Five months after confirming that they were in a romantic relationship, One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush and soccer star Ashlyn Harris have stepped out for their Hollywood debut as a couple, and they picked the most glam, A-list event for the occasion: Elton John’s Oscar party.
The pair had been spotted out and about together (like at the Girls5Eva season three premiere party) since shortly after ending their respective previous relationships (with Grant Hughes and Ali Krieger), but their attendance at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s annual Oscars viewing party was their first time going red carpet official, per People. They were even photographed together, embracing actor Eric McCormack. Bush’s high-slit gown is by Marmar Halim, reports the outlet.
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Harris and Krieger share two children together, while Bush has none. Bush and Harris still haven’t spoken publicly about their relationship, but Sophia Bush did allude to life taking unexpected turns in an Instagram post she wrote at the end of 2023.
“What a year. My whole life I’ve heard the saying ‘put your own oxygen mask on first’ and this year I learned what it meant. This past year humbled me, broke me, built me, betrayed me, freed me, and showed me what it means to really be alive…I feel my whole self from the tops of my ears to the tips of my toes now. It’s breathtaking. Life giving. Affirming. This year taught me to listen to myself and no one else…To not care about optics and instead invest in honesty…Thank you, thank you, thank you to this life for teaching me. Thank you, thank you, thank you to this year that changed everything,” she shared.
While the dissolution of Bush and Hughes’ marriage, which lasted about a year, didn’t stir up too much drama, Harris and Krieger were an iconic couple in the women’s soccer world, and their split has also split their fans and friends, leading to what Harris called “bloodsport” in her statement about the divorce. Happy to see the ladies smiling tonight!
