Who Is Grant Hughes? 5 Things to Know About Sophia Bush’s Fiance

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Who Is Grant Hughes? 5 Things to Know About Sophia Bush's Fiance

Her future husband! Sophia Bush was spotted holding hands with Grant Hughes during a romantic day out in Malibu in May 2020, igniting rumors that sparks were flying between the two. The Chicago P.D. actress, 39, and her new flame went out for a casual afternoon stroll during the coronavirus pandemic, each covering up with protective masks as a safety precaution. Bush, who was dressed down in a white blouse and a pair of blue jeans, made a statement in support of essential healthcare workers on the frontlines of the global crisis with her face mask. Hughes, for his part, wore an all-denim outfit and dark sunglasses. Though Bush has been in the public eye for years, she's kept her love life relatively private since her last big relationship with former costar Jesse Lee Soffer. The pair began dating in 2014 but called it quits nearly one year later. Us confirmed in August 2018 that Soffer, 36, had moved on with Bush’s former One Tree Hill costar Torey DeVitto, from whom he split after only eight months together. [sendtonews type="float" key="EQ8H6rscFT-3113612-14453"] The John Tucker Must Die actress isn't afraid to admit she's made some mistakes in her dating life after ending her brief marriage to Chad Michael Murray in December 2006. "I've dated a couple of the wrong guys, but I've also had great love in my life," she teased to The Chicago Sun-Times' Splash magazine in 2014. "I think every woman on Earth has dated the wrong guy at some point." Three years later, Bush penned a thoughtful essay about how her approach to relationships has changed as she's grown older and wiser. "In my 20s, when I was starting out my career as an actor, I wasn’t looking for a relationship, but one found me and became serious, even though I hadn’t planned to settle down until my 30s," she wrote in Cosmopolitan, alluding to her split from Murray. "But when the person you’re with asks you to marry him, you think: This must be happening because it’s supposed to. ... But I refuse to let that one relationship define me." In August 2021, the One Tree Hill alum revealed via Instagram that she and Hughes are engaged after he proposed in Italy. Scroll down to learn more about the Love Victor alum's fiancé: [podcast_block]

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Who Is Grant Hughes? 5 Things to Know About Sophia Bush's Fiance

Her future husband! Sophia Bush was spotted holding hands with Grant Hughes during a romantic day out in Malibu in May 2020, igniting rumors that sparks were flying between the two. The Chicago P.D. actress, 39, and her new flame went out for a casual afternoon stroll during the coronavirus pandemic, each covering up with protective masks as a safety precaution. Bush, who was dressed down in a white blouse and a pair of blue jeans, made a statement in support of essential healthcare workers on the frontlines of the global crisis with her face mask. Hughes, for his part, wore an all-denim outfit and dark sunglasses. Though Bush has been in the public eye for years, she's kept her love life relatively private since her last big relationship with former costar Jesse Lee Soffer. The pair began dating in 2014 but called it quits nearly one year later. Us confirmed in August 2018 that Soffer, 36, had moved on with Bush’s former One Tree Hill costar Torey DeVitto, from whom he split after only eight months together. [sendtonews type="float" key="EQ8H6rscFT-3113612-14453"] The John Tucker Must Die actress isn't afraid to admit she's made some mistakes in her dating life after ending her brief marriage to Chad Michael Murray in December 2006. "I've dated a couple of the wrong guys, but I've also had great love in my life," she teased to The Chicago Sun-Times' Splash magazine in 2014. "I think every woman on Earth has dated the wrong guy at some point." Three years later, Bush penned a thoughtful essay about how her approach to relationships has changed as she's grown older and wiser. "In my 20s, when I was starting out my career as an actor, I wasn’t looking for a relationship, but one found me and became serious, even though I hadn’t planned to settle down until my 30s," she wrote in Cosmopolitan, alluding to her split from Murray. "But when the person you’re with asks you to marry him, you think: This must be happening because it’s supposed to. ... But I refuse to let that one relationship define me." In August 2021, the One Tree Hill alum revealed via Instagram that she and Hughes are engaged after he proposed in Italy. Scroll down to learn more about the Love Victor alum's fiancé: [podcast_block]

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1. He Loves to Travel

Hughes has documented far-away trips to Micronesia, Israel and Indonesia on his social media, as well as family outings to Canada and Idaho.

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2. He Helped Start a Local Book Club in Venice, California

In September 2018, Hughes celebrated one year of the Venice Book Club, a "badass little community" he started with a close friend. Each month, a group of book lovers gets together to "read great lit, sip wine, and chat about the implications and impact of well-crafted words assembled on the pages of fiction and nonfiction alternating between male and female authors,” according to his Instagram.

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3. He Founded FocusMotion Health

In June 2013, Hughes cofounded the Santa Monica-based organization, which "creates data-driven orthopedic recovery solutions" for surgery patients. He’s acted as the company’s chief strategy officer since then.

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4. He's Completed Marathons and Triathlons

Hughes participated in a number of different races in late 2017 and ran the L.A. Marathon the following year. After finishing the 26.2 miles, he joked on Instagram that he was off his "freaking rocker" for agreeing to run another marathon.

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5. He's Passionate About Giving Back to His Community

The entrepreneur volunteered with the Wayfarer Foundation to help provide "free clothes, haircuts, foot washing, medical services, legal services, a warm meal, showers, eye exams, and a damn good dance party" to people living on Skid Row in Los Angeles for their annual Carnival of Love in January 2019. More recently, he's worked hard to support medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis and other essential workers helping out during the pandemic.