Derek Hough Reveals Wife Hayley Is on ‘Long Road of Recovery’ after Emergency Craniectomy

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.Photo:Steven Simione/Getty Steven Simione/Getty Derek Houghis showing his gratitude for all who have extended well wishes for his wifeHayley Erbert’s recovery. “Words cannot express how grateful and thankful we are for the support and love that you have given us,” theDancing with the Starsjudge, 38, wrote in anInstagramupdate on Friday. Derek Hough gives an update on his wife Hayley Erbert.Derek Hough/ Instagram Derek Hough/ Instagram The 29-year-old is recovering from an “emergency craniectomy.

Derek Hough Says His Dog Luna Is 'Everybody's Support Animal' on His Dance for the Holidays Tour (Exclusive)

Derek Hough with his dog, Luna.Photo:MOVI Inc for GREENIES MOVI Inc for GREENIES Derek Houghisn’t lonely on the road during his latest tour — and it’s thanks, in part, to his dogLuna. In an interview with PEOPLE, theDancing with the Starsjudge discussed his new partnership withGreeniesand revealed that his canine joined him and his wife,Hayley Erbert, on his Dance for theHolidaystour. According to Hough, 39, Luna has brought joy to the tour’s audience, performers, and crew.

Derek Hough Says Wife Hayley Erbert Will Need Skull Implant After Emergency Craniectomy: 'Nothing Short of a Miracle'

Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert.Photo:Derek Hough/ Instagram; Jesse Grant/Getty Derek Hough/ Instagram; Jesse Grant/Getty Derek Houghshared an update on his wifeHayley Erbert’s recovery following her “emergency craniectomy.” “Her recovery process has been nothing short of a miracle,” theDancing with the Starsjudge, 38, wrote in anInstagramupdate on Friday. Although “Hayley is doing well,” she “still has a ways to go," Hough wrote. Erbert, 29, will need another surgery in the next few weeks that will include a skull implant, the dancer explained.

Derek Hough Sets Rescheduled Dance Tour Dates After Wife Hayley’s Medical Scare

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/GettyDerek Houghis returning on tour following his wifeHayley Erbert’s medical scare.The Symphony of Dance Tour in which Erbert joined Hough as a featured dancerwas postponedafter she was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required anemergency craniectomy in December 2023.Erbertunderwent cranioplasty surgery later that monthto"replace a large portion of her skull"that was removed during the emergency procedure. It’s unclear if Hayley will join the tour due to her ongoing recovery.

Derek Hough Shares How He 'Rallied Behind' Sister Julianne Hough After the Sudden Deaths of Her Dogs (Exclusive)

Derek Hough and Julianne Hough at the BAFTA Tea Party in 2024.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Derek Houghis there forJulianne Houghwhen times get tough. TheDancing with the Starsjudge, 39, revealed how he supported Julianne when she was going through a difficult time followingthe sudden deaths of her two beloved Cavalier King Charles spaniels in 2019. “I think just like in any family situation, you rally, you know? You always come together,” he told PEOPLE while discussing his new partnership withGreenies.