Haley recently shared a couple of Instagram stories that had her fans worried. And left them to wonder, “what happened to Hayley Erbert?”. However, she hasn’t revealed much of the details regarding the accident at first. Later on, Derek posted a video of himself and Hayley explaining the incident that forced them to back out from the Dancing With The Stars Finale.
As the fans were eagerly waiting for the performance of the couple, they were saddened by the shocking news. But totally understands the decision and sends their prayers for her speedy recovery. She uploads a story couple of days after the accident, writing, “Much needed night out with my love,” adding a heart emoji, tagging Derek Hough who is her dance partner and fiance.
For everyone out there wondering who is Hayley Erbert?. She’s a Dancer, a Social media influencer, and had a couple of appearances on Television. Famously known for being a contestant on the show “So You Think You Can Dance” and later on as a group member on “Dancing With The Stars“. Hayley was going to perform on the 31st season finale of DWTS with judge Derek Hough, who is also her fiance and soon-to-be-married.
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Why is Hayley Erbert backing out?
The first instance in which the fans learned about the accident of Hayley Erbert was when she herself posted a story on Instagram. The first story she uploaded was about Hayley and her dog’s cuddling.
Further, she writes,” Healing cuddles”. After this, the fans were left thinking as to what had happened to her as they had no more information regarding the situation. Later on, she uploaded another story saying its nothing much to worry about and that she was fine. And will be sharing more details soon, she added further. In both the stories she has posted so far, fans can see the injury in the form of a cut near her left eyebrow.
After much debate and speculation as to what has happened to her, Derek makes everything clear with his Instagram post.
In the video, Derek explains as they both were rehearsing and doing the camera blocking, they performed a lift that they had practically done hundreds of times before. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as smoothly as they wanted it to go. Causing Hayley to fall down in an uneasy position.
Nonetheless, she tries to shake off the incident and tries to take it from the top. But soon, they realized that her shoulder was not in shape to take that much strain. She even tries to go through with it ignoring the pain, but in the end, she cannot do so. Deciding to back out from the Season finale.
Derek further added that the production was very supportive and backed their decision. As a matter of fact, they were the first ones to insist on not performing. As for the injury, not something serious it’s just that kind if you don’t take proper precautions, it could flare up and cause even more serious damage at a later point in time. Adding that, the athletes might understand better what he is trying to say.
Hayley’s Performance & Fans’ Reaction:
In the Video that Derek and Hayley posted, they even share a small detail of their performance. They were going to dance to the song Chasing Cars” by Tommee Profitt & Fleurie. The performance looked very beautiful, and they were really excited about it. As of now, Hayley will have an MRI to make sure where is the exact point of injury.
While the fans were eagerly waiting for the performance, they were taken aback by the incident and sad that she won’t be performing. But they all showed their support and prayed for her speedy recovery. Not only the fans but also other dancers and judges such as Carrie Ann Inaba, Peta Murgatroyd, Val, and others reacted to the Instagram post. But Hayley Erbert will still be making an appearance in the finale, and fans are happy with the fact that they will get to see her on the show even though she won’t be performing.
