Derek Hough is dancing back into the public eye.
Just days after the Dancing With the Stars judge and wife Hayley Erbert shared they had welcomed their baby girl, Everley Capri Hough, he graced the red carpet at the 2026 Golden Globes in a black Thom Browne tux, trading in the bow tie for a jeweled button at the base of his throat. (See all the stars on the red carpet at the Nikki Glaser-hosed event here.)
It was certainly a big night at the Beverly Hilton for Derek, who couldn’t help but marvel at this golden return to the red carpet after becoming a dad.
“I literally have not left the house in two weeks,” he said in a Jan. 11 video from the red carpet shared to his Instagram Stories, “and my first outing just happens to be the Golden Globes. It's a little overwhelming, but super excited to be here, super excited to see everybody. It's gonna be great. Here we go. Golden Globes!”
“Every step of our lives has led us to you,” they wrote in a joint post Jan. 5 alongside a photo of their hands cradling her feet. “Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed."
And ahead of becoming a dad, the 40-year-old, who tied the knot with Hayley in 2023, admitted he was so ready for this new chapter with his dance partner for life.
"I get emotional thinking about it," Derek told E! News in November, "where I get to guide, mentor, love this human being from day one."
He continued, "It's gonna be amazing and I'm looking forward to what it all is going to do and mean for me as a dad, as a person, as a man and what's going to evolve within me and change."
Derek wasn’t the only star quick stepping down the carpet. For all the stars who stepped out at the Golden Globes, keep reading…
“Every step of our lives has led us to you,” they wrote in a joint post Jan. 5 alongside a photo of their hands cradling her feet. “Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed."
And ahead of becoming a dad, the 40-year-old, who tied the knot with Hayley in 2023, admitted he was so ready for this new chapter with his dance partner for life.
"I get emotional thinking about it," Derek told E! News in November, "where I get to guide, mentor, love this human being from day one."
He continued, "It's gonna be amazing and I'm looking forward to what it all is going to do and mean for me as a dad, as a person, as a man and what's going to evolve within me and change."
Derek wasn’t the only star quick stepping down the carpet. For all the stars who stepped out at the Golden Globes, keep reading…
Jennifer Lopez
in vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer and Christian Louboutin.
Dakota Fanning
in Vivienne Westwood and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Owen Cooper
in Bottega Veneta.
Jennifer Lawrence
in custom Givenchy and Sabyasachi jewelry.
Hailee Steinfeld
in Prada and Desert Diamonds from Repossi.
Rose Byrne
in Chanel.
Amanda Seyfried
in Versace.
Ariana Grande
in custom Vivienne Westwood and Swarovski jewelry.
Julia Roberts
in custom Armani Privé and Swarovski jewelry.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas
in custom Christian Dior and Bvlgari jewelry (Chopra Jonas) and Berluti (Jonas).
Alicia Silverstone
in Nicole + Felicia.
Orlando Bloom
in Berluti.
Wunmi Mosaku
in Matthew Reisman Collection and Messika High Jewelry.
Ginnifer Goodwin
in Giorgio Armani Privé.
Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
Abby Elliott
in Valentino and Sydney Evan jewelry.
Glen Powell
in Brunello Cucinelli and Omega watch.
Jennifer Garner
in custom Cong Tri, Boucheron jewelry, and Roger Vivier shoes.
Leighton Meester & Adam Brody
in Mui Mui and Kendra Scott Jewelry (Meester) and Valentino, Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, Oliver Peoples glasses and Allen Edmonds shoes (Brody).
Danny Fujikawa & Kate Hudson
in custom Armani Privé and Garatti jewelry.
Nikki Glaser
in Zuhair Murad and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell
in Armani Privé.
John Krasinski & Emily Blunt
in Dolce & Gabbana and Bruno Magli shoes (Krasinski) and custom Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin shoes and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Jenna Ortega
in Dilara Findikoglu, Christian Louboutin shoes and Simone Jewels earrings.
Selena Gomez
in Chanel.
Elle Fanning
in Gucci and Cartier jewelry.
Tessa Thompson
in Balenciaga.
Teyana Taylor
in custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Leonardo DiCaprio
in Dior.
Charlie Hunnam
in Saint Laurent and Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.