Derek Hough Dedicates Emmy Win to Wife Hayley Erbert Following Her Brain Surgeries
Erbert, who recently underwent two life-saving brain surgeries, was the inspiration behind Hough's award-winning choreography on 'Dancing With the Stars'.
- Derek Hough dedicated his Creative Arts Emmy award win to his wife, Hayley Erbert, who recently underwent two life-saving brain surgeries.
- Hough won the award for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for his “Higher” routine on “Dancing With the Stars,” which featured an ensemble of dancers including Erbert.
- Erbert was hospitalized last month after she “became disoriented” during their Symphony of Dance show in Washington, D.C., and was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel, requiring an emergency craniectomy.
- Erbert underwent two surgeries that went “successfully,” and it appeared that they were able to make it home for the holidays later that month.
- Hough and Erbert were married in August 2023.
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