Dancing is their love language! Derek HoughAnd Hayley ErbertThey were already captivating audiences with their stage chemistry long before they began dating.
The former Dancing With the StarsPro first connected with Erbert when she was one of the dancers in his and her sister’s productions Julianne Hough’s Move Live Tour2014 By July 2015, the performers had become a couple — and one year later, Erbert made her DWTSAs a troop dancer, you can make your debut.
The NashvilleThe alum is coy about his plans to propose. So You Think You Can DanceTelling the truth with alum for many years Us WeeklyOnly December 2017 was the only time he felt any pressure to walk down his family’s aisle.
“Oh, no. If anything, [we have]There are many ways to make your home more beautiful. [family], there’s like 55 nieces and nephews,” he said after Julianne married Brooks Laich. “We got plenty, we’re fine!”
Two years later, Derek hinted at a possible engagement while attending the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in New York City.
“Who knows. You never know. It’s the end of a decade, sorry, it’s the beginning of a new decade!” the Hairspray Live!Actor told UsDecember 2019. “2020 vision, we’ll see.”
Three months later Derek gushed about his girlfriend, and how close they had become during the COVID-19 crises.
“We have been having date nights, which has been nice. We’re getting ready, we’re going to go out to Club Living Room,” he jokingly told UseMarch 2020. “We’re going to Chateau Kitchen and, yeah, we’ve been cooking together, which has been really, really nice and it’s been good.”
When it came to taking part in the coronavirus quarantine baby boom trend, however, the Emmy winner said he and Erbert weren’t ready to start a family just yet.
“Who knows? Probably not,” he said. “[Erbert has]Have been trying to find a new puppy. [though].”
The couple, who have four rescue dogs, used their time at home as a way to strengthen their relationship. Once COVID-19 restrictions lifted in 2021, the pair took to the road to perform alongside one another as part of Derek’s two-month residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
During one of their first shows in September 2021, Derek joked about getting married at one of the city’s famous little white wedding chapels.
“Honestly all jokes aside, we’re just playing up here,” he told the crowd after dropping to one knee to tie his shoe alongside Erbert. “But it really is really special to be able to do something that you love on the stage with somebody that you love so much. It really is special.”
The Ted 2 dancer agreed, saying, “Speaking of love though, I just absolutely love when he jokes around with me, like that little proposal shenanigan. Funny, wasn’t it?”
Erbert then poked fun at her love, adding, “Yeah, so because of that I have a little surprise for him. … If I’m not going to wear a ring, he’s not going to wear his pants! Let’s see how this goes.” The twosome announced their real engagement in June 2022.
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