Derek Hough Reveals How Jennifer Lopez Inspired Him to Propose to Hayley Erbert (Exclusive)

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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.