She has made it big, but at what cost?
Hough had a challenging childhood and was bullied by her peers.
“I got bullied in high school big-time.
I had just come back from London and was the new kid.
People looked at me like, ‘She thinks she’s all that,'” she toldRedbookin 2014.
I don’t know.
Hough is a strong and resilient woman who has overcome her personal tragedies to become who she is today.
Hough had to grow up quickly, and without the supervision of her parents, she was vulnerable.
“I’m a very forgiving person, and I don’t want to hurt anybody.
What’s past is past.”
“It was a very difficult time for our family,” Bruce toldPeoplein 2014.
Julianne has touched on her decision to move.
However, Julianne endured a tough schedule and felt pressured to look a certain way.
“I was just standing there thinking, ‘Where am I?'”
In the same chat, she discussed competing.
But good did come from the move, because she and Derek share a close bond.
“People will say, ‘How could your parents let you go off to do that?'”
Derek told People in 2014.
“I think it’s great that they saw an amazing opportunity.
That is the reason we are here today.”
The brother and sister have also had a successful professional relationship.
Her blackface Halloween costume caused backlash
Julianne Hough’s Halloween costume in 2013 was in poor taste.
She attended a party dressed as the “Orange Is the New Black” character Crazy Eyes.
The backlash was swift, resulting in Hough making a public apology onX(formerly Twitter).
“It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way.
I realize my costume hurt and offended people, and I truly apologize.”
Uzo Aduba portrays Crazy Eyes on the show, and she commented on Hough’s decision.
Laverne Cox, who also stars in the show, addressed the criticism.
“I don’t think Julianne is making a specific informed choice to comment on blackness.
I just think it’s out of this ignorance.
That’s really sad,” she toldUs Weekly.
Years later, Hough’s use of blackface made headlines again.
This time, she was the one to address it in anInstagrampost in 2021.
At the time of his performance, he had not openly discussed his sexual orientation.
“He is such an influential guy … and what if it didn’t work out?
and ‘Are you close to your family?'”
she told InStyle (viaUs Weekly) in a chat in 2012.
“I’m very in love, and it feels great.
I feel like I’m more comfortable in my own skin.
You see me instead of all the makeup and hair.”
The breakup would be challenging for Hough.
“I was on private planes and yachts and living in a very, very well-off house.
My life was pretty different from where I grew up.”
She also admitted to not having any friends at the time of the breakup.
So, following the split, she used the time to find herself.
“Now I stand up for myself,” she told Redbook in 2017.
“The other day, I told off a bully at work, and that felt so good.”
“I would compare myself to everyone …” she told Redbook of her younger self.
“I had never felt more free, beautiful, and confident in my body.
I truly felt like a woman for the very first time,” she said of the moment.
Rose posted onX(formerly Twitter), writing, “Rosebuds!
@juliannehough did apologize to me for the way her comment came off.
The crowd was clapping loud at the time #GirlPower.”
She is honest about her depression and anxiety
Julianne Hough shares much of her life with fans.
This includes Instagram posts with big smiles, beautiful pictures from events, and cute dogs.
But she is also honest with her fans about other aspects of her life.
“I struggled with anxiety and depression growing up,” she toldPeoplein 2019.
Hough has used the platform she is given as a celebrity to help bring awareness to mental health.
She also commented on how dance helped her express herself and referred to it as her “superpower.”
She was diagnosed in 2008.
But there were signs of the condition since childhood.
“For years, for I was just thinking that was normal and never really talked about it.”
Endometriosis can affect fertility, and this is something she discussed with her then-husband, Brooks Laich.
“We never actually tried to get pregnant.
But why speak about it?
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich divorced
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laichwere planning a future together.
They started dating in 2013 and got married in 2017.
“Brooks tried to give it to her, but he also hit his limit.”
Another tipster echoed these sentiments, tellingE!
She couldn’t make a commitment to move forward, and it wasn’t fair to Brooks.
He wants a family and to move ahead with his life.”
Even before publicly acknowledging their marriage was over, there had been rumors they had to contend with.
In 2020, a source toldUs Weeklythey “were having problems.”
