Julianne Hough Biography, Age, Height, Husband or Boyfriend, Net Worth

Quick Facts

Julianne Hough is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her time on ABC’s reality show Dancing With The Stars, which she has won twice; her brother, Derek, who is also on Dancing With The Stars has won the show six times. For the fifth season of the show, she was nominated for a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Choreography.

Julianne did not make her mark in acting until she appeared in the 2011 remake of the iconic dance film, Footloose.

In an uncommon occurrence for a remake, the film received critical acclaim and was compared positively to the original. In 2014, she returned to Dancing With The Stars as a judge. In 2015, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography along with her brother and Tessandra Chavez.

Julianne starred as Sandy in the live television version of the iconic film Grease, which also received positive reviews. She also starred in Rock of Ages, opposite ; Dirty Grandpa, opposite and , Safe Haven, opposite ; Paradise, opposite Rusell Brand and ; and Curve opposite Teddy Sears.

Julianne Hough: Biography & Age

The talented performer was born on the 20th of July, 1988 in Orem, Utah. She grew up in a Mormon family. Her father, Bruce Robert Hough, was the chairman of Utah Republic Party twice. She has four older siblings – Sharee, Marabeth, Derek and Katherine.

She comes from a family of dancers – her older brother is a dancer and all of her grandparents (both maternal and paternal) were also dancers. She is also cousins with the American actor and musician – Ross Lynch, and his siblings, fellow musicians – Rocky, Rydek and Riker.

Julianne Hough began her official training as a dancer when she joined Orem’s Center Stage Performing Arts Studio. After this, she began dancing competitively. After her parents’ divorce, she and her brothers were sent to London to live with and learn from Corky and Shirley Ballas, renowned dance teachers.

Like her brother, She later joined Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where she was trained in theatre, song, different forms of dance – tap, ballet and jazz – and also in gymnastics.

At 15, she became the only American and the youngest dancer to win both the International Latin Youth Champion and the Junior World Latin Champion at the renowned Blackpool Dance Festival – a famous, annual, internationally recognized ballroom dance competition.

She returned to the United States later that year and attended Alta High School and Las Vegas Academy.

Personal Life: Husband or Boyfriend

Julianne Hough is no longer a single woman. The dancer is married to Brooks Laich, a Canadian ice hockey player. The two have been together since 2013 and in 2015, they got officially engaged. The two tied the knot in 2017.

Prior to Brooks, she dated fellow dancer – Mark Ballas from 2002 to 2004; she was also in a relationship with Zach Wilson, a fellow dancer from 2005 till 2007. She broke her norm of dating dancers in 2008 when she entered into a relationship with Chuck Wicks, the musician, however, the two split in 2009.

In 2010, she was rumoured to be dating Dane Cook, the comedian and Jared Followill of Kings of Leon, however, these relationships were never confirmed.

From 2010 till 2013, Julianne was in her most famous relationship – with . They were together for three years before they separated. For a brief moment in 2013, before she met Brooks Laich, she dated Ari Sandel – a film director.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

As a dancer, Julianne is known to have a fit, thin and toned body. Her years of dedication to her craft has left her with a body many people envy. She currently weighs 54kg and is 1.6 m tall, her body measurements are 34-24-34 and her dress size is 4 (US) or 36 (EU) or 8 (UK). For her other measurements, her bra size is 32B while her shoe size 7.5.

To maintain her figure, she works with Astrid Swan McGuire, a personal trainer. She also tends to favour these exercises: Strapless SQueeze, Feisty Fighter, Biceps Burn, Twisted Row, Scorpion, Moves Like Jagger and Tummy Toner.

Even with all these, her best routine for staying in shape is with dance.

Net Worth 

Julianne Hough currently has a net worth of $10 million. Though she is relatively new to the industry (she started performing in 2007), she has made some wise career choices, ensuring her sizeable net worth. Her net worth is the culmination of her years on Dancing With the Stars as a dancer and then later as a judge, her string of successful movies as well as product endorsements. Safe to say, this is a star on the rise.

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