Ashlyn Harris was surprised when Sophia Bush asked her out. ashlynharris24/Instagram Bush recalled the athlete asking her to “hold the phone.” ashlynharris24/Instagram Harris said she had “always thought” Bush was straight. ashlynharris24/Instagram
When Bush and Harris, 38, went on their first date, they “cackle[d]” over the fact that they had not previously considered each other an “option.”
The actress noted that her now-partner was not the only queer woman in their friend group to make “an assumption” about her sexuality.
“[They] were, like, ‘Oh, we knew you were, like, an ally and we maybe wondered when we saw this TV show or this movie you’ve done or whatever: “That doesn’t really look like acting.” But, like, we didn’t really know,'” Bush explained.
The actress quipped that she “always thought” Harris was “happy.” Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre Her comment referenced Harris’ 2023 divorce from wife Ali Krieger. alikrieger/Instagram
Her pals were surprised when she pursued Harris as they “tried to set … up” the athlete.
“I was like, ‘If she’s ready to date, she’s going on a date with me,'” Bush recalled. “Like, ‘Sorry. Uh-uh. Like, no f–king way.’ People were like, ‘Wait, what?'”
On Harris and Bush’s first date, they laughed over having not considered each other an “option.” Getty Images for Tequila Don Julio Their romance made headlines in October 2023. Getty Images for Spotify
Bush explained that she had recently reached the “revolutionary f–king idea” that she could come out and “like who [she] like[s]” despite primarily dating men.
In April, the “One Tree Hill” alum came out as queer. Gene Young / SplashNews.com Many of her friends had previously made “assumptions” about her sexuality. sophiabush/Instagram
The pal said, “One of of my best friends looked at me and was like, ‘I gotta say, that was just painful to watch, and I’m so glad you’re getting out of it. … Also, I don’t actually think you like men.'”
Bush told guest Nico Tortorella on Wednesday that she came out “firmly but gently” in order not to let the public “take away” her “self-discovery.”
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