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July 22, 2025

Derek Hough, wife Hayley Erbert Hough announce they are expecting

WATCH: Hayley Erbert performs on 'DWTS' with Derek Hough nearly 1 year after health scare

Derek Hough and his wife Hayley Erbert Hough are going to be parents.

The couple announced the sweet news with an Instagram video Tuesday.

"We can't believe the biggest thing to happen to us could be so small," Erbert Hough wrote in the caption of the joint post.

Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert share update following Erbert's craniectomy, cranioplasty
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In the video, the couple share a warm embrace before Erbert Hough reveals a series of sonograms.

The couple got engaged in June 2022 and tied the knot on Aug. 26, 2023, in Monterey County, California.

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News of Erbert Hough's pregnancy comes a year and a half after she was hospitalized for an emergency craniectomy following a performance on Hough's Symphony of Dance tour.

PHOTO: Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Hough appear in this image that they shared in a joint Instagram post.
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Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert appear in this image that they shared in a joint Instagram post. Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Hough appear in this image that they shared in a joint Instagram post.

An emergency craniectomy is a type of brain surgery typically performed in emergency situations, which relieves pressure on the brain. During the procedure, a surgeon removes a piece of skull, which is later replaced during a surgery called a cranioplasty, according to StatPearls, an online library published in the National Library of Medicine.

Two weeks after the emergency craniectomy, Erbert Hough also underwent a cranioplasty surgery, which is "to repair cranial defects in both cosmetic and functional ways," according to the National Library of Medicine.

In October 2024, the couple performed on "Dancing with the Stars" during the show's "Dedication Night."

Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert perform on 'DWTS' almost 1 year after Erbert's health scare
PHOTO: Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Hough attend MPTF's NextGen Annual Summer Party at The Aster on June 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Hough attend MPTF's NextGen Annual Summer Party at The Aster on June 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Hough called his wife his "beautiful miracle" during the episode and said that he was "impressed by her strength."

Erbert Hough called her husband her "rock throughout it all."

Following Tuesday's announcement, the couple's comments section was flooded with congratulatory messages from their "DWTS" family.

"Truly no words can match this blessing!!!!" "DWTS" pro Britt Stewart commented. "Auntie Britt is ready! Love you both so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️."

Peta Murgatroyd added, "Love you guys! Congratulations!!❤️❤️❤️"