The 37-year-old Dancing With the Stars host, Julianne Hough, comes from a big family. While many know Julianne's older brother and fellow professional dancer, Derek Hough, 40, they may not know about her other siblings. Julianne is the youngest of five children in a Mormon family. Sharee, 48, Marabeth, 44, and Katherine, 43, didn't end up on stage like their younger siblings, despite dancing, singing, and acting while they were kids. The Footloose actress and her brother found great success while their sisters opted for more traditional lives.
"My oldest sister, she started in the Mormon way, so she got married at 19 and had six kids," Julianne said during an appearance on an episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast with Amanda Hirsch. "My second sister moved to Nashville to be a country star and my third sister wanted to be an actress."
As success in the entertainment industry only found Julianne and Derek, the dancer explained the mixture of emotions from her family. "There's no jealousy, but there is a sadness that maybe there wasn't an opportunity for them to experience it," she explained of her sisters. "They're so happy, so, so, so happy. They have great lives, and they love their life. But, we had an opportunity that they didn't have. And it's hard."
Julianne and Derek are a professional duo, dancing together throughout their careers. They performed together on joint live tours and occasionally on Dancing With the Stars. Julianne opened up about their closeness to Amanda, saying: "Derek and I were always so close because we had shared experiences. Whereas, we never wanted to share because we were afraid to hurt someone's feelings, but that just grew us further and further apart. Because we weren't sharing. They didn't feel included."
Here's everything we know about the Hough family.
Sharee Hough
Like her younger siblings, Sharee is a classically trained ballet dancer. She's married to Mark Selman and is mom to her six children. Professionally, Sharee owns Hough Werks, a fitness company leading people in yoga, dance, and strength. While most of her work is in Salt Lake City, Sharee did perform in 2011's Footloose while she was pregnant with her sister Julianne.
Marabeth Hough
Marabeth has worked in the entertainment industry as well. In the late '90s, she worked as a stuntwoman in two films before pivoting to focus on reality and other ventures. Marabeth has 25.3k followers on Instagram, calling herself a "singer/songwriter" and "certified holistic health coach." Personally, she has one son, Aidan Poole.
Katherine Hough
Just like Sharee, Katherine starred in Footloose alongside Julianne. But, she does not work in the industry anymore. Katherine is a mom to three "beautiful daughters" and has worked as an esthetician for 22 years. In 2022, Katherine lost her partner Tony to glioblastoma. In a recent Instagram post, she wrote: "This ruthless disease took Tony from us far too soon, and not a day goes by that I don't miss him, his laugh, his humor, his love, his strength." Julianne commented on the post: "Wrapping you in love."