OHMYGOSSIP — Derek Hough struggled to find the perfect song for his and Hayley Erbert’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ performance. The brunette beauty suffered a cranial hematoma at the end of 2023, and Derek put a lot of thought and care into the song he selected for their emotional performance on the TV show. The 39-year-old dancer – who ultimately chose to dance to ‘Beautiful Things’ by Benson Boone – told Us Weekly: “It’s funny because when I was trying to think of a song, I was actually kind of struggling, to be honest with you. Then I heard this rendition. “It was a very stripped down version.” Derek was determined to add a little bit of “emotion” to the track. He explained: “I was like, ‘Wait, I feel like I’m hearing the song for the first time.’ I’ve heard this song so many times – it is almost overplayed. But it’s a great song and then I heard this. “I was like, ‘Wait, I’m actually hearing the lyrics and the lyrics are kind of telling the story so beautifully.’ So then I added strings and violins and cellos to add a little bit more emotion in there.” Derek previously hailed his wife as a medical “miracle”. The TV star – who married Hayley last year – told E! News: “She’s a miracle. She really is and I don’t say that lightly.” Derek also revealed that he’d love to start a family with his wife. Derek – who first appeared on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ back in 2007 – said: “We definitely want to have a family eventually. “We’ll see what’s in the cards, what’s on the horizon. Little dancing children running around.”