Hayley, 30, was hospitalized after a show last December after suffering a near fatal cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel.
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Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert will be back performing together next monthCredit: ABC
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Hayley has said a medical team are on standby as Derek’s holiday tour kicks offCredit: ABC
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Pro dancer Hayley suffered a near fatal brain bleed last DecemberCredit: Instagram derekhough
The dancer, who had been performing on stage with her Dancing With The Stars pro husband, was still wearing her costume when she was admitted and underwent an emergency craniectomy.
Almost a year on and Hayley is back dancing again – but she and 39-year-old Derek are not taking any chances.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight ahead of their Derek Hough: Dance For The Holidays tour, Hayley admitted: “I just listen to my body.
“I feel like I’m really in tune with my body because I’m a dancer.
“I do have a medical team still around.”
Derek chipped in, “I’m the one who is, ‘What, WHAT?! We don’t need to do that!”
Hayley added: “It’s true, he’s the one with the nerves.”
Pro dancer Hayley was rushed to hospital on December 7 last year after a performance in Washington DC.
In an Instagram post, Derek described how Hayley became disoriented at the end of his Symphony Of Dance show, which she was also dancing in.
He wrote: “At the end of last night’s performance in Washington, D.C., my wife Hayley became disoriented and was taken to the hospital.
“She was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy. She is in stable condition.”
Derek added: “I want to thank the first responders and medical personnel who have cared for and continue to care for her. I ask for your prayers and positivity during this time.”
Hayley underwent a second brain surgery later in the month and later shared a photo of her surgical scar with fans.
The pro dancer then bowed out of public life until April this year.
Hayley made her first appearance back on the red carpet with Derek to mark the official launch of Hulu on Disney+.
She was sporting a new cropped hairdo at the cocktail party, which was held in Los Angeles.
Since then, Derek and Hayley have made a slow return to the spotlight and have enjoyed a relaxing vacation together in a tropical location.
Next month, Derek will kick off his Derek Hough: Dance For The Holidays tour, which will run until the end of December.
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As part of the tour, he will dance on stage with Hayley at the same Washington DC venue where she suffered her brain bleed.
Speaking to ET, Hayley said: “It’s actually really crazy, we’re going to the exact venue where it all happened.
“Again… almost an entire year later. We’re going to be flooded, flooded with emotions I know.”
Hugging Derek, Hayley added: “He’s going to really feel it.”
In 2025, the couple will star in a documentary about last year’s medical emergency and Hayley’s journey to recovery.
Derek added: “Jason Bergh, he’s an award winning filmmaker.
“He came into the studio, just kept filming, kept coming with us to hospital visits, came out on the road with us and really captured the entire journey because it’s really powerful, it’s really beautiful and it’s amazing.”
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Derek and Hayley married in August 2023Credit: Instagram/ hayley.erbert
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Hayley needed two brain surgeries following her health crisisCredit: instagram/hayley.erbert
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The couple will star in a documentary about Hayley’s emergency in 2025
