Julianne Hough has found a new passion in surfing, and she’s showing off her stuff on Instagram.
The singer, actress, and Dancing With the Stars personality, 37, headed off to Fiji for an exotic vacation, and fulfilled her surfer girl dreams in a series of string bikini photos that had the tongues of followers wagging. Whether she was dancing on a boat or snorkeling her way under the sea, the blonde beauty looked lovely as she enjoyed her tropical getaway with a group of friends.
“This new hobby has become my whole personality 🤙,” Hough captioned her first photo set, which showed her hitting the surf like a pro.
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She’s a Proud Aunt to Brother Derek Hough’s Daughter
Now that Julianne’s brother, Derek Hough, is a dad to a baby girl, Everley, he’s speaking out about how wonderful an aunt his little sister will be.
“I mean, she’s gonna be the best aunt in the world. My girl’s gonna get spoiled — that’s for sure — from Aunt Julianne. That’s for sure,” he told PEOPLE just last month, calling dad life “the best.”
Hough also noted that becoming a parent has changed his focus quite a bit.
“You know, being in the industry, you wanna do great in your career and be at the top of the game and do this, achieve this,” he said. “But being a dad now — that’s the pinnacle. That’s the top. Everything else is now just a bonus, you know what I mean? That is the echelon right there.”
Deciding to End Her Acting Hiatus
Back in March, Hough spoke out in an interview with Entertainment Tonight about why she decided to end her acting hiatus with a return to the big screen in The Bride!.
“You know, I get to do the thing that I love which, first and foremost, is dancing. It’s acting, it’s singing,” Hough explained. “This is not a musical but my character specifically is a role that people go…and escape and have that fantasy world of what’s possible.”
She continued, “That Golden Age of Hollywood is where I was inspired my whole life and my whole career so it just felt really natural.”
Hough went on to say that the film’s message really connected with her. While she wasn’t attempting to be “political,” she believes it’s a “great idea to right now that we should be rebellious and band together.”
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