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Julianne Hough: I'm "Not Straight"

"I think there’s a safety with my husband now that I’m unpacking all of this," the "America's Got Talent" judge says.

America's Got Talent judge Julianne Hough snuck a major revelation about her sexual orientation into an interview with Women's Health.

Posing in the nude on the cover of the magazine's "Naked Strength" issue, Hough got candid about an array of deeply personal topics, including her struggles with endometriosis and infertility, her marriage to hockey player Brooks Laich, and her sexual orientation. The 31-year-old dancer, singer, and actress spoke openly about how navigating those health issues strengthened her bond to her husband, allowing her to open up to him about truths she'd kept buried.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich attend Steven Tyler's GRAMMY Awards viewing party benefiting Janie's Fund held at Raleigh Studios on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images )

Laich and Hough in 2019.

"I [told Brooks], ‘You know I’m not straight, right?’" she recalled. "And he was like, ‘I’m sorry, what?’ I was like, ‘I’m not. But I choose to be with you.'"

"I think there’s a safety with my husband now that I’m unpacking all of this," Hough added. "And there’s no fear of voicing things that I’ve been afraid to admit or that I’ve had shame or guilt about because of what I’ve been told or how I was raised."

Vulnerability, open communication, and self-exploration? We have to stan—and thank Hough for the reminder that queer, bisexual, or pansexual women in monogamous relationships with men aren't any less queer.

"I’m going to shift for the rest of my life," Hough said, noting that growth is a never-ending process. "I’m not like, ‘Oh, I got it.’ But I’m trusting myself now, and when I’m totally connected to me, I feel full. I want others to see that in themselves too."

Head over to Women's Health's website to read the full interview, or pick up the magazine IRL on stands now.

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