Sophia Bush was spotted with women’s soccer star Ashlyn Harris just a little over a week before news broke that they are in the midst of a rumored new romance.
In a video and photos that surfaced Tuesday, Bush, 41, is seen hanging out with Harris, 37, and a group of friends as they watched Megan Rapinoe play her last regular season home game on Friday, October 6 in Seattle, Washington.
The video shows Bush and Harris walking side-by-side onto Lumen Field after the match before enjoying a celebratory chat with Rapinoe.
In polaroid photos shared by Kari Fleischauer, a higher-up at Angel City Football Club, the lovebirds posed with their heads pressed close together for a group shot.
Weeks before venturing to Seattle together, Page Six reported that Bush and Harris enjoyed a ‘cozy’ double date in New York City with What Not To Wear star Stacy London and her girlfriend Cat Yezbak.
An insider dished that Bush and Harris have already earned the nickname ‘Bushlyn’ amongst their friend group and that the soccer star ‘snuck’ into the Beacon Theater, where they watched comedian Chelsea Handler perform on Friday, September 29.
Sophia Bush was spotted with women’s soccer star Ashlyn Harris just a little over a week before news broke that that they are in the midst of a hot new romance. They attended Megan Rapinoe’s game in Seattle, Washington on Friday, October 6
‘Ashlyn snuck into the theater wearing a mask to join Stacy, Cat and Sophia,’ they recalled.
‘It wasn’t clear they were on a double date until Stacy moved over so Ashlyn could sit next to Sophia.’
It was not until ‘the lights dimmed for the opening act’ that Ashlyn decided to ‘[remove] her mask.’
Despite it being a ‘double date,’ Page Six’s source said Bush and Ashlyn didn’t display direct ‘PDA’ but that ‘it was clear that Ashlyn and Sophia were cozy together.’
Bush’s surprise rebound romance with Harris comes after her shock split from husband Grant Hughes two months ago.
She blindsided fans when she filed for divorce from second husband on August 4 following just 13 months of marriage.
Meanwhile, Harris has also just split from her spouse – she filed for divorce from fellow soccer star wife Ali Krieger on September 19 after nearly four years of marriage and 13 years of dating.
The USWNT goalkeeper and the 39-year-old NJ/NY Gotham FC center back are co-parents of two small children – daughter Sloane Phillips Krieger-Harris, 2; and son Ocean Maeve Krieger-Harris, 15 months – whom they adopted in 2021 and 2022.
Now Bush and Harris ‘are officially a thing’, insiders revealed to TMZ on Tuesday.
Close: In polaroid photos shared by Kari Fleischauer, a higher-up at Angel City Football Club, the lovebirds (far right) posed with their heads pressed close together for a group shot
They looked cozy as they enjoyed time with friends
Double date: Weeks before venturing to Seattle together, Page Six reported that Bush and Harris enjoyed a ‘cozy’ double date in New York City with What Not To Wear star Stacy London (right) and her girlfriend Cat Yezbak (left)
‘Bushlyn’: An insider dished that Bush and Harris have already earned the nickname ‘Bushlyn’ among their friend group and that the soccer star ‘snuck’ into the Beacon Theater, where they watched comedian Chelsea Handler perform on Friday, September 29; seen together in July
The pair have known each other for some time and certainly seemed at ease in each other’s company on June 19, when the both spoke at the same feminist panel during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France.
They were seen enjoying flirtations giggles onstage and at one point Sophia reached out to touch Harris as they discussed ‘the impact that deep, creative partnerships can make to challenge societal systems and narratives.’
Sophia also gushed ‘Love you’ to Ashlyn on stage, a moment which was captured in a Johnnie Walker-sponsored Instagram post.
On Tuesday, an insider was quick to insist to People that ‘there is no salacious story’ when it comes to the timing of their romance.
‘After being friends for years, and running in the same social circles, Sophia and Ashlyn went out on their first dinner date a couple of weeks ago,’ an insider of the new couple’s told the mag.
The source added: ‘Although it’s new information to the public, Ashlyn and Ali’s divorce began months ago and they have been living apart since the summer.’
‘This is so recent, and they are both beginning new chapters.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to both their reps for comment.
Bush filed for divorce from Hughes on August 4, but claimed they planned on ‘continuing to run’ their non-profit Bush Hughes Foundation for Progress together.
‘They are officially a thing!’ News broke Tuesday that Bush is reportedly dating Harris after filing for divorce from their respective spouses (pictured June 19)
‘Love you!’ On June 19, the coy pair spoke on the same feminist panel during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France about ‘the impact that deep, creative partnerships can make to challenge societal systems and narratives’
‘Friends for years’: Insiders are insisting that ‘there is no salacious story’ when it comes to the timing of their alleged romance (pictured October 6)
An insider of the new couple’s claims: ‘After running in the same social circles, Sophia and Ashlyn went out on their first dinner date a couple of weeks ago. This is so recent, and they are both beginning new chapters’; the pair seen in July
‘Living apart since the summer’: Harris filed for divorce from fellow soccer star Ali Krieger (L, pictured February 4) on September 19 after nearly four years of marriage and 13 years of dating
February 12 family portrait: The USWNT goalkeeper (R) and the 39-year-old NJ/NY Gotham FC center back (L) are co-parents of two small children – daughter Sloane Phillips Krieger-Harris, 2; and son Ocean Maeve Krieger-Harris, 15 months – whom they adopted in 2021 and 2022
‘They remain friends’: Bush filed for divorce from her second husband Grant Hughes (L, pictured March 12) on August 4 after 13 months of marriage, but they planned on ‘continuing to run’ their non-profit Bush Hughes Foundation for Progress together
‘Sophia and Grant were friends for 10 years and bonded during COVID through their love of community service,’ a source close to the couple told People at the time.
It was technically the SoCal native’s second marriage after divorcing her fellow One Tree Hill co-star Chad Michael Murray in 2006 after just five months.
Sophia will next produce and star as concerned wife and mother Allison in Bryan Greenberg’s opioid thriller Junction – hitting limited US theaters January 26 – alongside Griffin Dunne, Ryan Eggold, Jamie Chung, and Dascha Polanco.
The United States women’s national soccer team will next compete against Venezuela during the Pan American Games next Sunday at the Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Chile.
