Derek Hough Hopes Wife Hayley Erbert Will Rejoin Their ‘Symphony Of Dance’ Tour

Bruce Haring
·2 min read

Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough is determined that his wife, Hayley Erbert, will be rejoining their Symphony of Dance tour once she fully recovers from an emergency craniectomy

In a conversation with E News, Hough remained steadfast in his belief that his wife will come back.

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“Because if there’s a moment where she’s with us and joining us on stage, it’s going to be unbelievably special,” he said. “I don’t know even know how I’m going to get through it,” he said. “I’m an emotional guy.”

Hough said he has rescheduled the remainder of his tour after he initially postponed it because of his wife’s illness. The show will resume on April 16 in Tampa, Florida, and conclude in San Diego, California, on May 19.

In early December, Hayley Erbert was stricken after the Washington D.C. tour stop on Dec. 6. She underwent an emergency craniectomy, then cranioplasty surgery to replace a “large portion of her skull” a day later.

Hough shared that the operation had been successful. “This surgery marks a significant milestone in my wife’s recovery journey, and your support has played a crucial role in getting us here,” he wrote on Instagram in the lengthy caption. “We are filled with hope and optimism for the future, knowing she is on the path to a full recovery, surrounded by such a loving community.”

Hough has attested to Erbert’s determination to come back.

“She’s incredible. She really is. I double take all the time just seeing the way she’s handled this situation with just such elegance and a sense of just accepting it for what it is,” he said of his wife. “She’s just an unbelievably determined person and has been unbelievably strong through this whole experience.”

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