nabbed Hough on a walk in Los Angeles with actor and musician, Ben Barnes.
So were they more than friends?
With onlookers telling E! News the two looked "very flirty," yet another insider told Us
Weekly that Hough was just using Barnes as a shoulder to cry on, adding,
"She told Laich it was nothing, but it's not."
Still, another source told People,
"They have been friends for eight years.
There is nothing more to it."
"Whether it's been exactly how I pictured it or not, it was, it's exactly what got me
to where I am today."
So maybe just chalk this one up to a flirty friendship and leave it at that.
As of early 2022, Hough's most recent love interest is a male model named Charlie Wilson,
who keeps a low profile, and isn't on social media.
According to Us Weekly, the pair were first spotted getting cozy near the end of 2021.
And shortly after they went public, a source told In Touch,
"They're a match made in heaven because he's a bit of a hippy, like her, and they both
get each other's quirkiness.
They haven't been dating long."
It seems only time will tell if this will turn into something serious!
Either way, we hope Hough gets everything her heart desires.
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