United Kingdom, July 5 -- Julianne Hough froze her eggs to free herself from the "psychological fear" of a ticking biological clock.

The 36-year-old actress and dancer - who divorced Brooks Laich, 42, in 2022 - has frozen her eggs three times due to a combination of endometriosis, "some other health implications" and her divorce.

She explained to PEOPLE: "I have some other health implications that might make [conceiving] challenging, and I got a divorce and now I'm in a different stage of life. For me, it's never been about, 'I'm not ready,' but I know it is for some people. I think the time will be right when it's right.

"I wasn't really showing it to be like, 'I'm going to make a big statement,' but with the response I got, I saw how...