Julianne Hough Reflects on Coming Out as 'Not Straight': 'One of the Most Vulnerable and Empowering Things'

Julianne Hough attends 2024 Disney Upfront.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage Taylor Hill/WireImage Julianne Houghis opening up more about her sexuality more than five years after she revealed that she was “not straight.” On Tuesday, Aug. 27, theDancing with the Starshost, 36, made an appearance onThe Jamie Kern Lima Showpodcast to describe how her life has changed since the 2019Women’s Healthstory in which she came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community. “Coming out is one of the most vulnerable and empowering things that you can do,” Hough told host Jamie Kern Lima.

Julianne Hough Says Seeing Her Ex-Husband and His Girlfriend at a Wedding Helped Her Feel 'Fullness of Life' (Exclusive)

Julianne Houghhad no issues sharing space with her ex-husband,Brooks Laich, and his girlfriend.In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at part three of Hough’s appearance onThe Jamie Kern Lima Showpodcast, theDancing with the Starshost, 36, candidly describes how she felt attending a wedding where the former NHL hockey player, 41, and his girlfriend Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir were also in attendance.“It was so beautiful. It was so beautiful,” she says. “And again, like I’m in this place where I now feel like I’m just beginning with so much wisdom, with so much insight, with so much compassion and so much empathy and understanding of like, what’s possible, and having the extreme of like, ‘Will this ever end?

Julianne Hough Says She Is 'So Obsessed' with Anna Delvey’sDancing with the StarsCasting

From left: Julianne Hough and Anna Delvey.Photo:getty (2) getty (2) Anna Delvey’sDancing with the Starscasting has been marred in controversy — butJulianne Houghis ready to see her compete for the mirrorball. On the Sept. 16 episode of theCall It What It Ispodcast, theDWTScohost, 36, discussed Delvey’s casting with podcast cohostsJessica CapshawandCamila Luddington. While reacting to Delvey competing with her ankle bracelet while she remains under house arrest, the trio didn’t hold back as they expressed their excitement.

Julianne Hough Shares the Cause of Death for Her Two Dogs Who Died Suddenly in 2019

Julianne Hough with her dogs Lexi and Harley.Photo:Trae Patton/NBCU/getty Trae Patton/NBCU/getty Julianne Houghis opening up about the loss of her two beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. TheDancing with the Starstalent, 36, first revealed that her dogsLexi and Harley— who she had for 11 and eight years respectively — died suddenly in 2019. However, it wasn’t until she appeared onThe Jamie Kern Lima Showon Tuesday, Aug. 27, that she shared how the canines died.

Julie Bowen Admits She Was 'Terrified' DuringModern Family's First SeasonDue to Imposter Syndrome: 'I Don't Belong'

Julie Bowen on ‘Modern Family’.Photo:Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Julie Bowenmayhave won two Emmysfor her portrayal of family matriarchClaire DunphyonModern Family, but behind the scenes, Bowen was dealing with a serious case of imposter syndrome.While candidly recalling her time on the show thataired on ABC for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020, Bowen, 54, opened up about the “enormous amount of pressure” she was dealing with in her personal life.