The Moment Derek Hough Thought His Friendship With Jennifer Lopez Was Over
Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough
Derek Hough may have a special bond with Jennifer Lopez, but there was at least one instance that the choreographer thought for sure their friendship was over.
Hough recalled the moment during his recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, telling host Jennifer Hudson that his signature dance move has gotten him in trouble in the past.
"There's been times when it hasn't gone right," he explained on the Tuesday, Oct. 24 episode of the daytime talk show. "There was one time I went salsa dancing with Jennifer Lopez. We're dancing, and we're having a good night, we're sweating, the live band's playing -- it's steamy, it's going great. I dip her and I step on her hair, and I pull her back up, but her hair didn't come back up."
Hough continued, recounting how professional JLo remained throughout the rest of their dance.
"But she didn't miss a beat... she picked it up and I had no idea! I had no idea what happened. Then, later in the night, she goes, 'Do you know what you did?' I was like, 'Show you the time of your life, what's up?' And she's like, 'No, you pulled out my hair!'"
"She had a chunk of it. I was like, 'I'm so sorry, oh no!'" Hough, 38, recalled. "And then the next day she's like, 'Hey, do you want to do a project with me?' I was like, 'Fantastic, 'cause I thought our friendship was over!'"
The project Hough was referring to was likely NBC's competition dance series World of Dance, in which they both served as judges alongside Ne-Yo for four seasons, until the show's cancellation in 2021.
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