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Julianne Hough is taking on her brother Derek Hough’s Sexiest Man Alive bet!
After Derek vowed to shave his head if he won ‘Sexiest 40 Year Old’ in PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2025 Reader’s Choice Poll, Julianne, 37, appeared to honor her brother’s vow by hilariously rocking a bald look behind-the-scenes of Dancing with the Stars’ Halloween episode on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
“Someone had to do it…. @derekhough 😜 #dwts,” Julianne wrote in an Instagram caption. “My head’s cold,” she added in the comment section. She also shared the photos of her surprised expression at her hairless look on her Facebook with the caption, “@derekhough wouldn’t shave his, so i did. #DWTS.”
In the Halloween episode of DWTS, Julianne’s co-host Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that judge Derek had won Sexiest 40 Year Old in PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2025 Reader’s Choice Poll 2025, while contestant Dylan Efron won Sexiest Tattoos.
Ribeiro, 54, then played a clip of a video that Hough previously posted, in which he opens up a package announcing his nomination in PEOPLE’s poll. In the video, Derek said that he would shave his head if he won, believing that he likely wouldn’t be crowned the winner. Ribeiro then hilariously appeared behind Derek with a pair of clippers.
After the reveal, Ribeiro played a clip of a video that Hough previously posted, in which he opens up a package announcing his nomination in PEOPLE’s reader’s poll. In the video, Derek said that he would shave his head if he won, believing that he likely wouldn’t be crowned the winner. Ribeiro then hilariously appeared behind Derek with a pair of clippers.
When Ribeiro asked if he will shave his head, Derek mouthed, “No way.” The judge continued to echo his hesitance following the reveal and shared an Instagram Stories post posing the question for fans. Alongside his wife Hayley Erbert and friend Jill, judge complimented the cast on their performances in the Halloween night episode. “Also, I just want to talk about a little bit about the shaving the head thing,” Derek said.
Upon some hesitation after revealing that he has “never” shaved his head, Erbert, 31, chimed in to show her husband the “inspo pics” for a buzzcut look. “I’m not David Beckham, yo,” Derek said.
“But you are! You’re sexiest…” Erbert trailed off.
“I’m not David Beckham!” Derek said as his wife showed a photo of Beckham’s buzzcut onscreen. “That could look really good,” Erbert said. “I’m not that man. I’m just not. So Guys, right now, yes, no, what do you think?” Derek concluded the video, adding a poll for viewers to vote on.
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Tuesday marked the Halloween episode of DWTS, in which the stakes were raised for contestants to dance in their spookiest costumes with elaborate set pieces and choreography.
While Derek has been in the judge’s chair since 2020, he recently revealed his dream dance partner would be Kristen Bell. Derek recently interviewed Bell, 45, and costar Adam Brody ahead of the season 2 premiere of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This.
“You know when people have always asked me in the past, they’ll be like, ‘Who would be your dream partner on Dancing with the Stars?’ ” began Derek. “And I’m gonna be honest with you, Kristen, you’ve been my number one for a while.”
Bell’s jaw dropped as she put her hands over her face and exclaimed, “What?” She continued, “Derek, do you know that I tip over all the time, like even just watching?”
