Derek Houghs Emotional Revelation, Wifes Secret Battle, and Life-Altering Surgery

Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert’s spouse, reported that the procedure to replace a portion of her skull went well. Derek posted on Instagram about the success of Hayley’s cranioplasty surgery. 

The post included a picture of him bending down to stare at Erbert from the rail of her hospital bed. The picture did not include Erbert, who had suffered a brain bleed weeks earlier.

Hough continued by expressing gratitude to the medical staff and Dr. Mai, the surgeon who carried out the surgery this week in addition to one earlier in the month to treat the 29-year-old’s brain hemorrhage.

Derek Hough’s wife, Hayley Erbert, has had skull surgery after a brain bleed hospitalization. “This surgery marks a significant milestone in my wife’s recovery journey,” Hough added.

After a Dec. 5 performance near Washington, D.C., the professional dancer was rushed to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel, Hough said. 

She underwent emergency surgery to stop the bleeding. Hough stated that in order to “restore the skull to its natural shape and protect the brain from injury,” a second surgery was necessary to implant a skull implant. 

Since the initial surgery, Erbert has been missing a piece of her skull and has been wearing a helmet. 

Erbert had accompanied Hough on his Symphony of Dance Tour since October. She participated actively in the performance, dancing alongside her spouse during their Oxon Hill, Maryland, show.  

A Dancer’s Struggle

But Erbert was conspicuously absent when Hough recognized each of the major performers at the show’s last bow. Hough revealed her diagnosis and urgent surgery a few days later.

Regarding the potential cause of the burst brain vessel, Hough has remained silent. After dating for eight years, Erbert and Hough got married in August of last year. 

When Hough was a dancer paired with competing celebrities and Erbert was a troupe member, they first crossed paths on ABC’s dance competition series. 

Hough holds the record for the most “DWTS” victories since the program’s 2005 American premiere. He joined the court in 2020 for Season 29, taking over for veteran judge Len Goodman, who passed away earlier this year. 

American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer Derek Bruce Hough was born on May 17, 1985. 

Hough competed professionally as a dancer on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars from 2007 to 2016, setting a record-breaking six times as the show’s winner with his famous partners. 

I absolutely love meeting you in person ! Let’s hang out
Tickets 🎫 https://t.co/HpAmF1t4Of pic.twitter.com/yQwcPasc0U

— Derek Hough (@derekhough) October 13, 2023

Hough won the Outstanding Choreography Primetime Emmy Award three times out of eleven nominations for his work. Hough later became a judge on the series, beginning with its 29th season.

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