Derek Hough’s Wife, Hayley Erbert, Undergoes Skull Surgery, Asks Fans For Prayers

Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough has updated his followers on his wife Hayley Erbert’s skull surgery.

Erbert had an emergency craniectomy, which required surgery to replace a portion of her cranium. 

Hough has since updated his followers on his wife’s condition, asking for more prayers.

“I strongly believe all the prayers that have been sent with the intention and love of Hayley’s recovery have helped so much. I can’t thank you enough,” he said. “She is going in for surgery this morning to replace a large portion of her skull that was removed during her craniectomy. Please keep her in your prayers as I believe the collective energy helped her through these past few weeks.”

Erbert’s health struggles began earlier this month. After a dance performance in Washington, D.C., on December 5, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with an intracranial hematoma, which is a collection of blood in the skull.

She had to receive an emergency craniectomy, a procedure that removes a portion of the skull. Now, surgery will be required to replace the removed part of the skull. 

Hough and Erbert both married recently in August after eight years of dating and after getting engaged in 2022.