{"id":207131,"date":"2025-11-24T13:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/julianne-hough-is-reuniting-with-ex-ryan-seacrest-for-new-years-special\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:39:18","slug":"julianne-hough-is-reuniting-with-ex-ryan-seacrest-for-new-years-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/julianne-hough-is-reuniting-with-ex-ryan-seacrest-for-new-years-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Julianne Hough Is Reuniting With Ex Ryan Seacrest for New Year\u2019s Special"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Exes Julianne Hough<\/strong> <\/a>and Ryan Seacrest<\/strong><\/a> will be ringing in the new year on Dick Clark\u2019s New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve\u2019<\/em> special.<\/p>\n

ABC announced on Monday, November 24, that Dick Clark\u2019s New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026<\/em> is returning with Seacrest, 50, and Rita Ora<\/strong> hosting from New York City. They will be joined by Chance the Rapper<\/strong> in Chicago while Rob Gronkowski<\/strong> and Hough, 37, cohost from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

This marks Hough\u2019s debut as a cohost on Dick Clark\u2019s New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve<\/em>, but her history with Seacrest dates back to 2010. The pair dated for three years before<\/a> calling it quits in 2013.<\/p>\n

After their split, Hough reflected on how being<\/a> at different points in their careers affected their relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rug was swept up from underneath me, and I was just flying and I was experiencing things that I didn\u2019t even know existed,\u201d she shared on Dax Shepard<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast in August 2024. \u201cI had this insecurity that I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t ever want anybody to think that I\u2019m with him for this reason.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Hough ultimately started to second guess<\/a> herself in the relationship. \u201cAnd so I then started playing smaller,\u201d she added. \u201cI know that that was his experience in past situations and stuff, and so I again overcompensated, [I] was malleable to fit into exactly what somebody needed me to be for them to be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following her split from Seacrest<\/a>, Hough found love with Brooks Laich<\/strong>. They tied the knot in 2017 after four years of dating. Rumors swirled that their marriage was on the rocks in early 2020 when they spent time apart during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lovingly and carefully taken the time we have needed to arrive at our decision to separate,\u201d the pair said in a joint statement in May 2020, announcing their breakup. \u201cWe share an abundance of love and respect for one another and will continue to lead with our hearts from that place. We kindly request your compassion and respect for our privacy moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>From \u2018DWTS\u2019 Champ to Triple Threat! Julianne Hough Through the Years<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tWhat can\u2019t she do? Julianne Hough made her mark on\u00a0Dancing With the Stars\u00a0before moving on to conquer acting, singing and more. The professional dancer joined the ABC competition series in 2007 and won the mirrorball trophy during her inaugural season. Later that year, she became a back-to-back champion. Hough then shifted her focus toward acting, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that the duo\u2019s divorce was finalized<\/a> in June 2022. Hough has since discussed how difficult the experience was for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t right. That can be a hard thing to fully accept,\u201d she said on \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d about her marriage. \u201cI feel like our relationship and our marriage was exactly right, and the end of it is right too. We both have regrets that it didn\u2019t work out, because I don\u2019t think we had the maturity to come together. He was contracting while I was expanding. We just couldn\u2019t find each other in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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