Julianne Hough celebrated Fourth of July holiday by posting a picture of herself nearly naked in an American flag towel on her Instagram account. 

The ex-fiance of American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, uploaded the photo on July 4 which included the the comment, "TBT. Happy Fourth of July." TBT signifies "throwback Thursday" on social media. The picture was reportedly from a photo shoot from July 2008.

The actress looked flawless with barely anything on, wearing only the flag. Her blonde tresses draped down her shoulders. 

While Hough seemed to be having fun posing in the American flag towel, a few Instagram users felt like she was dishonoring the flag. 

"I am a big fan, but as a military wife and as a military brat you are disrespecting the flag. The flag is NOT ever meant to be worn or draped on the body as you have displayed here. Even if you have a bathing suit on, this violates the regulations for use of the flag. Like it or not, it's not cool," one user said, according t HollywoodLife.com.

Back in March, Hough and Seacrest's breakup was said to have been caused by their busy schedules. 

"It just got to be too much. I think they both just sort of knew they couldn't do it anymore," a source told Us Weekly. "The travel and lifestyle got to be too much. Who knows if this is just for now, but I think this is for good."

Hough told Parade magazine that being in a relationship with Seacrest was hard because of their demanding careers.

"It does get hard because you're so focused on that, but I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.

Seacrest seems to be moving on with his love life, as she was recently spotted with a dark-haired mystery woman in St. Tropez, France. 

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