From Marriage to Divorce: Behold Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich’s Relationship Timeline

December 2013

Mutual friend of the couple Teddy Sears introduced Julianne and Brooks.

February 2014

The pair instantly hit it off, and by February, they were an item. “It works out well. They’re having a fun time,” a source told Us Weekly about their union at the time.

February 2014

That same month, the professional ice hockey player opened about Julianne and called her “a cool, cool gal … very loving, very giving,” during an interview with 106.7 FM The Fan.

August 2014

Six months later, the dancer finally got candid about her love life. “Every [past] relationship, there was nothing wrong or bad, but there was nothing right,” the blonde beauty said in Redbook at the time. “Now I’m not holding anything back because I’d rather get my heart broken than never know what it is to be completely, madly in love. If I had been this open in my last relationship, who knows?” Prior to Brooks, she dated Ryan Seacrest.

August 2015

A little over a year later, the blonde beauty happily revealed Brooks popped the question. “We are overwhelmed with joy and excitement to share with you our recent engagement! #fiancé #love,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.

July 2017

Almost two years after announcing their engagement, the couple got married in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. “I’m so grateful I get to spend forever with this incredibly kind, thoughtful, strong and adventurous man. I’m the luckiest woman in the world to be your wife!” she gushed about her husband on Insta.

July 2017

Later that month, Julianne and Brooks went to East Africa for their honeymoon.

June 2019

Brooks and Julianne were considering starting a family, and they were “going through IVF,” he told Us Weekly at the time. “My wife and I want to have children in our future.”

August 2019

By August 2019, they seemed to still be on the same page. Brooks gushed about his wife to the outlet, admitting “She’s challenged me to grow in ways that I resist against and push against.”

December 2019

Up to this point, they seemed like they were trying to still make things work. The NHL pro took to Instagram to share some of his New Year’s resolutions, which included “being more present in my relationships” and “stepping into a new version of me.” However, Julianne was spotted without her ring on multiple occasions, which sparked split rumors.

January 2020

On January 7, Brooks shared a cryptic post about what he wants out of 2020. He wrote, “In 2020, I look forward to releasing old identities, and stepping into a new chapter in my life.” We’ll have to wait and see where life takes these two!

February 2020

The couple seemed to be in a better place and Julianne’s hairstylist Riawna Capri agrees. “Yeah, everything’s good,” she told Life & Style and other reporters. “They’re good. They’re both good together. They’re just, you know, they love each other, it’s a good thing.”

April 2020

The couple confirmed they were not quarantining together amid the coronavirus pandemic. While Julianne was staying in their Los Angeles home, Brooks sought out some solitude at their property in Idaho. “I think I’m an introvert by nature,” the former hockey player explained on his “How Men Think” podcast on April 22. “I love having my dog — if it wasn’t for my dog, I’d probably be a little more antsy with the isolation.”
He later noted his sex drive was low while in the country but suspected it was due to the “proximity to [his] wife.”

May 2020

Officially (un)official. The couple announced they decided to separate in a joint statement to People on May 29. “We 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,” they explained.

November 2020

On November 2, the Kinrgy creator filed for divorce from Brooks in Los Angeles.

November 2021

Moving on? Julianne was spotted kissing model Charlie Wilson in Los Angeles. She was also briefly romantically linked to Ben Barnes.

February 2022

Down the aisle! Brooks got engaged to girlfriend Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir nearly two years after his split from Julianne. In Touch was first to break the news.

February 2022

The terms of Julianne and Brooks’ divorce are almost settled after nearly two years and had been submitted the judgment packages to be reviewed by a judge, Us Weekly confirmed on February 24.

“The parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support, the original of which is being or has been submitted to the court,” the paperwork reads, according to the outlet.

June 2022

Julianne and Brooks finalized their divorce two years after their split.

August 2023

One year after their divorce was finalized, the former couple reunited for Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert’s wedding.

Not only did Brooks receive an invite from his former brother-in-law, but he held a special place in the ceremony as a groomsman.