Ashley Judd 2014, Judd was the narrator of the documentary film about Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, "Love is a Verb", directed by Terry Spencer Hesser. In 2015, Judd became the first woman to narrate the opening for the telecast of the Kentucky Derby. In December 1999, Judd became engaged to Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti, who was driving in the Champ Car World Series. Since the demise of the Champ Car World Series, Franchitti has raced in IndyCar and NASCAR. They married in December 2001 at Skibo Castle. They had no children together, with Judd telling the "Sunday Mail" that "it's unconscionable
Skibo Castle is the anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic "Sgìobal", which in turn comes from an Old Norse name meaning either firewood-steading or Skithi's steading. The first record of Skibo Castle is a charter from 1211. From its early history, the castle was a residence of the Bishops of Caithness. Skibo Castle remained the residence of subsequent bishops until 1545, when the estate was, as a tactical measure by the church, given to John Gray in order to reinforce its alliance with a powerful family as the threat of a Protestant uprising spread towards the north. In 1745, Robert Gray surrendered the estate.