Dancer, singer and actress says she was initially intimidated by her boyfriend

Jun 16, 2012 13:21 GMT  ·  By

Julianne Hough will soon grace the silver screen in “Rock of Ages,” which means she must do plenty of interviews to promote it. In one of her most recent ones, the dancer, singer and actress talks a bit about her beautiful romance with media personality Ryan Seacrest.

Having already admitted that they first met when she was in another relationship – and that Ryan instantly made a pass at her even though her now ex boyfriend was present as well – Julianne is now admitting that she wasn't looking forward to dating him.

In fact, she says, as quoted by Showbiz Spy, she was actually terrified by the mere idea of going out with him because he's such a powerful and intimidating person.

“Mutual friends would be like, 'You guys would match perfectly.' And then eventually when I was single, he emailed me. I was very cold. I was nervous about dating him because he is a very scary person. He’s powerful and influential,” Julianne recalls.

“I was like, 'No, no, no' but it just ended up happening. Our inside joke is that we have to schedule scheduling hanging out. But it somehow works,” she adds.

This, their busy schedule, is the only thing that could be considered an obstacle in their relationship, Julianne goes on to say. She can't say the same about the 14-year age gap between them.

“I’ve never dated anyone my age but Ryan is definitely the oldest man I’ve dated. Age is irrelevant I think,” she explains.

In the same interview, the stunning blonde also talks about being raised a Mormon and how she's still living up to some of the teachings she received growing up, including the save yourself for marriage one.

“We learned about being humble, thoughtful and grateful, always to see the good in people. No [relations] before marriage, no drinking alcohol, no drugs, no dating before you are 16, pornography is not good. The thinking is there are certain things that pollute your mind, that aren’t giving you great direction,” she says.

“I still try to be a good person – yeah, I like a glass of wine with dinner and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. I think a lot of rules are to guide and protect people from going too far, I know where my limit is – everything in moderation,” she adds.

Julianne Hough is now working hard to establish herself as a reputable actress. Before “Rock of Ages,” she's also appeared in “Hairspray,” but the former is arguably a bigger film because of the impressive cast, which also includes Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta Jones.