Why Sophia Bush and Wife Ashlyn Harris Are Perfect Teammates

Sophia Bush, Ashlyn Harris Reveal They Privately Got Married Over a Year Ago

All Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris have to do is think of each other to have peace of mind.

"I am so, so happy, and I am in a position now where I can protect that joy and happiness," Harris said on a March 2025 episode of Danielle Robay's Question Everything podcast, noting that dating someone who was "clickbait clearly for every f--king tabloid" could be a lot, but was also totally worth it.

"I just protect my overall bubble," the 40-year-old athlete, who retired from professional soccer in 2022, continued. "Everything has gotten tight and small and intentional. It’s OK to make big changes in your life if they bring you joy and they are right for you."

Harris and Bush continued to walk that walk a few months later, tying the knot in the summer of 2025 in a ceremony so private, their wedding announcement came in the form of a mention in Bush's upcoming memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes From a Life in Progress.

The newlyweds then hit the road, visiting family around the country to share their status update in person.

Nodding to Harris by her side, Bush added, “You’ve been playing in stadiums in front of 60,000 people since you were 15 or 16, and I started playing a character for tens of millions of people when I was 21. It’s such a privilege to be able to perform as an athlete or an actor, but it also comes with certain costs.”

But these two, who teamed up in 2023, have been determined not to let outside noise keep them from reaching their relationship goals.

“Our friends were trying to set her up with someone and I was like, 'If she’s ready to date, she’s f--king going on a date with me,'" Bush recalled on a July 24 episode of her podcast Work in Progress. "And people were like, 'Wait, what?' She even said to me, 'Hold the phone, I always thought you were straight.’ And I was like, ‘I always thought you were happy. But we’re both f--king single. What are we doing?'"

Yet when they were first romantically linked in October 2023, speculation erupted that their coupling had something to do with their respective divorces.

Suffice it to say, the "accusations of being a home-wrecker" and rumors that Bush left her husband "because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women" were way off the mark.

As the Chicago Fire alum noted, "my partners have known what I’m into for as long as I have (so that’s not it, y’all, sorry!).”

And though they remain protective of what is now their shared bubble, Bush and Harris aren't shirking the spotlight, bringing Ocean and Sloane to their first red carpet event Sept. 23.

While Harris and Krieger remain amicable co-parents—"We always make sure we tell our children they get the best of two worlds," the Wide Open With Ashlyn Harris host told E! News in 2025—Bush also adores her blended family.