"Dancing with the Stars" pro Derek Hough has a lot to celebrate. The professional ballroom dancer, 37, spoke with Fox News Digital about his recent engagement to Hayley Erbert, admitting he was "hounded for years" before getting down on one knee.
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Derek Hough knew it was time to propose to Hayley Erbert when he looked at another celeb's relationship history. ET's Denny Directo spoke with the 37-year-old dancer at Las Vegas' Venetian Resort, the site of his residency, and Hough revealed how Jennifer Lopez inspired him to pop the question to his girlfriend of seven years.«I remember seeing her and I was like, 'Yo, if she can get two [engagements] within the time that I've been with [Erbert] I better step up my game,'» Hough told ET of running into Lopez, who got engaged to Alex Rodriguez in 2019, and to Ben Affleck earlier this year. Another indication that it was time to get engaged came when Hough «introduced Hayley as my girlfriend and I kinda stopped myself and was like, 'This feels wrong.
That word does not live up to what this relationship is.' That was a good indication of like, 'OK, I think it’s time to go to the next step.'»Lopez hinted that Hough's engagement was a long time coming when she commented on his post that announced he'd proposed to Erbert. «Omg!!! Yessss… we've been waiting for this!!! Lol… Congratulations.»«It was awesome hearing from everybody and the support and the love,» Hough told ET of Lopez and others' comments.
«It’s great.»As for the proposal itself, Hough said it was quite the feat to pull it off, as Erbert is «impossible» to surprise.«That was like a covert operation,» he joked. «We're actually making a little video right now that we're gonna post soon showing how it went down.»The pair has yet to start wedding planning in earnest, though Hough said that he and Erbert «wanna get on it.»«We don’t want a long engagement,» he shared.
"Dancing with the Stars" pro Derek Hough has a lot to celebrate. The professional ballroom dancer, 37, spoke with Fox News Digital about his recent engagement to Hayley Erbert, admitting he was "hounded for years" before getting down on one knee.
Gloria Estefan reacted to the comments Jennifer Lopez made in her documentary, Halftime, about her Super Bowl set with Shakira.
Jennifer Lopez appeared to share some big personal news about her 14-year-old child Emme as the pair appeared on stage together in LA recently.MORE: Jennifer Lopez claims she was 'beaten' by her mom as a childThe superstar singer was performing at the LA Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala, when she invited the teen to join her. WATCH: Jennifer Lopez gives rare shout out to Ben Affleck at MTV AwardsNotably, Jennifer referred to Emmy using gender-neutral pronouns as she described her as "my favourite duet partner".READ: Jennifer Lopez admits she thought Oscars nomination for Hustlers 'would happen'MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck take their five children shopping - and they're so grown upShe told the crowd: "The last time we performed together was in a big stadium like this and I ask them to sing with me all the time, and they won't.
Jennifer Lopez revealed her mother used to "beat" her and her siblings in her latest documentary "Halftime." Lopez, 52, opened up in the documentary about her childhood and the strained relationship she had with her mother, Guadalupe "Lupe" Rodriguez. "She did what she had to do to survive, and it made her strong, but it also made her tough," Lopez said, (via Yahoo). "She beat the sh-- out of us." Jennifer Lopez opened up about her strained relationship with her mother during her documentary film "Halftime." "I was far from the perfect mother," Rodriguez said.
Putting together the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show was full of frustration for JLo.
Jennifer Lopez basks in the joy – and success – of finally releasing her highly-anticipated Halftime documentary, which follows her multi-decade career with a focus on her Super Bowl Halftime performance in 2020, the star is revealing she's not afraid to get vulnerable, showing glimpses of her life fans rarely get to see.MORE: Hoda Kotb is all smiles during night out supporting Jennifer LopezHELLO! had the opportunity to attend the global premiere as part of opening night of the Tribeca Festival, and as excited crowds gathered around the iconic United Palace Theater in New York, J.Lo gave a rare glimpse into her relationship with her 14-year-old daughter Emme.As the documentary closely followed the difficult process of coordinating her instantly-iconic Super Bowl performance, it revealed how much of an inspiration Emme was for it.WATCH: The trailer for HalftimeMORE: Jennifer Lopez gives rare glimpse into relationship with Ben Affleck as he makes surprise cameo in HalftimeThe teen had a significant presence both in the planning of the halftime show as well as during the performance itself, and even provided her mom an idea that went on to become the most meaningful for the singer.Fans got to see just how close the mom-daughter pair are, and the documentary follows the two quite closely. In the lead-up to the Super Bowl, Emme took her mom out to a dance studio for young girls, who squealed in excitement upon seeing the famous entertainer.
Jennifer Lopez is loving life with Ben Affleck right by her side!
Woah! Jennifer Lopez showed off her famous figure in a barely-there dress at the premiere of her Netflix documentary Halftime during the Tribeca Film Festival.
Jennifer Lopez is living it up in New York. The powerhouse finally got to watch her new documentary Halftime on the big screen last night a the Tribeca Film Festival for opening day but before she headed to the premiere she stopped by a beautiful mural made in her honor.
Jennifer Lopez looked absolutely sensational as she stepped out in style for the premiere of her Netflix documentary, Halftime. Wowing the crowds at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Wednesday, the 52 year old oozed confidence in a heavily cut-out black velvet figure-hugging dress.The sheer panels of the multi-talented star's gown gave way to her famously gym-honed figure as she posed up a storm at the event.
Jennifer Lopez’s new documentary, “Halftime”, is giving fans an inside look at her groundbreaking Super Bowl halftime performance, which she co-headlined with Shakira and featured Lopez’s daughter, Emme.
Jennifer Lopez's new documentary,, is giving fans an inside look at her groundbreaking Super Bowl halftime performance, which she co-headlined with Shakira and featured Lopez's daughter, Emme.While the halftime show was celebrated for it's message and its undeniable entertainment value, the new doc — which premiered on Wednesday at the Tribeca Festival in New York City — revealed the rollercoaster of changes and conflicts behind the scenes.One of the first conflicts came from having two headliners — largely because she felt it took away from what both her and Shakira had to offer for a halftime show.«This is the worst idea in the world to have two people do the Super Bowl,» Lopez declares at one point while struggling to map out what her performance would be within the constraints the NFL had put on her team. «It was the worst idea in the world.»Lopez's longtime manager Benny Medina echoed her sentiments, slamming the NFL or thinking that they needed two Latina women to headline the Halftime Show.However, one of the biggest moments of the show came when Lopez and Shakira were joined by Lopez's daughter, who began her performance from inside metal cage while singing Lopez's tune «Let's Get Loud,» before all three sang the Bruce Springsteen classic «Born in the USA.»It was a powerful political message — which was through-and-through Lopez's intention with the performance and the inclusion of cage imagery, in response to Donald Trump's draconian immigration policies.It was also a moment that almost didn't happen. The night before the Super Bowl — during the final dress rehearsal — Lopez learned that the NFL producers want to pull the cages over fears of political ramifications.Medina explained that the objections came from
Jennifer Lopez hits the red carpet in a hot, sheer cutout dress for the premiere of Halftime during opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Wednesday (June 8).
Derek Hough finally proposed to his girlfriend, Hayley Erbert, and now he's spilling all the details about his ultra romantic proposal, and their plans to start a family in the future.MORE: Derek Hough reveals engagement to longtime girlfriend Hayley ErbertThe star proposed at the most special place for them, their own home, after spending the day in Yosemite, and detailed that since it's where they both work and live together, it felt extra meaningful."We travel around the world and [do] all these amazing adventures, we love all that, but what we love even more is coming back home and being in our place together," he said to Us Weekly.WATCH: Derek and sister Julianne Hough reveal latest project togetherMORE: Derek Hough hints at wanting to expand his family with girlfriend Hayley ErbertThe 37-year-old opened up about his proposal, and how though he didn't think he was going to be able to pull it off, admitting Hayley is impossible to surprise, but everything went according to plan.Still, he confessed, he doesn't remember much about his plan anyways. He explained: "I don't think I remember anything I said.