Julianne Hough just took us on a wild ride down memory lane in a way that’s about as comfortable as a rollercoaster made of cactus. So, buckle up, because she shared some pretty intense stuff on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.
Turns out, Julianne’s childhood wasn’t all twirls and sparkles. Nope, it had some serious plot twists that’d make a soap opera jealous. When she was just a wee tot of four, she faced some really rough stuff—stuff that made her feel like she’d been “Sprite-bottled” down there, which is a pretty wild way of saying it was painful.
The whole ordeal came with a side of Mormon perfectionism, which meant everyone had to pretend their lives were as shiny as a freshly waxed car. Julianne revealed that no one really did anything about the abuse at the time. It was like a bad episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”—lots of drama but no resolution.
Julianne’s mom was like, “We’re outta here!” after noticing Julianne’s inside-out clothes, which was code for “Something’s not right, let’s move before we get into a Lifetime movie situation.” Julianne admitted that her mom just wanted to escape the mess rather than dive into it, which, fair enough.
And as if that wasn’t enough, Julianne’s brother Derek had his own action movie moment—being hung upside down with a gun to his head. Sounds like a scene straight out of a suspense thriller, but unfortunately, it was real life.
Julianne and her family learned to pivot like they were on a reality TV dance floor. They got out of dodge but kept the memories as fuzzy as a toddler’s first haircut.