Julianne Haa reacts to ex Brooks Leitch's engagement

Julianne Hua has sent congratulations to her ex-husband, Brook Laichafter the announcement of his engagement to Katrina Tanja Davīšsdottir.

Former Los Angeles Kings player Laich and Dancing With the Stars co-host Hoff tied the knot in June 2017. However, in December 2019, rumors of trouble in their relationship began to circulate after Hau was spotted without her wedding ring. In January 2020, it was confirmed that the couple were “in trouble”.

Brooks Laich and Kathryn Tanya Davidsdottir's romance first made headlines in the summer of 2021 — just over a year after Leich and Julianne Ho publicly announced their separation in May 2020 after nearly three years of marriage.

Laich and Davidsdottir revealed their happy news in a joint Instagram post on Dec. 27, sharing that they got engaged on Dec. 16. The intimate gallery featured four stunning photos of the couple embracing and their joy evident, with Laich snapping Davíðsdóttir into a playful and romantic pose. .

“Forever feels right with you,” the couple captioned the post on social media.

Within 30 minutes of Laich and Davíðsdóttir sharing their engagement announcement on Instagram, Julianne Hough took a moment to wish the happy couple. “Congratulations (bell emoji) I'm so happy for you both as you enter this beautiful new chapter together,” she wrote. “Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter and endless adventures! (red heart emoji).

Despite their past, Hough's supportive message underscores the sense of mutual respect and closure between the ex-spouses as Laich begins this new chapter with Davíðsdóttir.

After their divorce, Hough and Laich have been able to maintain a sense of mutual respect and support even as they move on with their lives.

Shortly after the couple's initial divorcean insider revealed Us Weekly that Derek “had no animosity whatsoever” towards Laich. The source added: “He saw that they were imagining themselves as individuals and that they weren't a couple, but that didn't take away from their love for Brooks as a person.”

That connection was evident when Laich served as a groomsman in Derek's wedding party in August 2023. Additionally, Haley Erbert, Derek's wife, expressed her joy at Leitch's engagement to Daviessdottir, commenting on their Instagram announcement: “So happy for you both (white heart). emoticons).

In an interview with Women's healthHowe opened up about her sexuality and shared details of an open conversation with her then-husband, Laich.

“I (said to him), 'You know I'm not straight, right?' And he said, “I'm sorry, what?” I was like, “I'm not. But I choose to be with you,” she said at the time. “I think now that I've unpacked it all, my husband is safe and not afraid to say things that I've been afraid to admit or that I've felt ashamed or guilty about because of what I've said or how I was brought up.”

During an appearance on the Jamie Kern Lima podcast, Hof reflected on her journey of self-awareness regarding her sexuality. The former “Dancing with the Stars” professional host said that at first she “didn't know what (she) was attracted to,” but ultimately chose to remain faithful to her then-husband Laich.

“Coming out is one of the most vulnerable and powerful things you can do. For me, it's not about being straight or gay or queer; it's more about learning what love is, and I love people,” she said . Us Weekly. “It's a freedom of love that I started to feel when I saw people, because I was able to rise to a level of protection, not so internal.”

Hough added, “So I started seeing people and their hearts and their beauty and their essence. I was like, I love people, and I don't know if it's a sexual attraction or that attraction, but I just see people. That was such a beautiful revelation.”