HAYLEY Erbert has made a high-profile public appearance months after her emergency hospitalization.
The pro dancer was joined by her husband Derek Hough, 38, on the red carpet on Friday.
In new photos, Hayley, 29, and Derek joined other famous faces to mark the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ with a cocktail party in Los Angeles.
The exclusive outing came as Hayley’s first red carpet outing since her diagnosis with a cranial hematoma.
Despite her terrifying health crisis, Hayley glowed as she posed next to her partner.
The celebrity dancer debuted a fresh hair transformation, opting for a chic cropped look, after previously revealing the surgical scar on her then-shaved head.
Hayley sported a flawless face of makeup and a dusty rose lip, accessorizing with large gold hoop earrings.
She wore a thin linen blouse, tucked into a wide, ankle-length floral skirt, and finished her look with nude suede heels.
Beside her, Dancing With the Stars alum Derek looked suave in a light blue suit, and smiled widely as he wrapped an arm around his wife.
STRONG HAYLEY
Hayley’s outing comes after she was rushed to hospital on December 7 after a performance in Washington, DC.
In an Instagram post revealing the news, Derek described how Hayley became disoriented at the end of the show, and was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel.
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The star confirmed that Hayley was in stable condition after receiving an emergency craniectomy.
Hayley then underwent a second brain surgery later in the month, and has stayed away from high-profile events since.
“With immense relief, gratitude, and overwhelming joy I’d like to share that Hayley’s cranioplasty surgery has been successfully completed as planned,” Derek said in an update post.
“Your thoughts, prayers, and positive energy have been a source of strength and comfort for us during this challenging time,” he concluded.
To this day I still have really good days and I have really bad days, emotionally, and physically sometimes. But I’m doing so much better every single day.
Hayley Erbert
OPENING UP
In February, Hayley and Derek shared more information about her terrifying hospitalizations after temporarily stepping back from social media.
In a video shared on Instagram, the duo sat beside each other and shed tears as they updated fans on Hayley’s condition.
At one point, Hayley shared, “I mean, to this day I still have really good days and I have really bad days, emotionally, and physically sometimes. But I’m doing so much better every single day. Truly there is so much progress every day, and I’m so grateful for that.
“There was a moment in the hospital when I had just woken up from my first surgery, and Derek sat at the bottom of my bed, and was like, ‘Babe, there’s so many people thinking about you. There’s so many people sending love to you.’ And I remember just looking at him and saying, ‘You didn’t even have to tell me that. I can feel it.’
“I genuinely felt that in my body, I felt it in my heart, I felt it in my soul, so thank you all so much for all of your messages, your love, your energy, your light, your prayers.
“Thank you guys, for all of it, because it means so much to me and to us as a family. And genuinely I believe it’s what’s gotten me through this a little bit faster.”
