Julianne Hough has opened up about her private three-year relationship with Ryan Seacrest . During a conversation with Armchair Expert podcast host Dax Shepard, the Dancing with the Stars pro admitted she "overcompensated" for the American Idol host's fame by making herself "smaller." She said it felt like "the rug was swept up from underneath me" when they first started dating, adding: "I was experiencing things that I didn't even know existed.
" DWTS host Julianne Hough teases ‘perfect’ person to join Season 33 cast DWTS star Derek Hough sends fans into meltdown with thirst trap - 'Cougar vibes' Hough told Shepard she was conscious of the way outsiders might perceive their relationship - which went on from 2010 until 2013 - and she didn't want anyone to think she was using Seacrest for his showbiz connections. "I had this insecurity that I was like, 'I don't ever want anybody to think that I'm with him for this reason," the actress said. She added: "And so I then started playing smaller.
" "I know that was his experience in past situations and stuff, and so I again overcompensated, was malleable to fit into exactly what somebody needed me to be for them to be happy." Hough shared that this was a pattern she repeated because she likes the "feeling of being loved." She recalled feeling "so oblivious" and "dissociative" about the difference in their levels of fame at the time.
Her decision to end the relationship shocked "Brentwood moms and producers." The pro dancer said: ".