Summary
- Julianne Hough fondly reflected on dating Ryan Seacrest for three years and remembered their first date in Los Angeles.
- Their relationship didn't work out partly due to her insecurities about dating a famous person.
- She faced criticism when she decided to break up because she wanted to build a career on her own terms.
Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest were together from 2010 to 2013, and recently, the Dancing With The Stars contestant reflected on the years she spent with the American Idol host. She revisited their first date, and how they managed to find some privacy in an upscale Los Angeles restaurant.
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Julianne was considerably younger than Ryan, so when they started dating, her career was just starting out, while he was an established name in the entertainment industry. She realized she needed to make her own path, but that doesn't mean she doesn't treasure their time together.
Julianne Hough Opened Up About Her First Date With Ryan Seacrest
Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest dated for three years, and while things didn’t work out between them, Julianne looks back on their time together fondly.
In a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Julianne opened up a little about her relationship with the American Idol host. She revealed a few details about their first date, including where Ryan took her.
“I think it was like Polo Lounge or something,” Julianne shared, referring to the Beverly Hills Hotel’s famous restaurant, and said that, despite it being such a famed celebrity hot spot, they enjoyed a lot of privacy.
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Julianne was on Dax Sheppard’s Armchair Expert podcast a few days ago, explaining why she thought their relationship hadn’t worked out.
Because of Ryan's standing in the entertainment industry, she felt that "the rug was swept up from underneath me," and she was suddenly exposed to things she "didn’t even know existed."
"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."
A Lot Of People Weren't Happy When Julianne Broke Up With Ryan
Julianne Hough decided to break up with Ryan Seacrest in 2013, and she felt everyone had something to say about it, even though it was obviously none of their business.
“I remember when I decided to break things off I had a lot of these Brentwood moms and producers in that world that were like, ‘What are you doing?’” Julianne shared. Apparently, they thought she could have stayed with him and had an easier life.
“And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ They're like, ‘Your life is completely set up.’ And I was like, ‘But I didn't build it.’ And of course, I was like, ‘I need to create this,’ competitively, like, it's not mine. And I wanna feel the pride of doing it.”
She also realized that she needed to take some time to work on herself because the insecurity she felt during her relationship with Ryan had been present in her other relationships.
“What I've realized over the years is I don't know if I've ever truly been in love with someone, but I have loved the feeling of being loved,” she confessed.
“And so let me be what that needs to be so that I can be loved. And then because I'm so filled with love from someone, of course I love you. I love everyone. I've been in love with everybody I've ever dated, but have I? I don't wanna overanalyze it because every person I've also dated has been a very good person.”
