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• A major revelation about his love life.
• Their romantic relationship began in 2023.
• The release of her memoir.

Sophia Bush has just revealed an important chapter of her life that she had managed to keep out of the spotlight for over a year. The One Tree Hill star, now 44, married former soccer player Ashlyn Harris, 40, in the summer of 2025.

The couple had chosen never to publicly announce their engagement or wedding. The ceremony took place in upstate New York, far from the big Hollywood events to which both women are accustomed.

Bush finally revealed the news on September 30, 2026, in Vogue, ahead of the release of her memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress. For the actress, this discretion stemmed from a very specific desire: to preserve something that truly belonged to them.

After years in the public eye, Bush and Harris wanted to experience this milestone without outside pressure, surrounded only by their loved ones and Harris’s children.

A Family Ceremony Far from a Hollywood Wedding

The wedding appears to have been designed as the opposite of a traditional celebrity ceremony. Sloane and Ocean, the two children Ashlyn Harris shares with her ex-wife Ali Krieger, were notably in attendance.

The children were able to run freely around the property and pick flowers, while the evening wrapped up with roasted marshmallows. Even the outfits broke with convention: Bush wore a black mermaid-style dress, while Harris opted for a black suit paired with cowboy boots and a cowboy hat.

The goal was clearly not to produce perfect photos for social media, but to enjoy a family moment without the pressure typically associated with a wedding.

After the ceremony, Bush and Harris chose to personally announce their union to their loved ones by visiting them before publicly sharing the news with the rest of the world.

A Friendship That Turned Into a Love Story

The story between Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris didn’t start as a romance. The two women had known each other since 2019 and were friends at first.

In 2023, as they were each going through the end of their respective marriages, they grew closer in an informal group of friends who were supporting one another through their separations. Bush had filed for divorce from Grant Hughes, while Harris was separating from Ali Krieger. Their romantic relationship began later that year, and their first date reportedly lasted more than four hours. Bush publicly confirmed their relationship in the spring of 2024, at which time she also spoke openly about her queer identity.

Both women denied speculation that their relationship had begun before their previous marriages had ended. They then gradually began appearing together as a couple at public events.

A revelation that marks a new chapter

The timing of this marriage announcement is no coincidence. On October 27, Sophia Bush will publish her first memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress. The book reflects on her childhood, her immense popularity on One Tree Hill, her marriages and divorces in the public eye, and her personal journey.

Bush was previously married to Chad Michael Murray—briefly in 2005—and then to Grant Hughes in 2022. With Harris, she says she now appreciates finally being able to publicly use the word “wife” rather than simply referring to her partner.

This revelation brings an end to more than a year of secrecy while ushering in a new chapter for the actress. After having her private life publicly scrutinized for so long, Bush seems determined to take back control of the narrative and decide for herself when and how to share her story.