The Bachelor's Joey Graziadei has been competing on Dancing With The Stars, and his burgeoning ego threatens to overshadow his relationship with Kelsey Anderson. Joey, a 28-year-old tennis pro from Hawaii, made his television debut during Charity Lawson's season of The Bachelorette. Though Joey failed to win Charity's heart, he was given a second chance to find love on national television when he was cast as The Bachelor. His season was historic because it included 32 women, which is the most of any Bachelor show ever. Among the women was Kelsey, a 25-year-old junior project manager from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Joey and Kelsey hit it off from the moment she stepped out of the limousine on night one of The Bachelor season 28, and they were basically inseparable for the rest of the season. Though Joey hit it off with multiple other women, it was quite obvious fairly early on that Kelsey would receive Joey's final rose. Despite some early struggles, the couple parlayed their Bachelor fame into impressive careers as public figures and social media influencers. Currently, Joey is competing on Dancing With The Stars, and his impressive showing may be expanding his ego way too much.
Fame May Be Going To Joey's Head Amid DWTS Stint
Too Big For His Britches?
The season ended with Joey getting down on one knee and proposing to Kelsey, who eagerly accepted, and the two rode off into the sunset together. After a rough start financially, they both worked hard to build lucrative social media platforms. Recently, Joey shocked audiences by revealing a clean-shaven makeover, changing up his signature look. Though this could just be because he needed a change, it sure does feel like Joey wants to reintroduce himself to the world as his own individual person, as opposed to being part of a duo.
Joey also had one strange demand before agreeing to appear on Dancing With The Stars. In an interview with The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast, Joey said that he requested a partner who was “in a successful and healthy relationship.” He was paired with Jenna Johnson, who has been married to Val Chmerkovskiy for the last 10 years. This odd request suggests that there's an issue with jealousy in his relationship, which isn't a great sign.
Kelsey May Be Getting Jealous
But She Insists Otherwise
Since leaving The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey have focused on growing their careers as influencers and public figures. While Joey dances on Dancing With The Stars, some have speculated that Kelsey is fighting her jealousy. In response to the suggestion, Kelsey recently posted an Instagram in which she insists that she's not jealous of Joey dancing so passionately with another woman.
In the clip, The Bachelor season 28 co-star explains that dancing involves another woman putting her hands on Joey, but she's okay with that because she's secure in their relationship.
Kelsey does sound very confident, but there's always the chance she's overcompensating to cover her true feelings. Only time will tell, and it will depend on how far Joey goes on DWTS. Kelsey may be telling the truth about not being jealous, but clearly, Joey's decision to go on the show was questionable. With his relationship still so fresh, maybe he should have put his relationship before his quest for fame. Kelsey's post has 89.8K likes, and her caption reads, "Let’s keep it cute ladies and gents."
Will Joey Overshadow Kelsey?
She's Thriving Too
Though it's clear that Joey and Kelsey are deeply in love, The Bachelor season 28 stars are playing with fire. With their relationship still so new, they really should be focused on strengthening their connection, instead of growing their careers. While Joey is busy dancing up a storm, Kelsey is quietly growing her modeling career. Kelsey is very different from the version of herself who joined the cast of The Bachelor season 28. Back then, Kelsey worked in an office, and now she's a prominent influencer with a massive social media following, who has been growing an impressive modeling portfolio.
Kelsey currently has 747K Instagram followers and 531K TikTok followers, while Joey boasts 858K Instagram followers and 531K TikTok followers.
Recently, Kelsey even walked in a fashion show, and The Bachelor season 28 star posted footage of herself strutting her stuff on Instagram. In the clip, she wore a stunning light lilac gown fit for a princess and walked the catwalk with Kelsey's signature mane of hair flowing about her shoulders. "September was a dream," read Kelsey's caption. "One of the highlights was definitely walking in the Sherri Hill fashion show." The post has 125.6K likes.
When Will Joey & Kelsey Get Married
They Still Haven't Set A Date
Joey and Kelsey seem happy, but they have yet to set a wedding date, which could be a bad sign. Despite the fact that it's been over ten months since they got engaged on The Bachelor season 28, they don't seem to be in any hurry to tie the knot. When pressured by fans recently, Joey and Kelsey said that they intended to set a date sometime during the next two years.
Joey and Kelsey may not have set a wedding date, but they set a date to set a date.
While they haven't set a date, The Bachelor season 28 couple did release engagement shoot photos and footage, so they're definitely still together and engaged. On one hand, it's understandable that Joey and Kelsey aren't in any hurry to get married. They're young, and they haven't known each other for very long. On the other hand, a long engagement may not always be a bad sign, but it's never a good sign.
The Bachelor seasons 1-28 can be streamed on Hulu.
