Ashlyn Harris and Sophia Bush
Getty Images (2)Ashlyn Harris is proud of her friend, Sophia Bushfor publicly coming out as queer.
The former US women’s team goalkeeper shared her support for 41-year-old Bush via her Instagram account on Friday, April 26.
“Proud of you baby,” Harris, 38, captioned a photo of the Glamour cover story in which Bush spoke out about her sexuality.
Harris and the One Tree Hill The alum started dating in the fall of 2023, shortly after they all filed for divorce from their respective spouses. Ali Krieger And Grant Hughes.
Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris’ friendship turned romantic after their respective divorces from Grant Hughes and Ali Krieger, and they have quietly built their relationship. A source exclusively told Us Weekly that Bush and Harris “bonded after their breakup and had to start over” in October 2023, a month after they started dating. […]
“Sophia and Ashlyn insist they were just friends, but by all accounts it was instant chemistry,” a source told Us shortly after their first date. “They love being together. They love sports and want to do good in the world.”
Sophia Bush
David Livingston/Getty ImagesThey have been spotted together several times in the months since, including at an event at Art Basel in December and the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s annual Oscars viewing party in March.
Bush only officially confirmed the relationship Glamour story, published on Thursday, April 25.
“When I came to myself, I already felt that it was my home. I think I’ve always known that my sexuality exists on a spectrum,” she said in the self-penned story. “Right now, I think the word that best describes it is ‘queer.’ I can’t actually say it without smiling. And that feels pretty good.”
Coming out ultimately meant a sense of freedom for Bush, who said it took therapy and encouragement from loved ones to feel comfortable reaching this point.
Sophia Bush isn’t afraid to admit that her past romances weren’t all perfect. “My first experience with love was incredibly pure. The boy I loved had been one of my best friends from the time we were nine years old,” the actress wrote in a personal essay published on Cosmopolitan in 2017. “When I was in my twenties, […]
“I finally feel like I can breathe,” she said. “I don’t think I can explain how profound that is. It feels like I’ve been wearing a weighted vest for who knows how long. I hadn’t realized how heavy it was until I finally just put it down.
Harris, for her part, shares two children, daughter Sloane, 2, and son Ocean, 20 months, with Krieger, 39. As rumors swirled about Harris’ new relationship, Bush said she was the target of “violent threats” . blatant lies” and “accusations of being a homewrecker,” which she says are simply not true.
“Those who said I left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women – my partners have known what I like for so long,” she wrote. “The idea that I left my marriage on the basis of a hysterical bargain – which, for the record, never happened – rather than taking more than a year to do the most soul-crushing job of my life? Instead of realizing that I had to be the most vulnerable I’ve ever been, on a public stage, despite being terrified to my core? It feels cruel.”
