Last year, Sophia Bush married Grant Hughes in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hughes is from Tulsa, and they did a big wedding showcasing Tulsa’s history. They gave/sold the photos to Vogue, and Vogue did a huge wedding spread. While I’ve never been particularly invested in Sophia as a person or celebrity, I don’t have a problem with her either – she’s fine and I wished her well. The thing is, I’m starting to suspect that Sophia is just chronically unlucky in love. Just thirteen months after their big Tulsa wedding, Sophia and Grant are done.
Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes have called it quits. The One Tree Hill actress, 41, filed for divorce from her husband on Friday after 13 months of marriage, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.
“Sophia and Grant were friends for 10 years and bonded during COVID through their love of community service,” a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE. “They continue to run their nonprofit together and remain good friends.”
The news comes seven weeks after Bush celebrated their wedding anniversary in a post on Instagram.
“Today marks 365 days of calling you ‘husband,’” she captioned a black and white throwback photo of the two on their wedding day. “Best decision of my life. It still feels just like this. Ecstatic. Running toward the future, grinning and laughing, together. I love you, my favorite. Happy Anniversary.”
It also comes nearly two weeks after Bush had to leave her 2:22 A Ghost Story West End production early after catching a virus that was going through the company.
The thing about that anniversary post is that… she deleted it as soon as she filed for divorce. I checked through her Instagram – it looks like she’s deleted some of her posts with Grant, although she left a few of the wedding posts up – the ones where you can’t see much of Grant (lol). So… like, what happened here? They spent a decade as friends, did that big wedding and one year later, they realized they weren’t right for each other? Or something else? My Spidey sense is tingling. PS… Someone said all of these breakups are happening because of Venus Retrograde??? OMG. That’s such a good theory. I also think this is just the summer of splits – it just happens that way some years, where it feels like everyone’s breaking up.
Photos courtesy Cover Images, Avalon Red.
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- LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA – SEPTEMBER 23: Sophia Bush poses in the press room at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival – Night 1 held at the T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.,Image: 725774796, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Sophia Bush, Credit line: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Avalon
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- PASADENA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – FEBRUARY 25: Sophia Bush carrying Tyler Ellis arrives at the 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 758778767, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Sophia Bush, Credit line: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Avalon
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- PASADENA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – FEBRUARY 25: Sophia Bush carrying Tyler Ellis arrives at the 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 758779520, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Sophia Bush, Credit line: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Avalon
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- – New York – NY – 20210617 – Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes Head to Tribeca Festival in NYC Downtown, NY – Sophia Bush, Grant Hughes – Janet Mayer/Startraksphoto.com – – This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact INSTAR Images for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207. This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. INSTAR Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded Featuring: Sophia Bush, Grant Hughes Where: New York, New York, United States When: 17 Jun 2021 Credit: Janet Mayer/Startraksphoto.com
This one truly shocked me. The fact that her anniversary post was so enthusiastic like that, I dunno, I just don’t think she was expecting to be divorced <2 months later when she posted that
I know people put on an act for social media but this felt different. I wonder if something sudden happened.
Where’s Ariana? Has she been near Grant? /s
But seriously, this does seem very sudden. I hope Sophia is okay. She seems like one of the good ones (at least she tries to be a decent person) and I’m sorry she’s going through this.
I am dying over the meme of people retweeting women posting pics of their husbands with “Posting this where Ariana can see it is crazy.” Including Michelle Obama’s birthday wishes for Barack. Too much fun.
Aw man, this screams cheating to me- I think she’s been through it previously so maybe she has a strong line in the sand. Even if it’s not, difficult for them that they run an organisation together.
Going to look up Venus retrograde!
Something is going on. It’s hard to believe a marriage could fall apart in 2 months without some instigation. Hmmmm
I know, right? What could possibly happen in 2 months that would instigate a divorce?? And they will continue their non profit together, how??
This is much, much more to this divorce. I wonder if we will ever find out what had happened……stay tuned!!
I don’t think Venus had anything to do with it but I could be wrong. As I have been many, many, many times in my life.
Yup. Instigation like a pregnant best friend.
Yeah, she was briefly married to Chad Micheal Murray when they were on ‘One Tree Hill.” He cheated, rumored it was with Paris Hilton when they did, “House of Wax.” Pretty sure she never got married again this one. I hope she eventually find her full, true one! She deserves it!
Her full true one is herself! And maybe that’s the lesson that needs to be learned. Because I have a feeling she rushed into marrying this guy because of the pressure to finally settle down. If she finds someone great – if she doesn’t that’s okay too.
I bet he never saw it coming. Dude’s eyes are hella close together (like those inbred ass royals). His peripheral vision is negative 8.
This is so mean, but it’s what I was thinking, too, lol
LOL! You wrong for that!!! (But it was a good one.)
At first I read the headline as 13 years not months. It was only after I read the first paragraph that I was reminded they got married and had that spread in Vogue last year.
She was just in London doing a play for several months and came home in late July bc she was sick. Then files for divorce… ??
Reckon he knew she was coming back early or she was going to surprise him by just being there in the house?
This one caught me way off guard. I was so happy that she’d found someone she wanted to try marriage with again…
Tbh: my first thought was cheating or that she had some health complications while doing a show in London (she had to leave early from and she’s not to travel internationally for awhile) and I thought maybe something happened there with how he handled/treated/supported her through that. (I had a friend that had serious health problems and her partner basically just left her hanging… would go to lunch business meetings while she was in the ER – and the people at the meetings would have to tell him that he shouldn’t be there; wasn’t mandatory; and that he should be with her in hospital. This went on for months, while she almost died from blood clots and lung issues. He’d berate her and make her feel so small for having health complications out of her control. Really did a number on their relationship.)
Wish them all the best as they navigate this next chapter… for whatever reasons they’ve decided to part ways for. Healing and growth for both.
Probably shouldn’t get married at this point. I find her rather obnoxious. Especially after she wrote about her husband’s ex having an abortion and made it about her marriage. That didn’t sit right with me.
I completely agree, I know the article states that his ex gave them permission to write it. What was she going to say no and hope they drop it then? Also it made the man once again a bigger part in someone’s decision to have an abortion than he needed to be. Sorry for the rant, I just read the article the other day and am still pissed at the tone.
She honestly should’ve and would be justified because it’s not Sophia’s story to tell.
Oh, I missed that bit of “news” but why on earth would you share something THAT personal??
What TF did I just read?? Why is Sophia making Grants former decision based on how had he chosen to have a child meant that they never would have been??? Why is Sophia putting herself into this position when it happened decade’s ago??? Sophia certainly thinks highly of herself, doesn’t she!!!!
From Sophia Bush’s article last year:
“Because the love of my life and a former partner of his had access to an abortion in his past, he and I have a future.”
Girl, no. Just no.
Sophia was one of my favorite CW/WB teen actresses during the day (One Tree Hill) alongside Leighton Meester(Gossip Girl) and Alexis Bledel(Gilmore Girls). They graced both beauty and brains.
I like Sophia, she’s smart and outspoken, she’s very liberal and a lot of MAGA males feel threatened by her just like they dislike the US women soccer team and the new Barbie movie 🙄🙄🙄. Sophia is beautiful but sadly unlucky in love all these years- hope though she can find someone true for her. Maybe needs to be someone from outside of this country who has her same passions.
Just saw her wedding featured in Vogue and thought, these two are truly aligned! They were so connected ( I know it’s pics, but still) To have that fresh off the press and then having to announce a divorce, not separation or figuring things out, feels like something major happened. I hate to assess blame w/no facts, but I think it’s totally him…
You think “venus retrograde” is a good theory about why people in real life are splitting up? Uhhhh.
She had a bad marriage as a young woman. Waits. Marries at age 40 to a friend she has known for 10 years….and then pulls the plug after 13 months?
There almost must have been a sudden line-crossing incident that triggered this.
Cheating….. Violence…. Theft…. Illegal Activity….
Hoping everything works out for her.
I think the reason it’s the summer of splits in general is that a lot of relationships that started during COVID and it’s aftermath are hitting the 3-year breaking point.
But in this case, something definitely happened. Cheating, maybe a hidden addiction or violence. I hope she’s safe.
Everyone loves her here, however, for me, there is something off about her. I don’t know… like she feels like she is above everybody else, no one is as good as her. For me, everything she does is an act.
@Jess I agree there’s something not right about her that abortion essay sealed it for me tbh.
I think Sophia has a bad picker. It also could be that perhaps they were better as friends than romantic partners – and rushed into getting married too soon.
I have a soft spot for her. She’ll always be Brooke Davis in my eyes — I know that was over a decade ago but still … nostalgia. Also, I really enjoy her podcast; she gets some really cool, A-list guests! She had a wonderful episode with Gloria Steinem that was truly treat to behold.
I wish Sophia and Grant the best!
Something definitely happened here and she was not willing to deal with whatever it was.
This all points to Grant being big messy and getting caught
Or Sophia is the problem look at the pattern she is broke Davis
She is so fake and performative
I bet he’s happy it’s over