Tag: America’s Got Talent

America’s Got Talent judge Julianne Hough came out in Women’s Health Magazine, saying she’s “not straight.” Hough is married to pro hockey player Brooks Laich and did not define her sexual orientation beyond that. In a wide-ranging interview for the magazine’s “Naked Issue,” Hough talks about a new exercise and lifestyle program she’s developing and how it has led her to a process of radical rediscovery of her own life goals. Laich has been supportive of her evolution, she says,...

Ben Trigger describes himself as a “fat gay dancer,” but he’s much more than that. Trigger, an Australian who dreams of performing on Broadway, is a hilarious heartthrob who made history on the reality show “America’s Got Talent.” Trigger’s backstory is compelling. A child performer, he was bullied through dance school for being overweight and after graduating from the esteemed academy, he suffered a severe knee injury that forced a three year recuperation. But nothing could have prepared the judges when...