Hayley and her husband Derek Hough later told PEOPLE how emotional it was to relive the harrowing moment before hitting the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ ballroom on Oct. 15
Hayley Erbert Hough was still in her dance costume when she was rushed to the hospital for a near-fatal brain bleed.
On the Oct. 17 episode of Dancing with the Stars, Hayley and her husband Derek Hough made their triumphant return to the ballroom since she was suddenly hospitalized in December 2023 for a cranial hematoma, which is characterized by blood collecting in the skull.
Before the duo took the stage to dance to Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” Hayley, 29, and Derek, 39, opened up about the day everything changed in a video package.
Due to the urgency of the situation, which unfolded while the two were in the midst of their dance tour, Derek revealed that his wife hadn’t had time to change out of her costume.