‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judge Welcomes First Child

Dancing with the Stars Judge Derek Hough, 40, and his wife Hayley Erbert Hough, 31, announced the birth of their daughter on Monday. Everley Capri Hough was born on Dec. 29, over two years after Erbert Hough underwent a lifesaving brain surgery. “Every step of our lives has led us to you. Our hearts have been cracked wide open, and our world is forever changed,” the Houghs wrote in a joint Instagram post. Hough’s sister, DWTS host Julianne Hough, commented on the post saying, “Welcome to the world sweet angel Everley 💗.” The couple started dating in 2015 and tied the knot in August 2023. Erbert Hough announced her pregnancy in July 2025 after previously suffering a miscarriage. In a December Instagram post, Erbert Hough reflected on getting an emergency craniectomy. “I’ve reclaimed parts of myself I thought I’d never find again,” she wrote. “But I’m truly grateful for it all, and so incredibly proud of myself and my body for everything it has endured. What a miracle it is that two years ago I was fighting for my life… and now, here I am creating life.”