Sophia Bush secretly marries Ashlyn Harris in 2025: A look at One Tree Hill actress' love story

Congratulations are in order as One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush has secretly tied the knot with Ashlyn Harris. She revealed in her upcoming memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress, that she and her friend, former professional soccer player Harris, quietly got married in a private ceremony in upstate New York in 2025.


Fans curious about their love story, fret not, we have all the updates. For the unversed, Sophia and Ashlyn have been together for around three years. The two first crossed paths after serving as panellists during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June. Bush later shared a picture from the event and expressed her affection for Harris and their friend Sophie Ann Kelly.

Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris' relationship timeline

The duo had known each other for years before their relationship turned romantic. Their friendship grew stronger as they became part of the same circle and, eventually, found themselves supporting each other through major changes in their personal lives.



Both had also gone through the end of their respective marriages. Sophia Bush was previously married to Grant Hughes, while Ashlyn Harris was married to former US soccer player Ali Krieger, with whom she shares two children.

Sophia later wrote about their relationship in an essay for Glamour in April 2024. She explained that she never expected to find romance within the group of friends who had come together after experiencing breakups.

According to her, it was their mutual friends who first noticed the connection between the two. They pointed out that Bush and Harris often finished each other's sentences and seemed deeply affected by similar things.

That eventually led Bush to ask Harris to meet separately, away from their usual friend group.

Their first date lasted more than four hours

Sophia Bush has described her first date with Harris as a turning point in their relationship. What started as a simple dinner ended up lasting more than four hours.

In her Glamour essay, American actress wrote, “In hindsight, maybe it all had to happen slowly and then suddenly all at once. Maybe it was all fated. But I do know that for a sparkly moment I felt like maybe the universe had been conspiring for me. And that feeling that I have in my bones is one I’ll hold on to no matter where things go from here."

The actress described the date as an unexpected and almost surreal experience. She also suggested that their relationship developed slowly before suddenly becoming something much deeper.

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Their relationship became public in 2023

Bush and Harris' relationship came into the public eye in October 2023, shortly after both their respective separations had become known. Their romance quickly became the subject of online speculation, particularly around the timeline of their previous marriages.

Harris later addressed the criticism and cyberbullying she faced after the relationship became public. She said, "Several weeks ago, a process that had been ongoing privately for some time became public. Ending a relationship after almost 13 years of friendship, teammate-ship, marriage and co-parenting (many of them good years) is a decision that was not made lightly. The online hate that has happened since has been one of the most personally devastating experiences of my life."

She also pushed back against speculation about the end of her marriage to Krieger, saying the decision to separate had not been made suddenly. Harris maintained that the marriage had gone through its own difficulties and that the separation followed considerable private discussion and personal work.

Bush also addressed the public scrutiny surrounding her divorce and relationship with Harris. She said outsiders did not know the full timeline or the difficult conversations that had taken place privately.

Sophia and Ashlyn made their relationship public

The couple made their public debut at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Oscars viewing party in March 2024. Bush and Harris posed together at the event, making their relationship official on the red carpet.

A month later, they attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., where they appeared together in coordinated black outfits with gold details.

Sophia Bush has also spoken warmly about Harris and the way she handled life after her divorce. In her Glamour essay, she praised Harris for putting her children at the centre of her life and said watching her rebuild her life had deeply affected her.

Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris got married in 2025

The actress' upcoming memoir has now revealed another chapter in their relationship. Sophia and Ashlyn quietly married in the summer of 2025 during an intimate ceremony in upstate New York.

Harris' two children were present at the wedding, which was kept deliberately low-key. Instead of making a public announcement, the couple travelled around the country and personally told their loved ones about the marriage.

Bush later described the wedding as a relaxed and pressure-free celebration. The evening included the family roasting marshmallows together, creating a simple moment that she said she would always remember.

After spending months sharing the news privately with those closest to them, Bush and Harris eventually decided to let the wider world know.

Bush's memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress, is scheduled to be released on October 27. Stay tuned!