Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough After welcoming her daughter, she reshapes her mindset about health.
“New dad, new commitment to health,” Hough, 41, wrote on Instagram on Monday, September 28. “I seek longevity so that I can provide and show him energy and love every day.”
Along with the message, Hough posed for a shirtless mirror selfie in black shorts, showing off his abs. The mirror looked slightly stained, and Hough had an explanation for it in the comments section.
“Dirty mirror masterpiece courtesy of baby Everley ❤️,” she wrote, referring to her 9-month-old daughter.
In the comments section, fans were quick to point out Hough’s ripped physique. “New dad 🧑🍼, dad bod 💪 not detected. 🚨,” wrote one user, while another added: “Your six pack has a six pack.” “Just say ‘I look so good’ 😂,” joked a third.
Hough welcomes daughter Everley with husband Hayley Erbert In December 2025. Family of three last month DWTS Ballroom to attend the season 35 premiere alongside Hough, where she served as a judge Carrie Ann Inaba And Bruno Tonioli.
“It’s so crazy, it’s like I actually lived this moment where he was. [the ballroom] Hough exclusively said: ‘I’ve been in this room for 20 years, performing and growing and learning, and I’ve been eight different versions of myself in that room.’ We When we brought Everley to the field in September DWTS set for the first time. “I was sitting there like, ‘Wow, I’m in a different era.’”
Hough also had the opportunity to collaborate with his wife, whom he married in 2023, for a special performance at the end of the show. The couple’s little ones watched the number from backstage.
Hayley Erbert reflected candidly on motherhood after the birth of her first child with Derek Hough. On Saturday, April 11, on Instagram, Erbert, 31, shared a carousel of four photos showing her daughter Everley, born on December 29, 2025, being adored by her professional dancer mother. The photos were accompanied by Erbert’s sincere feelings […]
“I accomplished a lot in that room, but actually my greatest accomplishment was holding her in my arms,” he enthused. We. “It was fantastic to share this space with so much history, and now to hold the future in my hands was truly wonderful and truly special.”
Before DWTS In the season 35 premiere, Hough and Erbert, 31, also took their daughter on the road, giving Everley a front-row seat on their latest live tour.
“Going on tour was actually great because we got to see him all day long, even between shows,” he recalled. “I would do the first half of the act, then I had to run and say ‘hello’ to him, we’re all sweaty and getting ready for the second act. Then we got on the bus and it was… [set up as] the perfect place for a mother and baby; “We sleep there and cuddle.”
She continued, “It was really great and it was such a good tour baby. He traveled great, he slept well, he ate well. Thank goodness he was a great tour baby, but it’s just too much. There’s a lot going on, a lot of things going on. So for me, I try to enjoy the moments of seeing him and being with him, but, you know, it’s really good. I feel really lucky.”