Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich ‘were trying to get their marriage to work for a long time’ but in the end did not share the ‘same vision’
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich announced their separation this May and she finally made the divorce filing this Monday.
Now a source has said that despite trying to overcome the problems in their marriage for months, the 32-year-old Dancing With The Stars standout and 37-year-old athlete were unable to get past their differences.
‘They were trying to get their marriage to work for a long time. They both made many changes and compromised, but it just wasn’t enough,’ said a People insider.
End of the road: Despite trying to overcome the problems in their marriage Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich were unable to get past their differences, a source says; seen in 2018
The source said that the couple, who were married less than three years before separating, ‘don’t have the same vision for the future.’
They had been beset by rumors of marital problems ever since they went into lockdown separately amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Footloose actress was hunkering down in Los Angeles while the ex-professional hockey player remained in Idaho.
‘We have lovingly and carefully taken the time we have needed to arrive at our decision to separate,’ they announced in People together at the end of May.
Side by side: Julianne, 32, and Brooks, 37, announced their separation this May and she finally made the divorce filing this Monday; seen in 2019
An insider told People they ultimately decided to split after discovering they were ‘perfectly happy and fine being apart’ while self-isolating in different states.
During an Instagram Live interview with Oprah Magazine in April Julianne said of being in lockdown without Brooks: ‘I don’t feel lonely, but I definitely feel alone.’
Shortly before she and Brooks revealed they had split up, Julianne wrote on Insta Stories: ‘Never betray yourself to be loyal to others.’
As seen this February: They had been beset by rumors of marital problems ever since they went into lockdown separately amid the coronavirus pandemic; seen in February
Two days before the separation announcement, Brooks posted ‘THIRST TRAP!’ shirtless photos from Idaho and Julianne commented that they were ‘awesome.’
Brooks has also stayed friendly with Julianne’s family as he was often seen spending time with her smoldering brother Derek Hough after returning to Los Angeles.
Although rumors spread that Brooks and Julianne were trying to patch their marriage up she filed for divorce this Monday, TMZ reported.
Irreconcilable: A People source said that the couple, who were married less than three years before separating, ‘don’t have the same vision for the future’; seen in 2019
Julianne, who has described herself as ‘not straight,’ was glimpsed in mid-April on a stroll with dashing 38-year-old English actor Ben Barnes who is an old pal of hers.
Brooks drew notice in January when he said on his podcast How Men Think that he wanted to ‘really explore learning about sexuality’ going forward.
However on a later episode of How Men Think he clarified that he was looking into ‘exploring my sexuality, and by that I don’t mean if I’m gay or straight.’