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Sophia Bush a Grant Hughes had a short-lived marriage, but their relationship was years in the making.
The actress met the entrepreneur almost a decade before things between them turned romantic.
“We became fast friends but we only saw each other a few times a year because we were both traveling all the time for work,” Bush recalled to Vogue during her Hughes wedding spread, published in July 2022.
Their friendship eventually developed into something romantic, and by May 2020, Bush and Hughes made their first public outing together. The couple announced their engagement in August 2021.
Sophia Bush isn’t afraid to admit that her past romances weren’t perfect. “My first experience with love was incredibly pure. The boy I loved had been one of my best friends since we were 9 years old,” the actress wrote in a personal essay published on Cosmopolitan in 2017. “In my 20s, when (… )
“Grant booked us a sightseeing trip on a classic Riva boat and popped the question during golden hour,” Bush said of the proposal. “We shared the news publicly a few days later because a group of very sweet Gen Z girls had seen us in Puglia, and I watched them clink the ring onto my finger.”
They tied the knot almost a year later in June 2022, with Bush later revealing that she almost called off the entire ceremony.
“In April 2022 I was close to calling off my marriage,” he wrote in a Glamour publish a cover story two years later. “Instead of running away, I doubled down on being a model.”
In August 2023, Bush filed for divorce after just 13 months of marriage. Keep scrolling to look back at the timeline of Bush and Hughes’ relationship:
May 2020
After Bush was seen with someone dubbed “mystery man” at the time, Us Weekly it was confirmed that it was Hughes.
August 2021
a bush announcing her engagement to Hughes on Instagram.
Grant Hughes and Sophia Bush.
Janet Mayer/INSTARimages/Cover Images“So it turns out that being your favorite person’s favorite person is the absolute best feeling on planet Earth 💫 #YES,” she captioned the photo.
June 2022
Us it was confirmed that Bush and Hughes married in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
July 2022
The month after they shared their “I dos,” Bush and Hughes’ wedding was featured in Vogue.
“I’ve never felt so much positivity at once, so much clarity,” he told the publication. “As a person who suffers from anxiety, it felt amazing to experience the complete absence of it. I couldn’t stop smiling.”
Sophia Bush kept her romance with Grant Hughes fairly private before they eventually called it quits. The pair were seen together for the first time in Malibu in May 2020. Hughes was the first to show his romance with Bush. “I only posted two photos in 2020 and averaged less than 5 minutes a day on Instagram. This (…)
June 2023
Bush and Hughes celebrate their one year anniversary. However, the actress was experiencing secret turmoil over the relationship milestone. “In 2023 my now ex-husband posted a lovely tribute to our first anniversary on Instagram. When I saw him, I felt the blood drain from my face,” she wrote for Glamor in April 2024.
Grant Hughes and Sophia Bush.
Leigh Vogel/Getty Images“Things haven’t been easy at home, but everyone says marriage is hard, right? As the day wore on, I felt increasing pressure from online strangers waiting for me to post something – what a strange part of public life to navigate – so I sat myself down and chose a picture, ” Bush recalled. “I hit a post. And then I walked into the bathroom and threw up. “
August 2023
Us confirm that Bush filed for divorce from Hughes after 13 months of marriage. Their official separation date was listed as June 27 – just 16 days after their one-year anniversary.
A source said Us at that time it was Bush and Hughes “They are better off as friends,” adding that they “didn’t get enough time together” before calling it quits.
October 2023
Bush sparked romance rumors with Ashlyn Harris in the months after their divorce news broke.
“Grant will always want the best for Sophia, and is supportive of everything that makes her happy and content,” said Hughes’ representative to Mr. Page Six at the time, response to Bush and Harris speculation. (Bush came out as queer and confirmed her relationship with Harris in a Glamourr cover story published in April 2024.)
December 2024
Bush and Hughes finalize their divorce more than a year after their separation. The exes entered into a confidential settlement on December 30, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
