Derek Hough says wife Hayley asked THIS to doctors post craniectomy

Derek Hough recently revealed the first thing his wife, Hayley Hough, asked her doctors after waking up from her emergency craniectomy two years ago.

While conversing with PEOPLE magazine for its couple’s cover story, the 40-year-old American singer, actor, dancer, and choreographer unveiled what his wife Hayley inquired about her doctors post-surgery.

Notably, craniectomy is “a neurosurgical procedure where a portion of the skull is removed to relieve high pressure on the brain caused by trauma, stroke, or severe swelling,” and 40 percent skull of Derek’s wife was removed to relieve the pressure caused by a brain bleed from a burst blood vessel.

He said, "One of the first things Hayley said when she came to after her surgery — missing half of her skull, face swollen — was not, 'Am I going to be able to dance again?' It was, 'Am I able to have children in the future?'"

"The doctor was like, 'Yes, of course.' And here we are,” the Longing For hitmaker stated.

Derek and Hayley, who tied the knot on August 26, 2023, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Everley, on December 29, 2025.

"We’ve had so many moments in life that are not as great. So, she’s our rainbow after the storm,” he added of his daughter.