Julianne Hough opened up even further about her sexuality after she expressed that she is ānot straightā in a cover interview with Womenās Health back in August. āFor me, that comment specifically, was basically to say, āI love everyone!'ā, the 31-year-old āTransformā singer told People Now on December 3. Julianneās brother, fellow pro dancer Derek Hough also joined her for the interview, and admitted that his sisterās comment was partly misconstrued.
āIāve never been a fan of labels,ā Julianne said, explaining, āI donāt identify that way and so, for me, itās just about loveā¦ I just want every human to feel that way. That, like, they are perfect and beautiful and who they are is enough and, just, I love people. I love love, I love people, and I just want everybody to feel that.ā
For Julianne, āIām a person who thrives off of flow instead of absolute certainty,ā she said, noting, by doing that, āIt gives me a lot of freedom.ā She continued, āYou know, sometimes you feel confined by your own shackles, right? So, the more I feel like I express, it doesnāt carry any weight for me holding me down.'ā
Julianneās interview with Womenās Health certainly made headlines ā not only for her candid comments ā but, for her completely nude cover. The dancer proudly posed bare for the magazineās āNaked and Strengthā. She began the interview by admitting that she told her husband, NHL star, Brooks Laich that sheās ānot straight.ā ā Something she said to her husband four months into their marriage. The two wed in July 2017.
āI [told him], āYou know Iām not straight, right?ā And he was like, āIām sorry what?āā Julianne recalled to Womenās Health. āI was like, āIām not. But I choose to be with you.'ā
Julianne went on to admit that she was nervous to share the intimate detail with her then new husband. āI was connecting to the woman inside that doesnāt need anything, versus the little girl that looked to him to protect me,ā she explained in the August profile. āI was like, āIs he going to love this version of me?ā But the more I dropped into my most authentic self, the more attracted he was to me.ā