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Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Expect First Child Together

The couple announced the pregnancy in a joint Instagram video revealing sonogram photos after Erbert’s emergency cranial surgery.

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Overview

  • On July 22, the couple captioned their joint Instagram video “We can’t believe the biggest thing to happen to us could be so small” while embracing and flashing sonogram images.
  • The announcement arrives about 19 months after Erbert suffered a cranial hematoma during their Symphony of Dance tour stop in Washington, D.C., which required an emergency craniectomy.
  • Erbert underwent a cranioplasty and additional recovery procedures before returning to the Dancing With the Stars stage with Hough in October 2024 for an emotional performance.
  • Hough and Erbert first met on the Move Live Tour in 2014, began dating in 2015, became engaged in June 2022 and married in August 2023 in Monterey County, California.
  • Fellow Dancing With the Stars professionals and celebrity friends flooded their Instagram announcement with congratulatory messages celebrating the couple’s next chapter.