Julianne Hough

Born July 31st, 1988 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Julianne Hough grew up with 10 siblings in a Mormon household. When she was only ten years old, Hough moved away from her family to London, England, to study dance. She trained and studied wholeheartedly with several dance coaches and attended the Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts.

Studying both dance and vocal music, Hough’s dedication to dance was rewarded in the form of becoming the youngest and the only American to earn the titles of International Youth Champion as well as Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion. After this, she returned to Utah at 15 years old, and spent the remainder of her high school years living at home with her family. Unfortunately for Hough, because she had spent so much time away from ‘regular’ life and in the professional spotlight, Hough found it difficult to reintegrate herself into daily high school life.

After high school, Hough moved on her own to Los Angeles, hoping to find opportunities to build her career in dance, acting, and music. She was able to earn herself a position as a dancer on the ABC program Show Me the Money, and not long after was recruited to a spot as company dancer for the Dancing with the Stars American tour. When professional dancer Kym Johnson had to retire from the tour due to an arm injury, Hough became her replacement and found herself dancing with former New Kid on the Block member Joey MacIntyre.

Hough also earned herself the role of Assistant Choreographer for Gwen Stefani’s “Wind It Up” music video, and is a self-professed singer-songwriter that hopes to pursue that side of her training in the future. She is not currently romantically linked to any known personalities, and it appears that at least for the time being, Hough would like to focus on building her career.

Known for keeping in touch with her fans on a regular basis, Hough has been quoted as saying her favorite books are The Lord of the Rings, To Kill a Mockingbird, and anything written by Nicholas Sparks. She also enjoys watching reruns of Friends and Alias, and is an avid follower of the dramatic weekly thriller 24.

In 2007, Hough joined the cast of the reality show Dancing with the Stars for Season 4, paired with celebrity dancer and Olympic gold medallist Apolo Anton Ohno.

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