Get the Dessert Party Started With Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Guys, bacon is the best. Crispy, salty, fatty… what more is there to say? We wish we could eat it for every meal of the day (don’t judge!). Cookies are ALSO the best… so we decided to combine two of our favorite things and mix up a batch of outrageous Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies! Pro tip: These are the perfect treat to whip up for Dad on Father’s Day (or any day). Read on for the recipe!

Ingredients:

— 1 pound thick-cut bacon

— brown sugar

— cayenne pepper

— black pepper

— 2 sticks salted butter

— 1 cup brown sugar

— 3/4 cup granulated sugar

— 2 eggs

— 2 teaspoons vanilla

— 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

— 1 teaspoon baking soda

— 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the bacon on the parchment in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crispy. Remove from the oven and let cool. Chop bacon into small pieces and set aside.

2. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and stir in chocolate chips. Add bacon!

3. Scoop cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and lay the bacon on the parchment in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cayenne pepper and black pepper.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crispy. Remove from the oven and let cool. Chop bacon into small pieces and set aside.

Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and stir in chocolate chips.

Add bacon!

Scoop cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown.

How easy was that?

Serve these bad boys up (straight out of the oven!) with a cold glass of milk.

Cookie close-up!

Definitely the best way to get your bacon fix.

What are your favorite cookie recipes? Let us know on Twitter @BritandCo!

In our opinion, the weekend is the perfect time for all kinds of relaxing. Binging the new season of Outer Banks, taking care of some online shopping, and making breakfast in bed. The perfect day-off breakfast? A millionaire's bacon cinnamon roll recipe. Millionaire's bacon is when you get a sweet glaze by adding something sugary to the bacon before you fry it. It's the perfect mix of salty and sweet, and crunchy and soft, for a breakfast that everyone will love. Keep reading to learn how to hack a can of store-bought cinnamon rolls.

Everything You Need For Millionaire’s Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

One word: yum.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound thick-cut bacon
  • Brown sugar
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Black pepper
  • 1 can of store-bought cinnamon rolls

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the bacon on the parchment in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crispy. Remove from the oven and let cool. Chop bacon into small pieces and set aside.
  2. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the cinnamon rolls from the can. Unroll each roll completely, top the dough with bacon pieces and roll back up again. Place five rolls in a greased cake pan and top with additional pieces of bacon.
  3. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and top with icing and more bacon! Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the bacon on the parchment in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cayenne pepper and black pepper.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crispy. Remove from the oven and let cool. Chop bacon into small pieces and set aside.

Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the cinnamon rolls from the can. Unroll each roll completely and top the dough with bacon pieces.

Roll back up again. Place five rolls in a greased cake pan and top with additional pieces of bacon. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and top with icing and more bacon!

Serve the rolls with orange juice and… more bacon (duh!).

That’s some ooey, gooey cinnamon roll goodness right there.

We think dad will give these two thumbs up.

OUT. OF. CONTROL.

Time to get in there for a taste test!

*Insert heart eyes emoji here*

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Challengers is honestly just one giant tennis match. While we watch Zendaya's Tashi, Mike Faist's Art, and Josh O'Connor's Patrick play the game in a literal sense, we also see their personal relationship spiral, ricocheting back and forth as each character plays a different role every couple of years. And the crazy Challengers ending is a culmination of this intense emotional journey because it solidifies Patrick, Tashi, and Art's relationship — both to one another, but also to tennis itself.

What did the ending of The Challengers mean?

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There is a lot of tension between Tashi, Art, and Patrick throughout the movie, and it all builds to the titular Challenger match. It's Art vs. Patrick, and they're playing for way more than just the title and the money (though of course, they're definitely playing for the title and the money) — this is one final chance to prove themselves to Tashi, who's sitting court-side looking very unimpressed.

Both men lose their cool during different sets, but it's in the third and final set that everything comes to a head. At the end of the match, Patrick confesses to sleeping with Tashi using a tennis ball and racket signal only Art recognizes. For a split second Art is is complete shock, and I expected him to completely lose it. And, technically, he does, but in a totally unexpected way. Rather than jump the net and punch Patrick in the face, Art channels his emotions into his tennis, and the fury he feels actually allows him break through whatever slump he's been stuck in.

Unable to have a conversation about Patrick's secret, Art and Patrick talk with their serves and returns. And because Tashi doesn't catch the signal, for the first time in the whole movie, she's cut out of the conversation.

Did Tashi love Art and Patrick?

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Tashi's been pulling the strings ever since she met Art and Patrick, and she's never not been in control. After Patrick sends the signal, she knows something is going on between them, she just doesn't know what — and it unnerves her. Thanks to Zendaya's expert subtlety, the twitch of her eyebrow or the particularly anxious way she grips her hands are the only things that give her away. But her confusion, and the men's anger, quickly turn to pure joy in the final moments of the movie.

Patrick and Art end up playing so intensely that they meet at the net and embrace, prompting Tashi's iconic tennis yell before she gives one of her first genuine laughs of the film and the screen cuts to black. The first time I saw the movie, I thought "What?!" but the more I think about it, the clearer the Challengers ending is.

Patrick and Art (whose relationship begins six or seven years before the movie opens) haven't spoken since the big fight surrounding Tashi's injury, and their hug proves they're just happy to be playing together again. It's what they've always loved, and their fight over Tashi almost ended it forever. Tashi's pure elation shows she's happy to watch some good tennis, especially after she failed to help Art break out of his rut.

We've only seen Tashi scream like that once before, when she admits to a perfect tennis match. While Tashi does care for Patrick and Art, the end of Challengers proves the characters' true love was never really each other — it was always the game.

What did you think of the Challengers ending? After you rewatch the movie (and then rewatch it again), check out the other Most-Anticipated Spring Movies For 2024.

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Looking for something a little more special than the standard six-pack for dad this year? Sweet or savory, classic or new, this collection of Father's Day cocktails will wow all the guys in your life. Gather up a few tasty snacks and your favorite glassware and let’s get down to some taste testing!

Father's Day Cocktails Dad Will Love

Citrus Rosé Sangria

If you're hosting a ton of people, consider making a big batch of this Father's Day cocktail. Everyone will love it. (via Brit + Co)

Spiced Fashioned

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Koloa Kauai Spice Rum
  • ½ oz demerara syrup (1:1, turbinado sugar : water)
  • 3 dashes orange bitters
  • Garnish: orange slice and cocktail cherry

Instructions

  1. Mix demerara syrup and orange bitters in Old Fashioned glass.
  2. Add a dash of plain water.
  3. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add Koloa Kauai Spice Rum.

Ginger Beer Margaritas

We love this refreshing twist on an old favorite, and we’re sure Dad will too. Ginger beer add a nice kick to any drink, and pairs great with the tequila. (via Minimalist Baker)

Cucumber Smash

Courtesy of Aviation Gin + Betty Buzz

Ingredients

  • 2 Parts Aviation Gin
  • 1 Part Simple Syrup
  • 1 Part Fresh Lemon Juice
  • Cucumber Slices & Basil
  • 3 Parts (1/2 bottle) Betty Buzz Meyer Lemon Club Soda

Instructions

  1. In the bottom of a mixing glass, muddle cucumber slices, lemon juice and simple syrup.
  2. Add gin, along with ice, and shake.
  3. Strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass, then top with Betty Buzz Meyer Lemon Club Soda.
  4. Garnish with cucumber and basil.

The Hemingway Daiquiri

Rumor has it Mr. Hemingway would knock back several of these in one sitting at his favorite watering hole in Havana. This rum, citrus and maraschino mix will have you daydreaming about tropical weather in no time. (via The Kitchn)

Coffee Negroni

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Koloa Kauai Coffee Rum
  • 1 ½ oz Campari
  • ½ oz orgeat
  • Garnish: kumquat zest and hanging whole fruit

Instructions

  1. Stir Koloa Kauai Coffee Rum, Campari and orgeat with ice.
  2. Strain into glass with crushed ice.
  3. Zest a ripened kumquat over the cocktail.

Peppered Bacon Bloody Mary

Nothing says brunch like a Bloody Mary. The peppered bacon will add a little extra spice to your Dad’s morning routine. (via Gimme Some Oven)

White Lady

Don’t let the name fool you — this seemingly delicate sip includes gin and orange liqueur and will knock you (and Dad) right off your feet. (via Refinery29)

Mountain Top Tai

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz Koloa Kauai Spice Rum
  • ¾ oz orange liqueur
  • ¾ oz lime juice
  • ½ oz orgeat (Giffards)
  • 1 oz Koloa Kauai Dark Rum
  • Lilikoi Calamansi Foam
  • Garnish: pineapple and lime wheel

Instructions

  1. Shake Koloa Kauai Spice Rum, orange liqueur, lime juice and orgeat with ice.
  2. Strain into glass with fresh ice and top with Koloa Kauai Dark Rum (leave space for foam).
  3. Pipe foam over top creating a mountain peak.

Lilikoi Calamansi Foam

Ingredients

  • 1 oz lilikoi syrup
  • ¼ oz calamansi juice
  • ½ oz honey
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • 1 oz carton egg whites

Instructions

  1. Mix ingredients well, blend in mixer until fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag.

Serrano-Spiced Paloma

Outdoor celebrations definitely call for something refreshing, and this paloma surely does the trick. Tequila, grapefruit juice and finely sliced serrano peppers will give Dad a real kick! (via Cookie + Kate)

Ketel One Marvelous Mule

Courtesy of Ketel One Vodka

Ingredients

  • 1.5oz Ketel One Vodka
  • 5oz Ginger Beer
  • .5oz Lime Juice
  • 1/8oz Local Honey

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a glass filled with fresh cubed ice.
  2. Stir and garnish with a lemon wheel

You Can Make These Father's Day Cocktails All Summer Long

BACARDÍ Ocho Old Fashioned

Courtesy of BACARDÍ

Ingredients

  • 2 oz BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho Rum
  • ¼ oz simple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura® Bitters

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a rocks glass. Fill with ice.
  2. Stir until well mixed and very cold.
  3. Garnish with an orange peel twist.

Classic Michelada

Looking for an easier way to start the morning? Try a Michelada. Usually made with tomato or clamato juice, this is a Mexican spin on the Bloody Mary. It’ll be the perfect drink for Father’s Day brunch. (via Food52)

Rye Cobbler

Courtesy of Redemption Whiskey

Ingredients

  • 1 part Redemption Bourbon
  • 1 part Manzanilla Sherry
  • 1 part pink grapefruit juice
  • ½ part raspberry liqueur
  • ½ part lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Swizzle in a julep cup
  2. Top with crushed ice
  3. Garnish with fresh berries

Negroni

You don’t need a special occasion to enjoy this gin and Campari classic. Top it off with Prosecco for a lighter libation. (via Bon Appetit)

Char Grilled Margarita

Courtesy of Monin

Ingredients

  • 3 ea. Grilled lime slice(s)
  • 3 mL Monin Oak Barrel Concentrated Flavor
  • 1 1/2 oz. reposado tequila
  • 1/2 oz. orange liqueur
  • 2 oz. fresh agave sour mix

Instructions

  1. Chill serving glass.
  2. Place ingredients into bottom of mixing glass and muddle.
  3. Fill mixing glass 2/3 full of ice and pour remaining ingredients in order listed.
  4. Cap, shake and strain into chilled serving glass.
  5. Add garnish and serve.

Gin Rickey

Not for the faint of heart, this classic is simple but strong. If your Dad is more of a whiskey drinker, feel free to sub bourbon for the gin. He'll still love it! (via Food Republic)

Dole Whip Float

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup frozen pineapple chunks
  • ¾ cup vanilla ice cream
  • ¾ cup pineapple juice (adjust as needed)
  • 2 tablespoons cold cream cheese
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 bottle orange cream soda
  • 1.5 oz Koloa Kauai White Rum
  • Garnish: Pineapple fan and chunks

Instructions

  1. Blend ice cream, pineapple chunks, salt and cream cheese together.
  2. Slowly add the pineapple juice until creamy and smooth.
  3. Transfer to a piping bag.
  4. Fill glass halfway with ice and Koloa Kauai White Rum.
  5. Add orange cream soda leaving room for Dole Whip.
  6. Pipe Dole Whip to the top and add more orange soda as needed.

Boozy Guinness Floats

Coffee ice cream, chocolate and Guinness? Sign us up! Consider Father’s Day dessert covered with this tasty sweet treat. (via Williams Sonoma)

Everyone Will Want One Of These Colorful Father's Day Cocktails

Pineapple Strawberry Electrolyte Mimosa

Strawberries, pineapple juice, and champagne — plus some electrolyte drink mix — come together to create a sparkling tropical drink that is literally perfect for summer. (via Purecane)

Classic Gimlet

Perhaps the most classic of all gin cocktails, gimlets definitely deserve the top-shelf variety. It’s the perfect way to showcase his favorite liquor. (via Creative Culinary)

Tropical Punch

Courtesy of Koloa Rum

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Koloa Kauai Dark Rum
  • 2 oz mango nectar
  • ¾ oz kumquat juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ¼ oz cinnamon simple syrup
  • Garnish: citrus ends umbrella and a cinnamon stick

Instructions

  1. Fill glass with ice, then add mango nectar, kumquat juice, lime juice and cinnamon simple syrup.
  2. Top with Koloa Kauai Dark Rum.

Dark and Stormy

This rum and ginger beer thirst-quencher comes to us by way of Bermuda and is guaranteed to please! (via Food52)

Dream in Color (Old Fashioned)

Courtesy of Redemption Whiskey

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ parts Redemption Rye
  • ¼ part Plantation OFTD
  • ½ part banana liqueur
  • 3 dashes lavender bitters

Instructions

  1. Stir all ingredients
  2. Strain over large ice cube
  3. Garnish with lavender bud or edible flowers

#1 Dad-quiri

Courtesy of Joel McHale + Waterloo Sparkling Water

Ingredients

  • Waterloo Summer Berry Sparkling Water
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • Fresh Mint Sprig
  • Fresh Summer Berries

Instructions

  1. In a blender add a cup of ice, lime juice, lemon juice and mix.
  2. Pour into glass and top with Waterloo Summer Berry.
  3. Garnish with fresh berries and a mint sprig.

What Father's Day cocktails are you mixing up for Dad this year? Let us know on Twitter and follow us on Pinterest for more cocktail inspo.

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While it's always nice to see something realistic represented in our favorite TV shows, there are few things more painful than watching a TV breakup. Even when we don't actually know fictional characters IRL, it's absolutely devastating to see them break each other's hearts. (Although, it's equally as bad as never seeing your favorite prospective couple get together — I will never forgive The 100 for what they did to Clarke and Bellamy!!).

Keep reading to see some of our most heartbreaking splits — and then check outWhat Being Team Conrad Or Jeremiah Says About Your Dream TV Boyfriendto put a smile back on your face.

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Ross and Rachel from Friends

Friends is one of the most iconic sitcoms of all times, and Ross and Rachel is definitely one of the most devastating TV breakups. In season 3, this iconic couple decides to take a break in and in "The One with the Morning After," Ross wakes up with another woman named Chloe at the exact moment Rachel shows up at his door. Rachel finds out about the affair, and after a fight in Monica's living room, the couple calls it quits.

Regardless of how you feel about Ross claiming they "were on a break" when he slept with Chloe, seeing Rachel's reaction (and knowing the trust between them was broken) is one of the worst moments in the whole show. Just thinking about it makes my stomach bottom out!

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Rory and Jess from Gilmore Girls

This is one of my personal most-devastating TV breakups because it seems like, out of all of Rory's boyfriends, Rory and Jess are just perfect for each other when they start dating. Not only does their love of books bring them closer together, but their personalities are so compatible. But when Jess leaves for California at the end of season 3 — without saying anything to Rory, I might add — is unacceptable! It breaks my heart, and based on the final look he gives Rory during A Year in the Life, he also regrets it BIG TIME.

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Damon and Elena from The Vampire Diaries

This Vampire Diaries couple was truly endgame, and the will-they-won't-they of it all was one of my favorite things about the show. So when they broke up (to my horror), I was devastated.

Damon and Elena admit they're bad for each other in the season 5 episode "While You Were Sleeping" (then Damon tells her he doesn't even want to be friends. Ouch!!), but it's the season finale, "Home," that makes me extra emotional. When Damon gets stuck with Bonnie on the Other Side, he says goodbye to Elena, who's begging him not to leave but can neither see nor hear him. Say it with me: gut! wrenching!

Image via Erika Doss/Prime Video

Conrad and Belly from The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty fans are PASSIONATE about whether they're team Conrad or team Jeremiah (trick question, my OTP is Taylor and Stephen), and even the most dedicated Conrad stan hates the prom scene. You know, when he breaks up with Belly at her prom, in the rain. I know he just thinks Belly deserves better, but it's still very painful to watch.

Image via FOX

Schmidt and Cece from New Girl

When I hear "devastating TV breakup" I IMMEDIATELY think of Schmidt and Cece from New Girl. Schmidt gets away with a lot of ridiculous things throughout this show, but dating two girls at one time is not one of them. After Nick has a hard time keeping Schmidt's love life a secret, Schmidt finally comes clean to Cece in "Double Date," leaving both her and me in tears. No matter how many times you rewatch the show, it truly feels like their relationship (and maybe even the friend group) will never recover.

Image via BBC/Prime Video

Fleabag and The Priest on Fleabag

In the history of TV, I don't think I've ever heard anything as heartbreaking as "I love you," "It'll pass." Like, who approved that line?! The viral moment comes at the end of the Fleabag series finale, when Fleabag is sitting with The Priest at the bus stop. Over the course of the series, we not only see how much these two care about each other, but how well they know each other (like how The Priest recognizes when Fleabag zones out). To be loved is to be known, and that's what makes this devastating TV breakup even more devastating.

Image via HBO

Carrie and Aidan on Sex and the City

After so much back and forth, it's hard to accept Carrie and Aidan's final breakup on SATC. But in season 4's "Change of a Dress," Carrie realizes she's not ready for marriage and Aidan realizes he doesn't trust her after her affair with Big. The combo of broken trust and being at two different life stages makes this extra painful to watch, and I don't think any amount of rewatches (or And Just Like That binges) is going to change that.

What's YOUR most devastating TV breakup? Let us know on Facebook!

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Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris caused quite a stir at Elton John's Oscars afterparty, but for good reason! After dodging dating rumors for quite awhile, they dressed to impress and made their first public debut as a couple! Sophia even wore her best accessory — a mega-watt smile — that further confirms this blissful pair.

While some people love to know whencelebrity couples fell in love, the details about Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris' relationship have people wondering when this couple actually got together. Well, our wait is over because Sophia decided to open about what led to her romance with Ashlyn Harris and why certain rumors hold no merit!

Since we're clearly tuned in to this love story, here's everything you need to know about Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris's relationship!

Who is Sophia Bush?

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Sophia Bush has had a lengthy career as an actress, and she's most recognized for her portrayal of Brooke Davis in the hit TV series One Tree Hill. She's also appeared in Nip/Tuck, Chicago Fire, Incredibles 2, and John Tucker Must Die. When she's not showing off her acting chops, she hosts the Drama Queens podcast alongside former One Tree Hill castmates Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz!

Who is Ashlyn Harris?

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Ashlyn Harris is a former U.S. soccer player who had a successful run — no pun intended — as a goalkeeper during the career. She also won the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and continued making an impressionable mark. However, she announced her retirementin 2022 and — per her Instagrampage — has gone on to become the Global Creative Advisor for Gotham FC and Adidas Football.

When did the dating rumors about Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris start?

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June 2023

Rumors about a possible connection between Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris swirled last summer when Cosmopolitanreported they were on a panel at Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity. Sophia shared a pic of the two at the festival on Instagramand wrote, "Love you @ashlynharris24 and @sophieannkelly" towards the end of her caption.

A source told Page Six, "It’s very new...They are definitely a couple.” But, Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris didn't confirm or deny anything at that time.

When did Sophia Bush file for divorce from Grant Hughes?

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August 2023

A couple of months after Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris were seen getting cozy together, Sophia filed for divorce from her former husband Grant Hughes. Peopleshared that they were only married for a little over a year — 13 months — but didn't end on a bad terms. A source then told Entertainment Tonight, "Grant and Sophia are better off as friends and they weren’t getting enough time with each other before their breakup."

When did Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger file for divorce?

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October 2023

While things seemed to quiet down, Ashlyn Harris soon filed for divorce from Ali Krieger after getting married towards the end of 2019. What's interesting is that a source told Peoplethis decision wasn't surprising. "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,” the source said.

This is also around the time it was speculated Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris had their first official date. A rep told People, "Grant will always want the best for Sophia, and is supportive of all that makes her happy and fulfilled." We guess it helps he and Sophia had a solid friendship before getting married!

As for Ali Krieger, she basically let the world know things were business as usual with an Instagrampost. She captioned a pic of her playing soccer with, "Preparing for playoffs while in my Beyoncé lemonade era." A comment from user @lgbtlfg said, "the fact that a lot of players in these comment’s usually mind their business and stay out of drama but are supporting ali should tell everyone all they need to know."

The only thing Ashlyn said about it on Instagramis that she never intended for her and Ali's divorce to be made a public matter. A portion of her note says, "This process is never easy, but we were making our way through."

Have Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris publicly talked about their relationship?

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March 2024

Besides showing up to Elton John's Oscars afterparty together, Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris were previously tight-lipped about their relationship. The only hint Sophia offered was much more of a reflective post about 2023 on Instagramat the beginning of January. She said, "This year taught me to listen to myself and no one else. To let go of expectation that wounds and grasp possibility that frees. To not care about optics and instead invest in honesty."

But, she's since chosen to own where she is in life.

Image via Lauren Dukoff/Glamour Magazine

Sophia Bush on the cover of Glamour Magazine

April 2024

Sophia Bush has now reached a point where she's publicly ready to stand in her truth regarding her life and her relationship status so much that she penned her own cover story for Glamour. The first thing she did was open up about how she really felt about her marriage and fertility struggles.

She wrote, "But after the wedding I found myself in the depths and heartbreak of the fertility process, which was the most clarifying experience of my life. It feels like society is finally making space for brutally honest conversations about how hard and painful any fertility journey is, but I kept mine private. I was trying to get through months of endless ultrasounds, hormone shots, so many blood draws that I have scar tissue in my veins, and retrieval after retrieval, while simultaneously realizing the person I had chosen to be my partner didn’t necessarily speak the same emotional language I did.”

Image via Lauren Dukoff/Glamour Magazine

As far as her relationship with Ashlyn Harris is concerned, the star is enjoying the love that exists between them. Contrary to alleged rumors, their initial relationship was a platonic one that stemmed from a place of understanding and support.

She told Glamour,I didn’t expect to find love in this support system. I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until I saw it. And I think it’s very easy not to see something that’s been in front of your face for a long time when you’d never looked at it as an option and you had never been looked at as an option. What I saw was a friend with her big, happy life. And now I know she thought the same thing about me.”

She also added, "A lot of effort was made to be graceful with other people’s processing, their time and obligations, and their feelings. What felt like seconds after I started to see what was in front of me, the online rumor mill began to spit in the ugliest ways. There were blatant lies. Violent threats. There were the accusations of being a home-wrecker. The ones who said I’d left my ex because I suddenly realized I wanted to be with women—my partners have known what I’m into for as long as I have (so that’s not it, y’all, sorry!).”

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It's safe to say that Sophia Bush is thoroughly comfortable with her love life and identity as a queer woman. She said, "I’ve experienced so much safety, respect, and love in the queer community, as an ally all of my life, that, as I came into myself, I already felt it was my home. I think I’ve always known that my sexuality exists on a spectrum. Right now I think the word that best defines it is queer. I can’t say it without smiling, actually. And that feels pretty great.”

And this is what it looks like to reclaim your narrative when so many people are looking at a brief glimpse of the lives of celebrities. We love that Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris are loving each other on their terms without feeling pressured to share anything before they were ready to. Our hope is that their love story continues to unfold beautifully.

Be sure to watch Sophia Bush's interview with Glamour's Editor-in-Chief Samantha Barry here!

Full Credits From Glamour Magazine:

Writer: Sophia Bush

Photographer: Lauren Dukoff

Stylist: Deborah Afshani

Hair: Matthew Collins

Makeup: Afton Williams

Manicure: Brittney Boyce

Have Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris made their official red carpet debut?

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April 27, 2024

Per Glamour, Sophia Bush and Ashlyn made their official red carpet debut as a couple on Friday. They attended the White House Correspondent's dinner where they were dressed to impress in complementing black ensembles.

It's easy to see the glowing couple couldn't stop laughing and smiling as they posed for pictures that seemed to capture every good angle of their faces and style.

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After the dinner, Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris posed for more pictures on the red carpet leading to the Correspondent's after-party. Now that we're able to see their full faces, we have to talk about how well their hair and makeup complements their outfits. It's clear that Ashlyn's contour and bronzer were expertly applied to her face while Sophia's blush gave her a natural flush.

*Sigh* Their smiles are the only confirmation we need that they're enjoying the bliss of being a couple.

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