Ryan Seacrest took ex-girlfriend Julianne Hough on very 'private' first date as she reveals why she ended relationship

Julianne Hough has revealed where she went on her first date with Ryan Seacrest , who is currently the new host on Wheel of Fortune .

The actress opened up about the rendezvous that was the start of their three-year relationship while chatting to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. She admitted they went to a famous Beverly Hills celebrity hot spot known for its glamorous clientele.

However, she maintained that the date was very "private" as she confirmed: "I think it was like Polo Lounge or something." Julianne didn't give away anything else about the date - or their romance - but she did recall that her favourite first date ever was a romantic trip to Santa Monica Pier with somebody "I don't really remember."

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She told Andy: "Oh this was really sweet. We did the Ferris wheel and we kissed."

Julianne recently opened up about her failed relationship with Seacrest as she hinted at the differences in their levels of fame.

Talking on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast Julianne was asked what it was like dating Ryan from 2010 - 2013. Dax probed: "I would imagine it would be so exciting and so privileged and so romantic and then also I would feel like I was losing myself to all of that."

Julianne, 36, then agreed telling him: "That was exactly the dynamic. The rug was swept up from underneath me, and I was just flying and I was experiencing things that I didn't even know existed."

Julianne admitted that at the time her profile was rising but she didn't want anyone to feel she was using her relationship with Ryan as a platform. She added: "I had this insecurity that I was like, ‘I don't ever want anybody to think that I'm with him for this reason.

"And so I then started playing smaller. I know that that was his experience in past situations and stuff, and so I again overcompensated, [I] was malleable to fit into exactly what somebody needed me to be for them to be happy."

The podcast also saw Julianne become tearful as she discussed her ex-husband and former NHL player Brooks Laich. The couple began dating in 2014 and announced their engagement in 2015, before getting married in 2017.

She said: "He had a really rough last few years of his career. He was injured and then he got traded before his team that he had been there for almost 12 years won the Stanley Cup. It makes me want to cry because I feel for him so bad." Julianne confirmed that "everything started to unravel" following their marriage. The pair announced their separation in 2020 but later attempted to reconcile before finalizing the divorce in 2022.