Julianne Hough Goes Totally Nude in Women’s Health’s ‘Naked Strength’ Issue: See All 12 Photos

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Julianne Hough Goes Totally Nude in Women’s Health’s 'Naked Strength' Issue: See All 12 Photos

Julianne Hough has always been in amazing shape. But as she shows in a big way on the cover of Women’s Health’s “Naked Strength”-themed September 2019 issue, her nude body is even more amazing than you might think possible. The goal of the America’s Got Talent judge was to show off her muscles — and how flexible and active her body is. “I didn’t want to do a demure shoot where I was trying to cover my body,” she told the mag. “I wanted to do something where I was free. Now I’m walking around naked all the time, and I love it!” She is featured on six covers — in her toned and tanned birthday suit on all! There are also six inside photos that feature the 31-year-old actress leaping, standing, sitting, showing off her back and wrapped in aerial yoga ribbons in various upside-down, athletic poses. The wellness enthusiast opened up further on the endometriosis that she’s admitted can make having sex with her NHL husband, Brooks Laich, painful and has her seeking IVF. “I feel I’ve created a more peaceful and harmonious relationship with it,” she said, adding that she’s accepted that she can’t always be in control of her condition. “I’ve always put it out there that it’s going to be OK,” she noted. The dancer — who also revealed in the interview that she recently told her husband of two years, 36, that she is not straight — talked up her new dance concept, Kinrgy, which is meant to connect body and mind. “We’re creating an environment that’s inclusive and where everyone is accepted … that’s the world I want to live in,” she said. Hough also added, “Dance is my superpower and it has been my whole life, but I didn’t even know it … I have no boundaries when I dance.” She has no boundaries in her amazing photos either! Scroll through to see the beautiful, dynamic images.

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Julianne Hough Goes Totally Nude in Women’s Health’s 'Naked Strength' Issue: See All 12 Photos

Julianne Hough has always been in amazing shape. But as she shows in a big way on the cover of Women’s Health’s “Naked Strength”-themed September 2019 issue, her nude body is even more amazing than you might think possible. The goal of the America’s Got Talent judge was to show off her muscles — and how flexible and active her body is. “I didn’t want to do a demure shoot where I was trying to cover my body,” she told the mag. “I wanted to do something where I was free. Now I’m walking around naked all the time, and I love it!” She is featured on six covers — in her toned and tanned birthday suit on all! There are also six inside photos that feature the 31-year-old actress leaping, standing, sitting, showing off her back and wrapped in aerial yoga ribbons in various upside-down, athletic poses. The wellness enthusiast opened up further on the endometriosis that she’s admitted can make having sex with her NHL husband, Brooks Laich, painful and has her seeking IVF. “I feel I’ve created a more peaceful and harmonious relationship with it,” she said, adding that she’s accepted that she can’t always be in control of her condition. “I’ve always put it out there that it’s going to be OK,” she noted. The dancer — who also revealed in the interview that she recently told her husband of two years, 36, that she is not straight — talked up her new dance concept, Kinrgy, which is meant to connect body and mind. “We’re creating an environment that’s inclusive and where everyone is accepted … that’s the world I want to live in,” she said. Hough also added, “Dance is my superpower and it has been my whole life, but I didn’t even know it … I have no boundaries when I dance.” She has no boundaries in her amazing photos either! Scroll through to see the beautiful, dynamic images.

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On Continuing to Evolve

“I’m going to shift for the rest of my life. I’m not like ‘Oh I got it,'" Hough told Women's Health.

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On Her A.M. Workouts

Despite not being a morning person, the star always tries to be active first thing. “If I don’t move my body in the morning, I have a fine day," she admitted. "If I move it first thing, I have an excellent day.”

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On Coming to Terms With Her Childhood

The Utah native shared that her new dance program Kinrgy helped her process events from her early life. “I’ve been de-layering all the survival tactics I’ve built up my whole life. Now, I feel limitless,” she noted.

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On When She's Her Most Authentic Self

"I have no boundaries when I dance," the Dancing With the Stars alum revealed.

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On Songwriting Again

Though she says she gave up her music career in 2012 because of her "fear of failure," she's begun writing songs again. “Every song has been about transformation. It’s so where I’m at," said Hough. "Being able to move stuck energy, I let down my walls.”

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On Her Sexuality

“I [told my husband], ‘You know I’m not straight, right?’ And he was like, ‘I’m sorry what?” I was like, ‘I’m not. But I choose to be with you,’" Hough shared.

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On Her Life Purpose

“When I think about what I want to create, I want to help people connect back to their truest self," Hough said of launching Kinrgy. "When that happens, they can relate to the people around them with no filter and experience the world how we’re supposed to experience it — in its most pure form, which I believe is love.”

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On How Her Personal Journey Affected Her Marriage

“I was connecting to the woman inside that doesn’t need anything, versus the little girl that looked to him to protect me,” she recalled to the mag. “I was like, ‘Is he going to love this version of me?’ But the more I dropped into my most authentic self, the more attracted he was to me. Now we have a more intimate relationship.” 

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On Living Without Shame

"I think there’s a safety with my husband now that I’m unpacking all of this," Hough admitted. "And there’s no fear of voicing things that I‘ve been afraid to admit or that I’ve had shame or guilt about because of what I’ve been told or how I was raised."

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On Honing Your Intuition

"I’m trusting myself now, and when I’m totally connected to me, I feel full," the Footloose actress noted. "I want others to see that in themselves too.”

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Her Exercise Routine

Though she's been focusing on spiritual health, Hough has hardly ignored her physical health. The star said she works out five days a week and enjoys SoulCycle classes, hot power yoga and weight training with Laich.

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Her Pre- and Post-Workout Snacks

Before her exercise sessions, Hough revealed she has warm water with lemon, celery juice, a green superfood drink, two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and an adrenal supplement. Afterward, she has a shake made with healthy fats. Her combo: avocado, almond butter, almond milk, spinach, protein powder, blueberries and a banana.