Julianne Hough & Brooks Laich Talk Quarantining Separately Amid COVID-19
By Hayden Brooks
April 23, 2020
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich's relationship was spotlighted once again when it was revealed that the two are not spending the COVID-19 lockdown together.
Hough, 31, addressed the decision in an interview with Oprah Magazine, admitting that it's been "glorious" to halt professional ventures that require her to be on the road. "I've been on my own. My husband is in Idaho doing lots of yard work… and so we're kind of doing our separate things right now. But it’s really been a magical time," she detailed. "I think in my 30s, I've always been around people, and I’m always trying to create and do a lot of things… but this is new, it’s a little different. I don’t feel lonely, but I definitely feel alone. I think there’s a big difference."
Meanwhile, in his newest episode of his iHeartRadio podcast, "How Men Think," the former NHL star, 36, spoke about his decision to self-isolate at his property in Idaho. "Koda is awesome, man. I'm up in Idaho, I'm at my house in Idaho. I spend all day outside. I’m outside from like, 7:30 until 5 o’clock. I have 10-and-a-half acres here. Our property’s pretty big and I’ve just been doing a mass cleaning of it. Like, everything. Building some rock walls, chainsawing down some trees, clearing brush, you name it," he explained.
"I'm about 15 minutes out of town. I have one neighbor that lives a couple hundred yards away, and then another neighbor that lives another couple hundred yards away, and that’s all that’s out here," he continued. "I see them when they walk their dogs a little bit, but don’t see them much. We’re practicing social distancing, but I’ve been good with the isolation."
Hough and Laich have been at the center of gossip headlines after the former admitted to her husband that she was "not straight." Since then, the pair have been under a microscope regarding any talk of their romance or individual pursuits. In fact, the NHL alum also revealed that he's intent on exploring his sexuality.
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