The Bachelor’s Joey Graziadei has been competing onDancing 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 ofThe 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 asThe Bachelor.His season was historic because it included 32 women, which is the most of anyBachelorshow 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 ofThe Bachelorseason 28, and they were basically inseparable for the rest of the season. Though Joey hit it off with multiple other women, it wasquite obvious fairly early on that Kelsey would receive Joey’s final rose. Despite some early struggles, the couple parlayed theirBachelorfame into impressive careers as public figures and social media influencers. Currently, Joey is competing onDancing With The Stars, and his impressive showing may be expanding his ego way too much.
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.
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Joey also had one strange demand before agreeing to appear onDancing With The Stars. In an interview withThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast,Joey said thathe 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 leavingThe Bachelorseason 28, Joey and Kelsey have focused on growing their careers as influencers and public figures. WhileJoey dances onDancing With The Stars, some have speculated that Kelsey is fighting her jealousy. In response to the suggestion,Kelseyrecently posted an Instagram in whichshe insists that she’s not jealous of Joey dancingso passionately with another woman.
In the clip,The Bachelorseason 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 chanceshe’s overcompensating to cover her true feelings. Only time will tell, and it will depend on how far Joey goes onDWTS. 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 Bachelorseason 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 thecast ofThe Bachelorseason 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,Kelseyeven walked in a fashion show, andThe Bachelorseason 28 star posted footage of herself strutting her stuff on Instagram. In the clip, shewore a stunning light lilac gown fit for a princess and walked the catwalkwithKelsey’s signature mane of hairflowing 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 thatit’s been over ten months since they got engagedonThe Bachelorseason 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 Bachelorseason 28 couple did release engagement shoot photos and footage, so they’re definitely still together and engaged. On one hand, it’s understandable thatJoey and Kelsey aren’t in any hurryto 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.
28 years old
858K Instagram followers, 327K TikTok followers
25 years old
747K Instagram followers, 531K TikTok followers
Sources:The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast,Kelsey Anderson/Instagram,Kelsey Anderson
