OMG!‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Derek Hough Says He Sees Himself Married With Kids in 5 Years
It seems being the best man at his best friend Mark Ballas‘ wedding put getting married and having kids in Derek Hough‘s brain!
Shortly after the Dancing With the Stars pro dancer revealed he’ll be leaving the popular dance competition, he confessed there are some more changes coming in his near future.
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Derek and his girlfriend, Hayley, in July 2016.
“I’m kind of in a place now in my life, kind of a transition,” Derek said during The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, Nov. 30. “Yeah, I see myself married with kids within the next five years.”
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When Ellen DeGeneres asked the 31-year-old if he’s currently romantically involved, he replied, “Perhaps, maybe I am.” While Derek has been low-key dating fellow DWTS dancer Hayley Erbet for some time, rumors have circulated he’s had a relationship with actress Kate Hudson and well as his Season 21 pro partner, Bindi Irwin.
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